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LAWS  AND  ORDINANCES 


GOVERNING  THE 

CITY  OF  ROCK  ISLAND 

IN  THE 

STATE  OF  ILLINOIS 


REVISED  AND  EDITED  BY 

J.  F.  WITTER,  CITY  ATTORNEY 


Compiled  and  arranged  under  the  supervision  of  the  Ordinance  Com- 
mittee of  the  City  Council,  consisting  of  Aldermen 
Henry  J.  Frick,  Chairman,  August  J.  Utke 
and  S.  A.  LaVanway 


PRINTED  AND  PUBLISHED  BY  AUTHORITY  OF  THE  CITY  COUNCIL  OF 
THE  CITY  OF  ROCK  ISLAND,  ILLINOIS 


ROCK  ISLAND  ILL. 

DRIFFILL  PRINTING  COMPANY,  PRINTERS 
1910 


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I. 

HISTORICAL  NOTE  ON  THE  ORGANIZATION  OF  THE  CITY. 


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The  County  of  Rock  Island  was  formed  from  Jo  Daviess  County, 
by  an  act  of  the  legislature,  approved  and  of  force  February  9,  1831, 
(laws  1831,  p.  52)  which,  after  fixing  the  boundaries  and  giving  name  to 
the  county,  provided  for  the  election  of  certain  county  officers  named, 
whenever  it  should  be  made  to  appear  that  the  county  contained  three 
hundred  and  fifty  inhabitants;  and  that  after  such  election  the  said 
^ County  of  Rock  Island  should  be  considered  as  organized  and  entitled  to 
the  same  rights  and  privileges  as  other  counties  in  this  state.  That  the 
county  commissioners,  when  elected,  should  proceed  at  their  first  term 
to  fix  upon  the  temporary  seat  of  justice  for  said  county,  and  provide  a 
place  for  holding  the  circuit  and  county  commissioners’  courts  therein, 
until  a permanent  seat  of  justice  should  be  established  by  law.  No 
organization  having  been  made  under  this  law,  the  county  remained 
attached  to  the  County  of  Jo  Daviess  for  all  judicial  and  other  county 
purposes. 

On  the  first  day  of  March,  1833,  a further  act  was  passed  (laws 
1833,  p.  17)  whereby  three  persons  were  named  and  appointed  commis- 
sioners, whose  duty  it  should  be  to  locate  a permanent  seat  of  justice 
—for  Rock  Island  County;  and  when  selected  and  located  to  be  called 
"'"^Stephenson,”  in  commemoration  of  Col.  Benjamin  Stephenson.  Also 
by  said  act,  the  citizens  of  said  Rock  Island  County  were  authorized 
on  the  first  Monday  of  July,  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  thirty- 
three,  to  elect  three  county  commissioners,  one  sheriff,  three  justices  of 
the  peace,  to  reside  in  separate  districts,  three  constables  and  one  coro- 
ner, who,  when  qualified  according  to  law,  should  hold  their  respective 
offices  until  the  next  general  election  in  the  state  for  the  election  of 
county  officers.  In  pursuance  of  the  last  named  provisions  of  this  law, 
^-an  election  for  the  county  officers  therein  named  was  held  on  the  fifth 
of  July,  1833,  at  the  house  of  John  Barrell,  in  Farnharmsburg,  (near 
the  point  where  the  south  end  of  th  south  railroad  bridge  is  now  locat- 
ed) at  which  election  sixty-five  votes  were  cast,  and  the  said  officers 
duly  elected.  On  the  third  day  after  said  election,  the  county  commis- 
sioners who  had  been  elected,  met  at  the  same  place  and  organized.  The 
commissioners  named  in  the  law  to  locate  the  county  seat,  having 
failed  to  meet  or  take  any  action  under  their  appointment,  the  county 
commissioners’  court  ordered  that  until  such  location  should  be  made, 
elections  and  courts  be  held  at  the  house  of  John  Barrell,  in  Farnharms- 


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Prefatory. 


burg,  which  was  thereafter  known  as  the  court  house.  At  the  next 
session  of  the  legislature  a further  act  was  passed  and  approved,  Feb- 
ruary 12,  1835,  (laws  1835,  p.  159)  “to  establish  the  county  seat  of 
Rock  Island  County;”  and  appointing  commissioners  to  locate  the 
same,  and  “make  report  thereof  to  the  county  commissioners’  court 
of  Rock  Island  County,  who,  at  the  next  term  should  cause  the  same 
to  be  entered  upon  the  records  of  said  court;  and  the  said  place  so 
selected,  should  be  and  remain  the  permanent  seat  of  justice  of  the 
aforesaid  county.” 

The  commissioners  appointed  under  this  law,  having  performed 
the  duties  thereby  required  of  them,  on  the  eighth  day  of  June,  1835, 
made  their  report  to  the  county  commissioners’  court,  that  they  had 
selected  the  northwest  fractional  quarter  of  section  number  thirty-five, 
in  township  number  eighteen,  north  of  range  two,  west  of  the  fourth 
principal  meridian,  and  did  fix  upon  the  same  as  the  permanent  seat 
of  justice  of  the  County  of  Rock  Island,  aforesaid.  Which  report 
was  on  the  same  day  entered  of  record  in  said  court;  and  thereby 
locating  and  establishing  alike  the  town  of  Stephenson  and  the  county 
seat  of  Rock  Island  County.  The  land  selected  for  the  location  of  the 
town  was  subsequently  entered  by  the  county  commissioners,  George 
Davenport,  John  W.  Spencer  and  John  Vanatta.  By  order  of  the 
county  commissioners’  court,  in  November,  1835,  the  records  and  courts 
of  the  county  were  removed  from  Farnharmsburg  to  Stephenson.  The 
town  became  incorporated  under  an  election  held  October  21,  1837, 
thirty-five  votes  being  cast  in  favor  and  ten  votes  against  incorpora- 
tion, and  on  the  28th  day  of  that  month  the  first  election  of  trustees 
was  held.  By  an  act  of  February  27,  1841  (laws  1841,  p.  348),  the 
name  of  the  town  of  Stephenson,  including  all  the  additions  thereto, 
was  changed  to  that  of  Rock  Island,  and  under  that  name  incorporated. 
It  was  invested  with  a city  charter  by  “An  act  to  charter  the  City  of 
Rock  Island.”  Approved,  February  12,  1849  (priv.  laws  1849,  p.  18). 
Several  acts  amendatory  thereof  were  passed,  from  time  to  time  until 
February  16,  1857,  when  another  and  more  comprehensive  charter  was 
provided  for  it  (priv.  laws  1857,  p.  939),  under  which  it  operated  until 
November  4,  1879,  when,  by  an  election  held  for  that  purpose,  the  in- 
corporation was  changed  to  an  organization  under  the  general  laws  of 
the  state  for  the  incorporation  of  cities.  At  a meeting  of  the  City 
Council  held  November  10,  1879,  a canvass  of  the  votes  was  made, 
showing  as  the  result  773  votes  in  favor  of  and  155  votes  against  in- 
corporation under  the  general  law,  an  entry  whereof  was  made  upon 
the  records  of  the  City  Council  of  that  date,  and  on  the  tenth  day  of 
December  following  was  certified  to  and  recorded  in  the  recorders 
office  of  the  county  pursuant  to  the  requirements  of  the  law  in  such 
cases. 


PUBLICATION  OF  ORDINANCES 


An  Ordinance  in  regard  to  the  publication  of  the  laws  and 

ordinances  covering  the  City  of  Rock  Island. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island : § 1.  That  the  laws  and  ordinances  governing  the 

City  of  Rock  Island,  compiled  and  arranged  by  order  of  the 
City  Council,  under  the  supervision  of  a special  committee 
on  ordinances,  with  the  aid  of  the  City  Attorney,  and  com- 
prising the  ordinance  passed  August  18,  A.  D.  1910,  for 
revising  and  consolidating  the  general  ordinances  and  all 
ordinances  unrepealed  my(  chapter  No.  68  thereof,  and  this 
ordinance  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  ordered  printed  and 
published  in  a bound  volume  to  be  entitled,  “Laws  and  Ordi- 
nances Governing  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  in  the  State  of 
Illinois that  there  be  prefixed  to  said  publication  an  histori- 
cal note  on  the  organization  of  the  city,  a list  of  city  officers 
from  the  incorporation  of  the  city  to  the  present  time,  the 
rules  and  order  of  business  of  the  City  Council  of  said  city, 
and  a brief  summary  of  the  state  laws  governing  cities  and 
villages,  and  that  the  whole  be  properly  indexed. 

Passed  August  18,  1910. 

Approved : George  W.  McCaskrin, 

Mayor. 

Attest : M.  T.  Rudgren,  City  Clerk. 


City  Officials  at  Time  of  Revision 
of  -Ordinances 


Mayor 

City  Clerk  and  Collector 

City  Attorney 

City  Treasurer 


GEORGE  W.  McCASKRIN 

M.  T.  Rudgren 

J.  F.  Witter 

C.  F.  Channon 


CITY  COUNCIL. 


First  Ward — 

John  Holzhammer. 
Arthur  0.  Huff. 

Second  Ward — 

August  J.  Utke. 

Carl  A.  Naab. 

Third  Ward — 

S.  A.  La  Vanway. 

J.  C.  Simser. 

Seventh 


Fourth  Ward — 
Henry  J.  Frick. 
Chas.  L.  Thompson. 

Fifth  Ward — 

Wm.  Cochran. 

Geo.  L.  Schmid. 

Sixth  Ward— 

Martin  McNealy. 

J.  Tt  Stephens. 


Chas.  Borst. 
John  G.  Leaf. 

Superintendent  of  Water  Works. 

Superintendent  of  Streets 

Commissioner  of  Health 

Health  Officer 

City  Engineer 

Plumbing  Inspector 

Bridge  Toll  Collector 

Overseer  of  Poor 

City  Weighmaster 

City  Scavenger 


D.  C.  Kelly 

......  .H.  H.  Hull 

.Dr.  A.  N.  Mueller 
. . .Frank  Westbay 
.Wallace  Treichler 
Thomas  Rosenfield 
. . . .John  Williams 

J.  H.  Lidders 

W.  B.  Pettit 

Flem  Bassett 


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City  Officials  at  Time  of  Revision/ 


Police  Department. 

Acting  City  Marshal Geo.  W.  McCaskrin 

Police  Magistrate C.  J.  Smith 

Police  Matron • Miss  Dina  Ramser 


Park  Commissioners. 

E.  B.  McKown.  W.  H.  Dart. 

Otto  Huber.  F.  C.  Denkmann 

C.  F.  Gaetjer,  Superintendent. 


Plumbing  Examiners. 

Col.  W.  T.  Channon.  Dr.  A.  N.  Mueller. 

Thomas  Rosenfield. 


Board  of  Health. 


George  W.  McCaskrin. 
Dr.  W.  H.  Ludewig. 

Dr.  M.  J.  O’Hern. 


Dr.  F.  H.  First. 

Dr.  J.  R.  Hollowbush. 
Dr.  A.  N.  Mueller. 


II. 


LIST  OF  CITY  OFFICERS  FROM  INCOR- 
PORATION OF  CITY 


FIRST  CHARTER  OF  CITY  APPROVED  FEBRUARY  12,  1849 


1849— 1850. 

Mayor BENJAMIN  F.  BARRETT 

Alderman  1st  Ward James  G.  Bolmer,  David  B.  Rice 

Alderman  2d  Ward John  M.  Waugh,  Philip  Zahn 

Alderman  3d  Ward James  R.  Hadsell,  Charles  B.  Knox 

Clerk  . , Robert  Wilkinson 

Treasurer  ....James  G.  Bolmer 

Marshal  Wm.  T.  Norris 

Attorney ! Reynolds  & Bean 

1850— 1851. 

Mayor JOSHUA  H.  HATCH 

Alderman  1st  Ward William  Fletcher,  E.  P.  Haskins 

Alderman  2d  Ward Philip  Zahn,  Jacob  Sailor 

Alderman  3d  Ward James  R.  Hadsell,  William  Bell 

Clerk  Robert  Wilkinson 

Treasurer  Wm.  Bell 

Marshal B.  J.  Cobb 

Attorney Ira  0.  Wilkinson 

1851— 1852. 

Mayor PATRICK  A.  WHITAKER 

Alderman  1st  Ward James  G.  Bolmer,  Henry  A.  Porter 

Alderman  2d  Ward  Amos  F.  Cutter,  Jacob  Sailor 

Alderman  3d  Ward William  Bell,  Lowell  Butterick 

Clerk R.  Wilkinson 

Treasurer William  Bell 

Marshal B.  J.  Cobb 

Attorney Knox  & Drury 


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City  Officers. 


1852—1853. 

Mayor  WILLIAM  FRIZZELL 

Alderman  1st  Ward Benj.  D.  Walsh,  John  R.  Daly 

Alderman  2d  Ward  . . . ^Robert  Graham,  J.  B.  Danforth,  Jr. 

Alderman  3d  Ward f Lewis  M.  Webber,  James  Boyle 

Alderman  3d  Ward Cornelius  Lynde,  Sr. 

Clerk r Fred  S.  Nichols 

Treasurer L.  M.  Webber 

Marshal  Jos.  Johnston 

Attorney  Knox  & Drury 

*Resigned  April  19,  1853,  and  Lewis  M.  Webber  elected  May  11, 
1853,  to  fill  vacancy. 


fRemoved  from  the  Ward,  in  spring  of  1853,  and  Cornelius  Lynde, 
Sr.,  elected  to  fill  vacancy. 


1853— 1854. 

Mayor  WILLIAM  FRIZZELL 

Alderman  1st  Ward David  B.  Rice,  William  Shearer 

Alderman  2d  Ward Lewis  M.  Webber,  William  Kale 

Alderman  3d  Ward James  Boyle,  George  Walter 

Clerk  Quincy  McNeil 

Treasurer L.  M.  Webber 

Marshal  Jos.  Johnston 

Attorney Knox  & Drury 

1854— 1855. 

Mayor BEN  HARPER 

Alderman  1st  Ward John  L.  Bean,  John  W.  Vansant 

Alderman  2d  Ward William  Kale,  Peter  S.  Albert 

Alderman  3d  Ward James  Copp,  Jeremiah  S.  Smith 

Clerk C.  Lynde,  Jr. 

Treasurer William  Kale 

Marshal  Jos.  Johnston 

Attorney 

1855— 1856. 

Mayor BENJAMIN  F.  BARRETT 

Alderman  1st  Ward John  L.  Bean,  Hy.  C.  Henderson 

Alderman  2d  Ward Peter  S.  Albert,  Benj.  J.  Cobb 


City  Officers. 


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Alderman  3d  Ward James  Copp,  Jeremiah  S.  Smith 

Clerk E.  W.  Swann 

Treasurer C.  Lynde,  Jr. 

Marshal J.  B.  Webster 

Attorney Knox  & Wilkinson 

Amended  city  charter  Approved  Feb.  16,  1857. 

1856— 1857. 

Mayor .WILLIAM  BAILEY 

Alderman  1st  Ward Alexander  Steel,  John  L.  Bean 

Alderman  2d  Ward Bert  Loewenthal,  Benj.  J.  Cobb 

Alderman  3d  Ward Jeremiah  S.  Smith,  William  Bell 

Clerk R.  T.  Shaw 

Treasurer Milo  Lee 

Marshal Jacob  Starr 

Attorney Marshall  & Ball 

1857— 1858. 

Mayor PATRICK  GREGG 

Alderman  1st  Ward  . . . . .Thomas  J.  Buford,  Quincy  McNeil 

Alderman  2d  Ward Calvin  Truesdale,  Jacob  Norris 

Alderman  3d  Ward.  . .Jos.  A.  Biddison,  Cornelius  Lynde,  Jr. 

Alderman  4th  Ward David  Hawes,  David  Barnes 

Clerk  R.  M.  Grennell 

Treasurer P.  L.  Mitchell 

Marshal  Frazier  Wilson 

Attorney  Knox  & Wilkinson 

1858— 1859. 

Mayor THOMAS  J.  BUFORD 

Alderman  1st  Ward Mylo  Lee,  William  A.  Knox 

Alderman  2d  Ward.  . .James  M.  Buford,  Sam’l  C.  Plummer 

Alderman  3d  Ward David  L.  Cunkle,  Jos.  A.  Biddison 

Alderman  4th  Ward John  Warner,  David  Barnes 

Clerk R.  M.  Grennell 

Treasurer  * *P.  L.  Mitchell 

Treasurer Bushrod  Birch 

Marshal Wm.  Bell 

Attorney V.  M.  Blanding 

*Resigned  June  22,  1858,  and  B.  Birch  elected  to  fill  vacancy. 


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City  Officers. 


1859— 1860. 

Mayor THOMAS  BUFORD 

Alderman  1st  Ward * John  B.  Hawley,  fMylo  Lee 

Alderman  1st  Ward Wm.  Shearer 

Alderman  2d  Ward Reuben  Hatch,  James  M.  Buford 

Alderman  3d  Ward JWm.  E.  Errett,  ||David  L.  Cunkle 

Alderman  3d  Ward • Thomas  J.  Robinson 

Alderman  4th  Ward David  Barnes,  John  Warner 

Clerk  R.  M.  Grennell 

Treasurer  Bushrod  Birch 

Marshal  Wm.  Kale 

Attorney  ; 

^Resigned  Feb.  15,  1860. 

f Resigned  Feb.  20,  18.60;  Wm.  Shearer  elected  to  fill  vacancy. 

$The  election  for  Aldermen  in  the  3d  Ward  resulted  in  a tie  be- 
tween Wm.  B.  Seymour  and  Wm.  E.  Errett,  and  was  decided  by  lot 
in  favor  of  the  latter. 

|| David  L.  Cunkle  removed  from  Ward  and  Thomas  J.  Robinson 
elected  to  fill  vacancy. 

1860— 1861. 

Mayor  CALVIN  TRUESDALE 

Alderman  1st  Ward.  . .Jeremiah  Chamberlain,  John  Harper 

Alderman  2d  Ward Myron  B.  Clark,  Reuben  Hatch 

Alderman  3d  Ward.  . Chas.  R.  Ainsworth,  Bailey  Davenport 

Alderman  4th  Ward .Jacob  Dodge,  David  Barnes 

Clerk David  H.  Hand 

Treasurer P.  L.  Mitchell 

Marshal .Frazer  Wilson 

Attorney  

1861—1862. 

Mayor .^ BAILEY  DAVENPORT 

Alderman  1st  Ward.  . . .Robert  Don,  Jeremiah  Chamberlain 

Alderman  2d  Ward Jacob  Frysinger,  Myron  B.  Clark 

Alderman  3d  Ward  ....  Herman  Field,  H.  A.  J.  McDonald 

Alderman  4th  Ward Wm.  W.  Langdell,  Jacob  Dodge 

Clerk  E.  W.  Swann 

Treasurer Bushrod  Birch 

Marshal F.  J.  Underwood 

Attorney W.  F.  Chadwick 


City  Officers. 


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1862— 1863. 

Mayor BAILEY  DAVENPORT 

Alderman  1st  Ward.  . .Jeremiah  Chamberlain,  Robert  Don 

Alderman  2d  Ward Myron  B.  Clark,  Jacob  Frysinger 

Alderman  3d  Ward H.  A.  J.  McDonald,  Herman  Field 

Alderman  4th  Ward John  Holt,  Wm.  W.  Langdell 

Clerk E.  W.  Swann 

Treasurer J.  H.  Kinney 

Marshal J.  L.  Smith 

Attorney  

1863— 1864. 

Mayor ...BAILEY  DAVENPORT 

Alderman  1st  Ward Geo.  M.  Babcock,  J.  Chamberlain 

Alderman  2d  Ward John  Johnston,  Myron  B.  Clark 

Alderman  3d  Ward  . . .John  D.  Taylor,  H.  A.  J.  McDonald 

Alderman  4th  Ward C.  C.  Webber,  John  Holt 

Clerk * James  M.  Buford 

Clerk Geo.  W.  Copp 

Treasurer Isaac  Negus 

Marshal E.  C.  Cropper 

Attorney  

*Resigned  Nov.  2,  1863,  and  Geo.  W.  Copp  elected  to  fill  vacancy. 

1864— 1865. 

Mayor BAILEY  DAVENPORT 

Alderman  1st  Ward W.  S.  Phillips,  Geo.  M.  Babcock 

Alderman  2d  Ward Henry  Burgower,  John  Johnston 

Alderman  3d  Ward Ignatz  Huber,  J.  D.  Taylor 

Alderman  4th  Ward Wm.  W.  Langdell,  C.  C.  Webber 

Clerk John  S.  Gilmore 

Treasurer James  M.  Buford 

Marshal E.  C.  Cropper 

Attorney  John  B.  Hawley 

1865— 1866. 

Mayor BAILEY  DAVENPORT 

Alderman  1st  Ward Wm.  Shearer,  W.  S.  Phillips 

Alderman  2d  Ward W.  L.  Sweeney,  Henry  Burgower 


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City  Officers. 


Alderman  3d  Ward David  L.  Cunkle,  Ignatz  Huber 

Alderman  4th  Ward Otis  J.  Dimick,  Wm.  W.  Langdell 

Clerk *John  S.  Gilmore 

Clerk J.  R.  Johnston 

Treasurer  Jas.  M.  Buford 

Marshal  F.  J.  Underwood 

Attorney C.  M.  Osborn 

*J.  S.  Gilmore  declining  the  clerkship,  J.  R.  Johnston  was  elected 
to  fill  the  vacancy. 

1866— 1867. 

Mayor CALVIN  TRUESDALE 

Alderman  1st  Ward J.  R.  Huber,  Wm.  Shearer 

Alderman  2d  Ward  . 0.  J.  Dimick,  W.  L.  Sweeney 

Alderman  3d  Ward Ignatz  Huber,  Peter  Bogue 

Alderman  4th  Ward L.  D.  Dimick,  W.  F.  Gilmore 

Clerk Charles  E.  Dodge 

Treasurer James  M.  Buford 

Marshal E.  C.  Cropper 

Attorney C.  M.  Osborn 

1867— 1868. 

Mayor * WILLIAM  EGGLESTON 

Mayor B.  H.  KIMBALL 

Alderman  1st  Ward David  Hawes,  J.  R.  Huber 

Alderman  2d  Ward Peter  Fries,  0.  J.  Dimick 

Alderman  3d  Ward Richard  Lloyd,  Ignatz  Huber 

Alderman  4th  Ward George  Wagner,  f L.  D.  Dimick 

Alderman  4th  Ward Porter  Skinner 

Clerk  . . .* J.  R.  Johnston 

Treasurer  James  M.  Buford 

Marshal E C.  Cropper 

Attorney C.  M.  Osborn 

*Resigned  Aug.  5,  1867,  and  B.  H.  Kimball  elected  Sept.  10,  1867, 
to  fill  vacancy. 

fDied.  P.  Skinner  elected  to  fill  vacancy. 

1868— 1869. 

Mayor  THOMAS  MURDOCK 

Alderman  1st  Ward Jos.  Rosenfield,  David  Hawes 


City  Officers. 


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Alderman  2d  Ward Archie  Shaw,  Peter  Fries 

Alderman  3d  Ward  ....  Edward  W.  Spencer,  Richard  Lloyd 

Alderman  4th  Ward .Porter  Skinner,  Geo.  Wagner 

Clerk David  0.  Reid 

Treasurer Cornelius  Lynde,  Jr. 

Marshal  C.  A.  McLaughlin 

Attorney Alfred  Webster 


1869— 1870. 

Mayor JAMES  M.  BUFORD 

Alderman  1st  Ward  . . . .Jacob  Wollenhaupt,  Jos.  Rosenfield 

Alderman  2d  Ward Jacob  Riley,  * Archie  Shaw 

Alderman  2d  Ward Wm.  Eggleston 

Alderman  3d  Ward Ignatz  Huber,  Ed.  W.  Spencer 

Alderman  4th  Ward  ....  Chas.  W.  Skinner,  Porter  Skinner 

Clerk J.  Frank  Conway 

Treasurer  P.  L.  Mitchell 

Marshal  Philip  Mitsch 

Attorney H.  C.  Connelly 

*A.  Shaw  resigned  May  3,  1869,  and  William  Eggleston  elected 
June  18,  1869,  to  fill  vacancy. 

1870— 1871. 

Mayor PORTER  SKINNER 

Alderman  1st  Ward Michael  Koch,  Jacob  Wollenhaupt 

Alderman  2d  Ward William  H.  Sage,  Jacob  Riley 

Alderman  3d  Ward H.  E.  Woods,  Ignatz  Huber 

Alderman  4th  Ward Jos.  A.  Gray,  *Chas.  W.  Skinner 

Alderman  4th  Ward W.  D.  Crockett 

Clerk  J.  Frank  Conway 

Treasurer James  M.  Buford 

Marshal Lewis  M.  Webber 

Attorney ,H.  C.  Connelly 

*Resigned  July  4,  1870,  and  W.  D.  Crockett  elected  Aug.  2,  1870, 

to  fill  vacancy. 

1871— 1872. 

Mayor  ELIJAH  CARTER 

Alderman  1st  Ward James  Kelly,  Michael  Koch 

Alderman  2d  Ward Jacob  Riley,  Wm.  H.  Sage 


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City  Officers. 


Alderman  3d  Ward E.  W.  Boynton,  H.  E.  Woods 

Alderman  4th  Ward Geo.  Wagner,  Joseph  A.  Gray 

Clerk  S.  F.  Cooke 

Treasurer  Cornelius  Lynde,  Jr. 

Marshal Chas.  W.  Hawes 

Attorney  W.  H.  Gest 

1872— 1873. 

Mayor THOMAS  MURDOCK 

Alderman  1st  Ward Michael  Koch,  James  Kelly 

Alderman  2d  Ward George  W.  Copp,  Jacob  Riley 

Alderman  3d  Ward Gus.  Stengel,  *E.  W.  Boynton 

Alderman  3d  Ward Richard  Lloyd 

Alderman  4th  Ward J.  H.  Drayton,  Geo.  Wagner 

Alderman  f5th  Ward W.  S.  Phillips,  Hugh  Warnock 

Clerk  John  Barge 

Treasurer  . James  M.  Buford 

Marshal J George  Lamont 

Marshal  Philip  Mitsch 

Attorney P.  T.  McElherne 

♦Resigned  May  7,  1872,  and  Richard  Lloyd  elected  June  4,  1872, 
to  fill  vacancy. 

tFifth  Ward  created  by  ordinance  passed  Nov.  4,  1872;  Aldermen 
elected  Dec.  3,  1872,  and  qualified  Dec.  10,  1872. 

^Declined  the  office  and  P.  Mitsch  elected  to  fill  vacancy. 

1873— 1874. 

Mayor BAILEY  DAVENPORT 

Alderman  1st  Ward Michael  Koch,  David  Don 

Alderman  2d  Ward  ....  Geo.  W.  Copp,  Cyrus  W.  Churchill 

Alderman  3d  Ward Wm.  Bell,  Gus.  Stengel 

Alderman  4th  Ward John  R.  Warner,  J.  H.  Drayton 

Alderman  5th  Ward Wm.  S.  Phillips,  Jno.  W.  Lawhead 

Alderman  5th  Ward *Geo.  Wilkes 

Clerk  John  Barge 

Treasurer James  M.  Buford 

Marshal B.  H.  Kimball 

Attorney P.  T.  McElherne 

♦Elected  June  3,  1873,  vice  W.  S.  Phillips,  resigned  May  9,  1873. 


City  Officers. 


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1874— 1875. 

Mayor THOMAS  GALT 

Alderman  1st  Ward Henry  Carse,  David  Don 

Alderman  2d  Ward G.  E.  Bailey,  Cyrus  W.  Churchill 

Alderman  3d  Ward Wm.  Bell,  L.  D.  Woodruff 

Alderman  4th  Ward W.  P.  Butler,  John  R.  Warner 

Alderman  5th  Ward John  Davis,  Charles  Engel 

Clerk S.  F.  Cooke 

Treasurer James  M.  Buford 

Marshal Chas.  W.  Hawes 

Attorney W.  H.  Gest 

1875— 1876. 

Mayor BAILEY  DAVENPORT 

Alderman  1st  Ward Jacob  Wollenhaupt,  Henry  Carse 

Alderman  2d  Ward Julius  Mosenfelder,  Geo.  E.  Bailey 

Alderman  3d  Ward Daniel  Daly,  L.  D.  Woodruff 

Alderman  4th  Ward William  Atkinson,  W.  P.  Butler 

Alderman  5th  Ward Thomas  Yates,  John  Davis 

Clerk S.  F.  Cooke 

Treasurer  Henry  Burgower 

Marshal Chas.  W.  Hawes 

Attorney W.  H.  Gest 


1876— 1877. 

Mayor WM.  P.  BUTLER 

Alderman  1st  Ward Henry  Carse,  Jacob  Wollenhaupt 

Alderman  2d  Ward W.  H.  Lundy,  Julius  Mosenfelder 

Alderman  3d  Ward Ignatz  Huber,  Dan  Daly 

Alderman  4th  Ward H.  E.  Woods,  William  Atkinson 

Alderman  5th  Ward John  Davis,  Thos.  Yates 

Clerk S.  F.  Cooke 

Treasurer J.  M.  Buford 

Marshal C.  W.  Hawes 

Attorney W.  H.  Gest 

1877— 1878. 

Mayor WM.  P.  BUTLER 

Alderman  1st  Ward M.  S.  O’Neal,  Henry  Carse 


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Alderman  2d  Ward Peter  Schlemmer,  Wm.  H.  Lundy 

Alderman  3d  Ward Philip  Simmons,  Ignatz  Huber 

Alderman  4th  Ward Wm.  E.  Brooks,  H.  E.  Woods 

Alderman  5th  Ward Hugh  Warnock,  John  Davis 

Clerk John  L.  Reed 

Treasurer . J.  M.  Buford 

Marshal C.  W.  Hawes 

Attorney W.  H.  Gest 

1878— 1879. 

Mayor ELISHA  P.  REYNOLDS 

Alderman  1st  Ward Fred.  Koch,  M.  S.  O’Neil 

Alderman  2d  Ward Wm.  H.  Lundy,  Peter  Schlemmer 

Alderman  3d  Ward Jos.  Cameron,  Philip  Simmons 

Alderman  4th  Ward E.  H.  Anawalt,  Wm.  E.  Brooks 

•Alderman  5th  Ward Jos.  Hillier,  Hugh  Warnock 

Clerk John  L.  Reed 

Treasurer J.  M.  Buford 

Marshal / . . Chas.  W.  Hawes 

Attorney V.  M.  Blanding 

City  orgaization  under  general  incorporation  law  of  1872,  adopted 
Nov.  4,  1879. 

1879— 1880. 

Mayor ELISHA  P.  REYNOLDS 

Alderman  1st  Ward David  Donaldson,  Fred.  Koch 

Alderman  2d  Ward P.  J.  Wagner,  Wm.  H.  Lundy 

Alderman  3d  Ward F.  W.  Kellerstrass,  Jos.  Cameron 

Alderman  4th  Ward Patrick  Kennedy,  E.  H.  Anawalt 

Alderman  5th  Ward H.  0.  Warren,  Jos.  Hillier 

Clerk John  L.  Reed 

Treasurer J.  M.  Buford 

Marshal Chas.  W.  Hawes 

Attorney V.  M.  Blanding 

1880— 1881. 

Mayor HENRY  CARSE 

Alderman  1st  Ward W.  J.  Browne,  Geo.  W.  Henry 

Alderman  2d  Ward William  Rinck,  Wm.  H.  Lundy 

Alderman  3d  Ward Aug.  Schmid,  John  E.  Spencer 


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Alderman  4th  Ward John  J.  Reimers,  David  Stephens 

Alderman  5th  Ward Hugh  Warnock,  Wm.  Gray 

Clerk Robert  Koehler 

Treasurer Henry  L.  Schill 

Marshal Phil  Miller 

Attorney M.  M.  Corbett 

1881—1882. 

Mayor HENRY  CARSE 

Alderman  1st  Ward John  C.  Lafrenz,  Hugh  Warnock 

Alderman  2d  Ward M.  S.  O’Neil,  Robert  Bennett 

Alderman  3d  Ward Geo.  W.  Henry,  Jas.  Y.  Mahoney 

Alderman  4th  Ward W.  H.  Lundy,  W.  H.  Whitman 

Alderman  5th  Ward Chas.  J.  Larkin,  John  E.  Spencer 

Alderman  6th  Ward Thos.  F.  Carey,  David  Stephens 

Alderman  7th  Ward W.  H.  Barber,  Jos.  H.  Kerr 

Clerk  Robert  Koehler 

Treasurer J.  Frank  Robinson 

Marshal Phil  Miller 

Attorney James  J.  Parks 


1882— 1883. 

Mayor HENRY  CARSE 

Alderman  1st  Ward Hugh  Warnock,  John  C.  Lafrenz 

Alderman  2d  Ward Wm.  Gray,  M.  S.  O’Neil 

Alderman  3d  Ward J.  Z.  Mott,  Geo.  W.  Henry 

Alderman  4th  Ward W.  H.  Whitman,  W.  H.  Lundy 

Alderman  5th  Ward  . . .Jas.  W.  Cavanaugh,  Chas.  J.  Larkin 

Alderman  6th  Ward John  J.  Reimers,  Thos.-  F.  Carey 

Alderman  7th  Ward H.  P.  Hull,  W.  H.  Barber 

Clerk  Robert  Koehler 

Treasurer J.  Frank  Robinson 

Marshal ' Phil  Miller 

Attorney James  J.  Parks 

1883— 1884. 

Mayor JAMES  Z.  MOTT 

Alderman  1st  Ward Gus.  Stengel,  Hugh  Warnock 

Alderman  2d  Ward Robert  Bennett,  Wm.  Gray 


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City  Officers. 


Alderman  3d  Ward Geo.  W.  Henry,  Henry  J.  Lidders 

Alderman  4th  Ward S.  J.  Collins,  W.  H.  Whitman 

Alderman  5th  Ward  . . . Jas.  W.  Cavanaugh,  Chas.  J.  Larkin 

Alderman  6th  Ward Thos.  F.  Carey,  John  J.  Reimers 

Alderman  7th  Ward F.  M.  Sinnett,  H.  P.  Hull 

Clerk Robert  Koehler 

Treasurer J.  M.  Buford 

Marshal Phil  Miller 

Attorney M.  M.  Corbett 

1884— 1885. 

Mayor JAMES  Z.  MOTT 

Alderman  1st  Ward John  C.  Lafrenz,  Gustav  Stengel 

Alderman  2d  Ward Henry  Phillips,  Robert  Bennett 

Alderman  3d  Ward Henry  J.  Lidders,  Geo.  W.  Henry 

Alderman  4th  Ward M.  M.  Briggs,  S.  J.  Collins 

Alderman  5th  Ward  . . . .Jas.  W.  Cavanaugh,  Chas.  J.  Larkin 

Alderman  6th  Ward Wm.  Edwards,  Thos.  F.  Carey 

Alderman  7th  Ward Wm.  F.  Schroeder,  F.  M.  Sinnett 

Clerk Robert  Koehler 

Treasurer J.  M.  Buford 

Marshal  Phil  Miller 

Attorney M.  M.  Corbett 

1885— 1886. 

Mayor THOMAS  MURDOCK 

Alderman  1st  Ward John  C.  Lafrenz,  H.  C.  Schaffer 

Alderman  2d  Ward Henry  Phillips,  John  Ohlweiler 

Alderman  3d  Ward Henry  Lidders,  Geo.  W.  Henry 

Alderman  4th  Ward M.  M.  Briggs,  S.  J.  Collins 

Alderman  5th  Ward  . . .Jas.  W.  Cavanaugh,  Chas.  J.  Larkin 

Alderman  6th  Ward Wm.  Edwards,  John  Atkinson 

Alderman  7th  Ward Wm.  F.  Schroeder,  F.  M.  Sinnett 

Clerk Robert  Koehler 

Treasurer Geo.  E.  Lambert 

Marshal Louis  V.  Eckhart 

Attorney M.  E.  Sweeney 


City  Officers. 


xxi 


1886— 1887. 

Mayor  THOMAS  MURDOCK 

Alderman  1st  Ward H.  C.  Schaffer,  Winslow  Howard 

Alderman  2d  Ward John  Ohlweiler,  A.  H.  Hampton 

Alderman  3d  Ward Geo.  W.  Henry,  Daniel  Corcken 

Alderman  4th  Ward S.  J.  Collins,  W.  H.  Lundy 

Alderman  5th  Ward Chas.  J.  Larkin,  W.  B.  Ferguson 

Alderman  6th  Ward John  Atkinson,  Wm.  Edwards 

Alderman  7th  Ward F.  M.  Sinnett,  Wm.  F.  Schroeder 

Clerk  Robert  Koehler 

Treasurer Geo.  E.  Lambert 

Marshal  Louis  V.  Eckhart 

Attorney  M.  E.  Sweeney 

1887— 1888. 

Mayor  V.  M.  BLANDING 

Alderman  1st  Ward Winslow  Howard,  H.  C.  Schaffer 

Alderman  2d  Ward A.  H.  Hampton,  Wm.  Gray 

Alderman  3d  Ward Daniel  Corcken,  Basil  Winter 

Alderman  4th  Ward W.  H.  Lundy,  Frank  111 

Alderman  5th  Ward  . . .Wm.  B.  Ferguson,  Geo.  H.  Simmons 
Alderman  6th  Ward  . . . .Wm.  Edwards,  Wm.  McConochie 
Alderman  7th  Ward.  .Wm.  F.  Schroeder,  A.  W.  Williamson 

Clerk  Robert  Koehler 

Treasurer  Wallace  W.  Eggleston 

Marshal John  Brennan 

Attorney Wm.  McEniry 

1888— 1889. 

Mayor  V.  M.  BLANDING 

Alderman  1st  Ward H.  C.  Schaffer,  Winslow  Howard 

Alderman  2d  Ward Wm.  Gray,  A.  H.  Hampton 

Alderman  3d  Ward Basil  Winter,  Chas.  W.  Negus 

Alderman  4th  Ward Frank  111,  Mathias  Schnell 

Alderman  5th  Ward Geo.  H.  Simmons,  Chas.  E.  Evans 

Alderman  6th  Ward Wm.  McConochie,  Wm.  Edwards 

Alderman  7th  Ward A.  W.  Williamson,  W.  W.  Scott 

Clerk  Robert  Koehler 


XXII 


City  Officers. 


Treasurer Wallace  W.  Eggleston 

Marshal John  Brennan 

Attorney Wm.  McEniry 

1889—1890. 

Mayor  WM.  McCONOCHIE 

Alderman  1st  Ward  . . . .Winslow  Howard,  Mathes  Buncher 

Alderman  2d  Ward A.  H.  Hampton,  John  Hetter 

Alderman  3d  Ward Chas.  W.  Negus,  Daniel  Corcken 

Alderman  4th  Ward Mathias  Schnell,  Frank  111 

Alderman  5th  Ward Charles  E.  Evans,  B.  Frank  Knox 

Alderman  6th  Ward  . . .Wm.  Edwards,  Wm.  F.  Schroeder 

Alderman  7th  Ward W.  W.  Scott,  James  E.  Larkin 

Clerk Robert  Koehler 

Treasurer Geo.  M.  Loosley 

Marshal Phil  Miller 

Attorney Joseph  L.  Haas 

1890— 1891. 

Mayor WM.  McCONOCHIE 

Alderman  1st  Ward Mathes  Buncher,  Chas.  F.  Bladel 

Alderman  2d  Ward John  Hetter,  Chas.  Durmann 

Alderman  3d  Ward Daniel  Corcken,  Jos.  Geiger 

Alderman  4th  Ward Frank  111,  W.  P.  Tindall 

Alderman  5th  Ward B.  Frank  Knox,  Chas.  E.  Evans 

Alderman  6th  Ward Wm.  F.  Schroeder,  Wm.  Kennedy 

Alderman  7th  Ward James  E.  Larkin,  Paul  Thiessen 

Clerk  Robert  Koehler 

Treasurer George  M.  Loosley 

Marshal Phil  Miller 

Attorney Joseph  L.  Haas 

1891— 1892. 

Mayor WM.  McCONOCHIE 

Alderman  1st  Ward.  . . .Chas.  F.  Bladel,  Andrew  A.  Johnson 

Alderman  2d  Ward Chas.  Durmann,  John  G.  Hetter 

Alderman  3d  Ward Jos.  Geiger,  Daniel  Corcken 

Alderman  4th  Ward W.  P.  Tindall,  Albert  D.  Huesing 

Alderman  5th  Ward Chas.  E.  Evans,  B.  Frank  Knox 


City  Officers. 


xxm 


Alderman  6th  Ward William  Kennedy,  John  Frohboes 

Alderman  7th  Ward Paul  Thiessen,  J.  C.  Adams 

Clerk  Robert  Koehler 

Treasurer Phil.  Mitchell 

Marshal : Phil  Miller 

Attorney Joseph  L.  Haas 

1892— 1893. 

Mayor  . . . . WM.  McCONOCHIE 

Alderman  1st  Ward  . . .Andrew  A.  Johnson,  Chas.  F.  Bladel 

Alderman  2d  Ward John  G.  Hetter,  Henry  Kinner 

Alderman  3d  Ward  . .Daniel  Corcken,  E.  G.  Fickenscher,  Jr. 

Alderman  4th  Ward A.  D.  Huesing,  Valentine  Dauber 

Alderman  5th  Ward B.  Frank  Knox,  Chas.  E.  Evans 

Alderman  6th  Ward  . . . *Wm.  F.  Schroeder,  Wm.  Kennedy 
Alderman  7th  Ward.  . fEdward  H.  Guyer,  Albert  E.  Nelson 

Clerk  Robert  Koehler 

Treasurer Phil.  Mitchell 

Marshal Phil  Miller 

Attorney Joseph  L.  Haas 

*Elected  April  5,  1892,  vice  John  Frohboes,  resigned  March  7,  1892. 
fElected  April  5,  1892,  vice  J.  C.  Adams,  resigned  Oct.  5,  1891. 

1893— 1894. 

Mayor T.  J.  MEDILL,  JR. 

Alderman  1st  Ward Chas.  F.  Bladel,  William  Roth 

Alderman  2d  Ward  ....  Henry  Kinner,  Frederick  Schroeder 
Alderman  3d  Ward  . .E.  G.  Fickenscher,  Jr.,  Daniel  Corcken 
Alderman  4th  Ward  . . . .Valentine  Dauber,  W.  C.  Maucker 
Alderman  5th  Ward  . . . .Chas.  E.  Evans,  Robt.  Kuschmann 

Alderman  6th  Ward Wm.  Kennedy,  John  F.  Cramer 

Alderman  7th  Ward Albert  E.  Nelson,  C.  W.  Foss 

Clerk Albert  D.  Huesing 

Treasurer C.  F.  Lynde 

Marshal  . M.  H.  Sexton 

Attorney Joseph  L.  Haas 


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City  Officers. 


1894— 1895. 

Mayor T.  J.  MEDILL,  JR. 

Alderman  1st  Ward William  Roth,  Charles  F.  Bladel 

Alderman  2d  Ward  . . . Fred.  Schroeder,  G.  Albert  Johnson 

Alderman  3d  Ward Daniel  Corcken,  F.  H.  Schroeder 

Alderman  4th  Ward  . . . .W.  C.  Maucker,  Valentine  Dauber 

Alderman  5th  Ward Robt.  Kuschmann,  Geo.  Schneider 

Alderman  6th  Ward John  F.  Cramer,  Wm.  Kennedy 

Alderman  7th  Ward C.  W.  Foss,  Albert  E.  Nelson 

Clerk Albert  D.  Huesing 

Treasurer C.  F.  Lynde 

Marshal M.  H.  Sexton 

Attorney Joseph  L.  Haas 

1895— 1896. 

Mayor B.  FRANK  KNOX 

Alderman  1st  Ward William  Zeis,  John  C.  Surman 

Alderman  2d  Ward G.  A.  Johnson,  C.  J.  W.  Schreiner 

Alderman  3d  Ward F.  H.  Schroeder,  W.  C.  Maucker 

Alderman  4th  Ward Valentine  Dauber,  W.  P.  Tindall 

Alderman  5th  Ward Geo.  Schneider,  Thos.  A.  Pender 

Alderman  6th  Ward Wm.  Kennedy,  F.  G.  Gall 

Alderman  7th  Ward A.  E.  Nelson,  C.  W.  Foss 

Clerk Albert  D.  Huesing 

Treasurer  C.  R.  Chamberlin 

Marshal Andrew  Etzel 

Attorney .Joseph  L.  Haas 

1896— 1897. 

Mayor B.  FRANK  KNOX 

Alderman  1st  Ward John  C.  Surman,  M.  V.  Concannon 

Alderman  2d  Ward C.  J.  W.  Schreiner,  G.  A.  Johnson 

Alderman  3d  Ward W.  C.  Maucker,  B.  Winter 

Alderman  4th  Ward W.  P.  Tindall,  V.  Dauber 

Alderman  5th  Ward T.  A.  Pender,  Henry  L.  Wheelan 

Alderman  6th  Ward F.  G.  Gall,  William  Kennedy 

Alderman  7th  Ward C.  W.  Foss,  A.  E.  Nelson 

Clerk Albert  D.  Huesing 

Treasurer  C.  R.  Chamberlin 


City  Officers. 


xxv 


Marshal Andrew  Etzel 

Attorney Joseph  L.  Haas 

1897— 1898. 

Mayor T.  J.  MEDILL,  JR. 

Alderman  1st  Ward M.  V.  Concannon,  J.  C.  Surman 

Alderman  2d  Ward G.  A.  Johnson,  H.  Lohse 

Alderman  3d  Ward B.  Winter,  W.  C.  Maucker 

Alderman  4th  Ward V.  Dauber,  Charles  Bleuer 

Alderman  5th  Ward H.  L.  Wheelan,  T.  A.  Pender 

Alderman  6th  Ward Wm.  Kennedy,  F.  G.  Gall 

Alderman  7th  Ward A.  E.  Nelson,  A.  F.  Soderstrom 

Clerk Albert  D.  Huesing 

Treasurer H.  B.  Simmon 

Marshal  J.  H.  Pender 

Attorney Charles  B.  Marshall 

1898— 1899. 

Mayor T.  J.  MEDILL,  JR. 

Alderman  1st  Ward J.  C.  Surman,  Robert  C.  Beck 

Alderman  2d  Ward H.  H.  Lohse,  G.  A.  Johnson 

Alderman  3d  Ward W.  C.  Maucker,  B.  Winter 

Alderman  4th  Ward Charles  Bleuer,  George  W.  Aster 

Alderman  5th  Ward T.  A.  Pender,  Henry  Wheelan 

Alderman  6th  Ward F.  G.  Gall,  H.  D.  Elwell 

Alderman  7th  Ward A.  F.  Soderstrom,  J.  W.  Lawhead 

Clerk Albert  D.  Huesing 

Treasurer H.  B.  Simmon 

Marshal  J.  H.  Pender 

Attorney Charles  B.  Marshall 

1899— 1900. 

Mayor  WM.  McCONOCHIE 

Alderman  1st  Ward R.  C.  Beck,  M.  V.  Concannon 

Alderman  2d  Ward G.  A.  Johnson,  Chas.  Heideman 

Alderman  3d  Ward B.  Winter,  John  0.  Freed 

Alderman  4th  Ward G.  W.  Aster,  C.  E.  Willis 

Alderman  5th  Ward H.  C.  Wheelan,  T.  A.  Pender 

Alderman  6th  Ward H.  D.  Elwell,  F.  G.  Gall 


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City  Officers. 


Alderman  7th  Ward J.  W.  Lawhead,  A.  F.  Soderstrom 

Clerk H.  C.  Schaffer 

Treasurer • K.  T.  Anderson 

Marshal  Phil  Miller 

Attorney John  K.  Scott 

1900— 1901. 

Mayor WM.  McCONOCHIE 

Alderman  1st  Ward M.  V.  Concannon,  Wm.  Wilkins 

Alderman  2d  Ward C.  Heideman,  McClelland  Snyder 

Alderman  3d  Ward J.  0.  Freed,  F.  0.  Andrews 

Alderman  4th  Ward C.  E.  Willis,  A.  J.  D.  Moeller 

Alderman  5th  Ward T.  A.  Pender,  F.  E.  Robbins 

Alderman  6th  Ward F.  G.  Gall,  Wm.  Kennedy 

Alderman  7th  Ward A.  F.  Soderstrom,  A.  G.  Anderson 

Clerk H.  C.  Schaffer 

Treasurer K.  T.  Anderson 

Marshal  Phil  Miller 

Attorney John  K.  Scott 

1901— 1902. 

Mayor B.  FRANK  KNOX 

Alderman  1st  Ward Wm.  Wilkins,  Frank  Westbay 

Alderman  2d  Ward  . . McClelland  Snyder,  L.  V.  Eckhart,  Jr. 

Alderman  3d  Ward Frank  Andrews,  Wm.  Hause 

Alderman  4th  Ward Chas.  Willis,  A.  J.  D.  Moeller 

Alderman  5th  Ward F.  E.  Robbins,  George  White 

Alderman  6th  Ward F.  G.  Gall,  Wm.  Kennedy 

Alderman  7th  Ward  ...  .A.  G.  Anderson,  A.  F.  Soderstrom 

Clerk H.  C.  Schaffer 

Treasurer Wm.  Gest,  Jr. 

Marshal James  Darnell 

Attorney John  K.  Scott 

1902— 1903. 

Mayor B.  FRANK  KNOX 

Alderman  1st  Ward  . . . . F.  Westbay,  Frank  W.  Blochlinger 

Alderman  2d  Ward L.  V.  Eckhart,  Jr.,  Carl  A.  Naab 

Alderman  3d  Ward Wm.  Hause,  O.  H.  Birkel 


City  Officers. 


XXVll 


Alderman  4th  Ward Chas.  Willis,  Geo.  W.  McCaskrin 

Alderman  5th  Ward George  White,  William  Trefz 

Alderman  6th  Ward F.  G.  Gall,  Wm.  Kennedy 

Alderman  7th  Ward A.  F.  Soderstrom,  A.  G.  Anderson 

Clerk H.  C.  Schaffer 

Treasurer Wm.  Gest,  Jr. 

Marshal James  Darnell 

Attorney John  K.  Scott 

1903— 1904. 

Mayor WM.  McCONOCHIE 

Alderman  1st  Ward  . . . .F.  W.  Blochlinger,  Frank  Westbay 

Alderman  2d  Ward Carl  A.  Naab,  L.  V.  Eckhart,  Jr. 

Alderman  3d  Ward 0.  H.  Birkel,  Wm.  Hause 

Alderman  4th  Ward R.  C.  Benson 

Alderman  5th  Ward William  Trefz,  F.  E.  Robbins 

Alderman  6th  Ward Wm.  Kennedy,  Chas.  C.  Wilson 

Alderman  7th  Ward  . . .A.  G.  Anderson,  Joshua  R.  Brooks 

Clerk . H.  C.  Schaffer 

Treasurer ' K.  T.  Anderson 

Marshal Phil  Miller 

Attorney John  K.  Scott 

1904— 1905. 

Mayor WM.  McCONOCHIE 

Alderman  1st  Ward Frank  Westbay,  Wm.  Wilkins 

Alderman  2d  Ward L.  V.  Eckhart,  Jr.,  Chas.  Oberg 

Alderman  3d  Ward Wm.  Hause,  John  O’Connor 

Alderman  4th  Ward R.  C.  Benson,  J.  P.  Sexton 

Alderman  5th  Ward F.  E.  Robbins,  Wm.  Trefz 

Alderman  6th  Ward  . .Chas.  C.  Wilson,  Andrew  Christensen 
Alderman  7th  Ward  . . . .Joshua  R.  Brooks,  A.  G.  Anderson 

Clerk  . H.  C.  Schaffer 

Treasurer K.  T.  Anderson 

Marshal Phil  Miller 

Attorney John  K.  Scott 

Attorney .Wm.  L.  Ludolph 


xxviii  City  Officers. 


1905— 1906. 

Mayor GEO.  W.  McCASKRIN 

Alderman  1st  Ward.  . .Frank  W.  Blochlirtger,  Allen  N.  Pratt 

Alderman  2d  Ward Chas  Oberg,  L.  V.  Eckhart,  Jr. 

Alderman  3d  Ward  . . .John  O’Connor,  P.  F.  Trenkenschuh 

Alderman  4th  Ward J.  P.  Sexton,  V.  Dauber 

Alderman  5th  Ward Wm.  Trefz,  F.  E.  Robbins 

Alderman  6th  Ward  . .Andrew  Christensen,  Chas.  C.  Wilson 
Alderman  7th  Ward  . . .A.  G.  Anderson,  Joshua  R.  Brooks 

Clerk H.  C.  Schaffer 

Treasurer Edward  W.  Schoede 

Marshal  

Attorney Oliver  Olsen 

1906— 1907. 

Mayor GEO.  W.  McCASKRIN 

Alderman  1st  Ward F.  W.  Blochlinger,  Allen  N.  Pratt 

Alderman  2d  Ward  ......  .L.  V.  Eckhart,  Jr.,  Chas.  Oberg 

Alderman  3d  Ward  . . . .P.  F.  Trenkenschuh,  Chas.  J.  Smith 

Alderman  4th  Ward V.  Dauber,  R.  C.  Benson 

Alderman  5th  Ward F.  E.  Robbins,  Richard  Sherwood 

Alderman  6th  Ward Chas.  C.  Wilson,  Frank  Lawler 

Alderman  7th  Ward  . . .Joshua  R.  Brooks,  A.  G.  Anderson 

Clerk H.  C.  Schaffer 

Treasurer Edward  W.  Schoede 

Marshal  

Attorney Oliver  Olsen 

1907— 1908. 

Mayor H.  C.  SCHAFFER 

Alderman  1st  Ward Allen  N.  Pratt,  John  Holzhammer 

Alderman  2d  Ward Chas.  Oberg,  August  J.  Utke 

Alderman  3d  Ward Chas.  J.  Smith,  Justus  R.  Tuckis 

Alderman  4th  Ward R.  C.  Benson,  Henry  J.  Frick 

Alderman  5th  Ward William  Trefz,  Geo.  L.  Schmid 

Alderman  6th  Ward Frank  Lawler,  Martin  McNealy 

Alderman  7th  Ward A.  G.  Anderson,  Louis  Ostrom 

Clerk  M.  T.  Rudgren 


City  Officers. 


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Treasurer W.  H.  Gest,  Jr. 

Marshal L.  V.  Eckhart,  Jr. 

Attorney J.  F.  Witter 

1908— 1909. 

MAYOR H.  C.  SCHAFFER 

Alderman  1st  Ward  . .John  Holzhammer,  F.  W.  Blochlinger 

Alderman  2d  Ward August  J.  Utke,  John  W.  Carse 

Alderman  3d  Ward Justis  R.  Tuckis,  Chas.  J.  Smith 

Alderman  4th  Ward.  . . .Henry  J.  Frick,  Chas.  L.  Thompson 

Alderman  5th  Ward Wm.  Trefz,  Geo.  L.  Schmid 

Alderman  6th  Ward Martin  McNealy,  Frank  Lawler 

Alderman  7th  Ward Louis  Ostrom,  T.  J.  Ellinwood 

Clerk  M.  T.  Rudgren 

Treasurer W.  H.  Gest,  Jr. 

Marshal L.  V.  Eckhart,  Jr. 

Attorney J.  F.  Witter 

1909— 1910. 

Mayor GEO.  W.  McCASKRIN 

Alderman  1st  Ward  . .F.  W.  Blochlinger,  John  Holzhammer 

Alderman  2d  Ward John  W.  Carse,  August  J.  Utke 

Alderman  3d  Ward ; S.  A.  La  Vanway 

Alderman  4th  Ward  . . . Chas.  L.  Thompson,  Henry  J.  Frick 

Alderman  5th  Ward Geo.  L.  Schmid,  Wm.  Cochran 

Alderman  6th  Ward Frank  Lawler,  Martin  McNealy 

Alderman  7th  Ward T.  J.  Ellinwood,  Chas.  Borst 

Clerk  M.  T.  Rudgren 

Treasurer * C.  F.  Channon 

Marshal  

Attorney J.  F.  Witter 


III. 

RULES  AND  ORDER  OF  BUSINESS  OF  THE  CITY 
COUNCIL  OF  THE  CITY  OF 
ROCK  ISLAND 

(Adopted  by  said  Council,  March  23,  1885.) 


Rule  1.  Regular  meetings  of  the  City  Council  shall  be  held  at 
half  past  seven  o’clock,  p.  m.,  on  the  first,  second  and  third  Mondays 
of  each  month.  Notices  of  special  meetings  shall  be  served  by  the 
Marshal  on  each  alderman,  personally,  or  by  leaving  the  same  at  his 
usual  place  of  abode. 

Order  of  Business. 

Rule  2.  At  the  hour  appointed  for  meetings,  the  Clerk  shall  pro- 
ceed to  call  the  roll  of  members,  marking  the  absentees,  and  announce 
whether  a quorum  is  present.  If  a quorum  be  present  the  Council 
shall  proceed  to  the  business  before  it.  A majority  of  the  members, 
exclusive  of  the  Mayor,  shall  be  necessary  to  constitute  a quorum; 
less  than  a quorum  may  adjourn  and  compel  the  attendance  of  mem- 
bers. The  following  shall  be  the  order  of  business: 

1.  The  reading  of  the  minutes  of  the  proceedings  of  the  last 
meeting  or  meetings,  amendment  and  approval  of  the  same. 

2.  Reports  of  city  officers. 

3.  Reports  of  standing  committees. 

4.  Reports  of  special  committees. 

5.  Unfinished  business  of  preceding  meeting. 

6.  Communications  to  the  Council  (which  may  also  be  consid- 
ered at  any  time). 

7.  Miscellaneous*  business. 

Rule  3.  All  questions  relating  to  the  priority  of  business  shall 
be  decided  without  debate. 

Duties  and  Privileges  of  the  Mayor. 

Rule  4.  The  Mayor  shall  preserve  order  and  decorum,  and  shall 
decide  all  questions  of  order,  subject  to  an  appeal  to  the  City  Council. 
He  shall  have  the  casting  vote  on  all  questions  upon  which  the  City 
Council  is  equally  divided,  but  not  otherwise. 

Rule  5.  While  the  Mayor  is  putting  the  question  no  member 
shall  walk  across  or  out  of  the  Council  room. 

Rule  6.  Every  member,  previous  to  his  speaking,  shall  rise  from 
his  seat,  and  address  himself  to  the  Mayor,  but  shall  not  proceed  with 
his  remarks  until  recognized  and  named  by  the  chair. 

Rule  7.  When  two  or  more  rise  at  once,  the  Mayor  shall  name 
the  member  who  is  first  to  speak. 


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Duties  and  Privileges  of  Members. 

Rule  8.  When  a member  wishes  to  present  a communication, 
petition  or  report,  he  shall  arise  in  his  place  and  address  the  chair- 
man in  the  usual  form,  and  having  briefly  stated  the  subject  of  his 
communication  or  report,  ask  leave  to  present  the  same. 

Rule  9.  No  member  shall  speak  more  than  twice  on  the  same 
general  question,  without  leave  of  the  Council. 

Rule  10.  A member  called  to  order  while  speaking,  shall  immedi- 
ately cease  speaking  and  sit  down,  unless  permitted  to  explain.  If 
there  be  no  appeal,  the  decision  of  the  chair  shall  be  conclusive;  but, 
if  the  member  appeal  from  the  decision  of  the  chair,  the  City  Council 
shall  decide  on  the  case  without  debate. 

Rule  11.  While  a member  is  speaking,  no  member  shall  hold  any 
private  discourse,  nor  pass  between  the  speaker  and  the  chair. 

Rule  12.  Each  member  who  shall  be  present  when  a question  is 
stated  by  the  chair,  shall  vote  thereon  unless  excused  by  the  Coun- 
cil; or,  unless  he  is  directly  interested  in  the  question,  in  which  case 
he  shall  not  vote. 

Motions  and  Resolutions. 

Rule  13.  No  motion  shall  be  put  or  debated  unless  it  is  seconded. 
When  a motion  is  seconded,  it  shall  be  stated  by  the  Mayor  before 
debate,  and  every  motion  shall  be  reduced  to  writing,  if  required  by 
the  Mayor  or  any  alderman. 

Rule  14.  After  a motion  or  resolution  is  stated  by  the  Mayor,  it 
shall  be  deemed  to  be  in  the  possession  of  the  City  Council,  but  it 
may  be  withdrawn  at  any  time  before  decision  or  amendment. 

Rule  15.  In  all  cases  where  a resolution  or  motion  is  entered  on 
the  minutes  of  the  City  Council,  the  name  of  the  member  moving  the 
same  shall  be  entered  also. 

Rule  16.  In  all  cases  of  the  adoption,  repeal  or  amendment  of  an 
ordinance,  the  ayes  and  nays  shall  be  taken  and  entered  on  record. 
But  a failure  thus  to  enter  them  shall  not  invalidate  the  action  of  the 
Council.  In  all  other  cases,  if  any  member  requires  it,  and  his  motion 
is  seconded,  the  ayes  and  nays  on  any  question  shall  be  taken,  and 
entered  upon  the  minutes;  but  the  ayes  and  nays  shall  not  be  taken, 

unless  called  for  previously  to  any  vote  on  the  question. 

Rule.  17.  When  a question  is  under  debate,  the  only  motion  in 
order  shall  be:  1.  To  adjourn.  2.  The  previous  question.  3.  To  lay 
on  the  table.  4.  To  postpone  indefinitely.  5.  To  postpone  to  a cer- 
tain day.  6.  To  refer.  ,7.  To  amend;  and  such  motions  shall  have 

precedence  in  the  order  herein  arranged — the  first  three  to  be  decided 
without  debate. 

Adjournment. 

Rule  18.  A motion  to  adjourn  the  City  Council  shall  always  be 
in  order;  except,  1.  When  a member  is  in  possession  of  the  floor. 


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2.  While  the  ayes  and  nays  are  being  called.  3.  When  the  members 
are  voting.  4.  When  adjournment  was  the  last  preceding  motion. 
5.  When  it  has  been  decided  that  the  previous  question  shall  be  taken. 

Rule  19.  A motion  to  adjourn,  simply,  cannot  be  amended;  but 
a motion  to  adjourn  to  a given  time,  may  be  and  is  open  to  debate. 

Previous  Question. 

Rule  20.  When  the  previous  question  is  moved  and  put,  it  shall 
be  in  this  form:  “Shall  the  main  question  he  now  put?”  If  this  is 

carried,  all  proposed  amendments,  and  all  further  motions  and  debate 
shall  be  excluded,  and  the  question  be  put  without  delay. 

To  Lay  on  the  Table. 

Rule  21.  A motion  to  lay  a question  on  the  table,  simply,  is  not 
debatable,  but  a motion  to  lay  on  the  table  and  publish,  or  any  other 
condition,  is  subject  to  amendment  and  debate. 

Indefinite  Postponement. 

Rule  22.  When  a motion  is  postponed  indefinitely,  it  shall  not  be 
taken  up  again  during  the  same  meeting. 

To  Refer. 

Rule  23.  A motion  to  refer  to  a standing  committee  shall  take 
precedence  of  a similar  motion  for  a special  committee. 

To  Amend. 

Rule  24.  A motion  to  amend  an  amendment  shall  be  in  order; 
but  to  amend  an  amendment  to  -an  amendment  shall  not  be  entertained. 

Rule  25.  An  amendment  modifying  the  intention  of  a motion  shall 
be  in  order;  but  an  amendment  relating  to  a different  subject  shall  not 
be  in  order. 

Rule  26.  On  a motion  to  “strike  out  and  insert,”  the  paragraph  to 
be  amended  shall  first  be  read  as  it  stands,  the  words  proposed  to  be 
struck  out,  and  those  to  be  inserted,  and  finally,  the  paragraph  as  it 
would  stand  if  so  amended. 

Reconsideration. 

Rule  27.  A motion  may  be  reconsidered  at  any  time  during  the 
same  meeting,  or  at  the  first  meeting  held  thereafter.  A motion  for  a 
reconsideration  being  once  made  and  decided  in  the  negative,  shall  not 
be  renewed  before  the  next  meeting. 

Rule  28.  A motion  to  reconsider  must  be  made  and  seconded  by 
members  who  voted  in  the  majority,  or  by  those  who  were  absent  and 
did  not  vote  upon  the  motion  to  be  reconsidered. 

Rule  29.  No  question  shall,  be  reconsidered  more  than  once,  nor 
shall  a vote  to  reconsider  be  reconsidered. 


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Committees. 

Rule  30.  All  standing  committees  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Mayor, 
and  all  special  committees  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Mayor,  unless 
otherwise  especially  directed  by  the  City  Council. 


Rule  31. 

The  following  shall  be  the  standing  committees 

1. 

On 

Bridges. 

2. 

On 

Claims. 

3. 

On 

Finance. 

4. 

On 

Fire  and  Light. 

5. 

On 

Health  and  Police. 

6. 

On 

Licenses. 

7. 

On 

Ordinances. 

8. 

On 

Parks. 

9. 

On 

Printing. 

10. 

On 

Streets,  Alleys  and  Grounds. 

11. 

On 

Sewers. 

12. 

On 

Waterworks. 

Each  committee  shall  consist  of  three  aldermen,  except  the  Parks 
and  Streets,  Alleys  and  Grounds  committees,  which  shall  consist  of 
seven  aldermen  each.  The  first  named  alderman  on  each  committee 
is  to  be  the  chairman. 

Special  Committees. 

Rule  32.  All  special  committees  shall  consist  of  three  members 
each,  unless  some  other  number  be  specified;  and  the  first  person 
named  shall  be  the  chairman. 

Rule  33.  On  the  acceptance  of  a final  report  from  a special  com- 
mittee, the  said  committee  shall  be  considered  discharged  without  a 
vote  unless  otherwise  ordered. 

Reports  of  Committees. 

Rule  34.  Standing  and  special  committees,  to  whom  references 
are  made,  shall  in  all  cases  report  in  writing  the  state  of  facts,  with 
their  opinion  thereon. 

Rule  35.  All  reports  of  committees  shall  be  addressed  “To  the 
City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island;”  they  shall  briefly  describe 
the  matter  referred,  and  the  conclusion  to  which  the  committee  have 
arrived,  which  conclusion  shall  be  summed  up  in  the  form  of  an  order, 
resolution  or  recommendation. 

Miscellaneous.  , 

Rule  36.  All  bills  and  claims  against  the  city  shall  be  referred 
to  some  committee,  and  shall  lie  over  until  the  next  meeting  of  the 
Council,  unless  the  same  shall  have  been  examined  by  the  appropriate 
committee  *and  payment  recommended  by  a majority  of  such  commit- 
tee, in  which  case  bills  and  claims  may  be  passed  and  allowed,  with- 


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out  being  referred,  at  the  same  meeting  at  which  they  are  presented. 

Rule  37.  No  ordinance  shall  be  adopted  by  the  City  Council  at 
the  same  meeting  at  which  it  is  offered  for  consideration,  but  each 
ordinance  shall  pass  to  a second  reading  and  shall  not  be  adopted  at 
a meeting  occurring  less  than  five  (5)  days  after  the  meeting  at  which 
its  consideration  was  moved,  or  at  which  it  was  referred. 

It  is  expressly  understood,  however,  that  an  ordinance  may  be  con- 
sidered and  adopted  at  the  same  meeting  at  which  it  is  offered  for 
consideration,  provided  that  a resolution  is  adopted  by  a unanimous 
vote  of  all  aldermen  present  to  so  adopt  the  said  ordinance. 

That  hereafter  the  City  Attorney  be  required  to  furnish  to  each 
alderman  a copy  of  all  ordinances  under  consideration,  where  such 
ordinances  have  been  referred  for  the  purpose  of  investigation  by  the 
members  of  the  Council. 

Rule  38.  The  foregoing  rules  shall  not  be  repealed,  altered  or 
suspended,  unless  by  concurrence  of  two-thirds  of  all  the  aldermen 
selected. 


PART  I. 


GENERAL  LAWS 


LAWS  OF  ILLINOIS 


RELATING  TO 

CITIES  AND  VILLAGES 


PART  I. 

I.  GENERAL  INCORPORATION  LAWS  FOR  CITIES 
AND  VILLAGES. 


An  Act  to  Provide  for  the  Incorporation  of  Cities  and  Vil- 
lages. (Approved  April  10,  1872.  In  force  July  1, 
1872.  Laws  1871-2,  p.  218,  Revised  Stat- 
utes, Chapter  24. 

Adopted  by  the  City  of  RocTc  Island,  November  If.,  1879. 


ARTICLE  I. 

ORGANIZATION  OF  CITIES. 

(This  article  relates  to  the  organization  of  cities  under 
the  above  act,  and  the  City  of  Rock  Island  being  so  organ- 
ized, the  article  therefore  is  omitted.) 

PROVISIONS  OF  FORMER  CITY  CHARTER. 

Section  1.  Be  it  enacted  by  the  people  of  the  State 
of  Illinois,  represented  in  the  General  Assembly:  That  all 

the  district  of  country  in  the  County  of  Rock  Island  and 
State  of  Illinois,  embraced  within  the  following  boundaries, 
to-wit:  Commencing  at  a point  in  the  middle  thread  of 

the  main  channel  of  the  Mississippi  river,  where  the  east 
line  of  fractional  township  eighteen  (18)  north,  range  two 
(2),  west  of  the  fourth  principal  meridian,  produced  north, 
would  intersect  said  middle  thread  of  said  main  channel  and 


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Statutes. 


from  said  point  running  south  to,  upon  and  beyond  the  said 
township  line,  to  a point  one-half  mile  south  of  the  south- 
east corner  of  said  fractional  township  eighteen  (18),  thence 
west  on  the  center  line  of  sections  one,  two  and  three,  in 
township  seventeen  north,  range  two,  west  of  the  4th  P.  M., 
and  beyond  the  same  to  where  the  said  line  produced  west 
would  intersect  the  middle  thread  of  the  main  channel  of  the 
Mississippi  river,  thence  up  stream  along  the  said  middle 
thread  of  said  main  channel  to  the  place  of  beginning,  is 
hereby  erected  into  a city  by  the  name  of  the  “City  of 
Rock  Island.”  (1) 

§ 2.  The  inhabitants  of  said  city  shall  be  a corpora- 
tion by  the  name  of  the  “City  of  Rock  Island,”  and  by  that 
name  shall  have  perpetual  succession,  sue  and  be  sued,  com- 
plain and  defend  in  any  court ; may  make  and  use  a common 
seal,  and  alter  and  change  it  at  pleasure ; may  take  hold  and 
purchase  such  real,  personal  or  mixed  estate  as  the  pur- 
poses of  the  corporation  may  require,  within  or  without  the 
limits  of  the  city,  and  may  sell,  lease  or  dispose  of  the 
same  for  the  benefit  of  the  city.  [Approved  Feb.  16,  1857 ; 
Special  Laws,  1857,  p.  939.] 


(1)  Under  the  power  granted  the  city  by  an  act  of  the  legislature, 
entitled  “An  act  to  provide  for  annexing  and  excluding  territory  from 
cities,  towns  and  villages,  and  to  unite  cities,  towns  and  villages,”  ap- 
proved April  10,  1872  (Gross’  Stat.,  1872,  p.  64,  § 86,  et.  seq.),  the 
City  Council,  by  ordinance  passed  Nov.  16,  1872,  annexed  the  N.  W.  *4 
sec.  6,  tp.  17,  N.  R.  1,  West  4th  P.  M.,  and  the  W.  fractional  half  (south 
of  the  slough)  of  sec.  31,  tp.  18,  N.  R.  1,  West  4th  P.  M.,  to  the  city  of 
Rock  Island. 


Of  the  Mayor. 


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ARTICLE  II. 

OF  THE  MAYOR. 


§ 1.  Mayor — qualifications. 

2.  Vacancy  one  year  or  over. 

3.  Vacancy  less  than  year. 

4.  Mayor  pro  tem. 

5.  Vacancy  by  removal  from 

city. 

6.  Mayor  to  preside — casting 

vote. 

7.  When  he  may  remove  offi- 

cers. 

8.  His  power  to  keep  peace. 


§ 9.  Release  of  prisoners. 

10.  General  duties. 

11.  To  examine  records,  etc. 

12.  Messages  to  Council. 

13.  To  call  out  militia,  etc., 

riots. 

14-.  Misconduct,  etc.,  Mayor  or 
other  officer — penalty. 
15.  Revising  ordinances  after 
change. 


§ 1.  Mayor — His  Qualifications.  The  chief  executive 
officer  of  a city  shall  be  a Mayor,  who  shall  be  a citizen  of 
the  United  States,  a qualified  elector,  reside  within  the  city 
limits,  and  hold  his  office  for  two  years,  and  until  his  suc- 
cessor is  elected  and  qualified. 

§ 2.  Vacancy  One  Year  or  Over.  Whenever  a vacancy 
shall  happen  in  the  office  of  the  Mayor,  when  the  unexpired 
term  shall  be  one  year  or  over  from  the  date  when  the  va- 
cancy occurs,  it  shall  be  filled  by  an  election. 

§ 3.  Vacancy  Less  Than  a Year.  If  the  vacancy  is 
less  than  one  year,  the  City  Council  shall  elect  one  of  its 
number  to  act  as  Mayor,  who  shall  possess  all  the  rights 
and  powers  of  the  Mayor  until  the  next  annual  election,  and 
until  his  successor  is  elected  and  qualified. 

§ 4.  Mayor  Pro  Tem.  During  a temporary  absence 
or  disability  of  the  Mayor,  the  City  Council  shall  elect  one 
of  its  number  to  act  as  Mayor  pro  tem.,  who,  during  such 
absence  or  disability,  shall  possess  the  powers  of  Mayor. 

§ 5.  Vacancy  by  Removal  From  City.  If  the  Mayor, 
at  any  time  during  the  term  of  his  office,  shall  remove  from 
the  limits  of  the  city,  his  office  shall  thereby  become  vacant. 

§ 6.  Mayor  to  Preside,  Casting  Vote.  The  Mayor 
shall  preside  at  all  meetings  of  the  City  Council,  but  shall 
not  vote  except  in  case  of  a tie,  when  he  shall  give  the  cast- 
ing vote. 


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§ 7.  When  He  May  Remove  Officers.  The  Mayor 
shall  have  power  to  remove  any  officer  appointed  by  him, 
on  any  formal  charge,  whenever  he  shall  be  of  the  opinion 
that  the  interests  of  the  city  demand  such  removal,  but  he 
shall  report  the  reasons  for  such  removal  to  the  Council  at 
a meeting  to  be  held  not  less  than  five  days  nor  more  than 
ten  days  after  such  removal;  and  if  the  Mayor  shall  fail, 
or  refuse  to  file  with  the  City  Clerk  a statement  of  the  rea- 
sons for  such  removal,  or  if  the  Council  by  a two-thirds 
(%)  vote  of  all  its  members  authorized  by  law  to  be  elected, 
by  yeas  and  nays,  to  be  entered  upon  its  record,  disapprove 
of  such  removal,  such  officer  shall  thereupon  become  re- 
stored to  the  office  from  which  he  was  so  removed;  but  he 
shall  give  new  bonds  and  take  a new  oath  of  office.  No 
officer  shall  be  removed  a second  time  for  the  same  offense, 
(As  amended  by  an  act  approved  May  31,  1879.) 

§ 8.  His  Poiver  to  Keep  Peace.  He  may  exercise 
within  the  city  limits,  the  powers  conferred  upon  sheriffs, 
to  suppress  disorder  and  keep  the  peace. 

§ 9.  Release  of  Prisoners.  He  may  release  any  per- 
son imprisoned  for  violation  of  any  city  ordinance,  and 
shall  report  such  release,  with  the  cause  thereof,  to  the 
Council  at  its  first  session  thereafter. 

§ 10.  General  Duties.  He  shall  perform  all  such  du- 
ties as  are  or  may  be  prescribed  by  law  or  by  the  city  ordi- 
nances and  shall  take  care  that  the  laws  and  ordinances 
are  faithfully  executed. 

§ 11.  Power  to  Examine  Records,  Etc.  He  shall  have 
power  at  all  times,  to  examine  and  inspect  the  books,  rec- 
ords and  papers  of  any  agent,  employe  or  officer  of  the  city. 

§ 12.  Messages  to  Council.  The  Mayor  shall  annually 
and  from  time  to  time  give  the  Council  information  rela- 
tive to  the  affairs  of  the  city,  and  shall  recommend  for  their 
consideration  such  measures  as  he  may  deem  expedient. 


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§ 13.  To  Call  Out  Militia , Etc.,  Riots,  Etc.  He  shall 
have  power,  when  necessary,  to  call  on  every  male  inhabit- 
ant of  the  city  over  the  age  of  18  years,  to  aid  in  enforcing 
the  laws  and  ordinances,  and  to  call  out  the  militia  to  aid 
in  suppressing  riots  and  other  disorderly  conduct,  or  carry- 
ing into  effect  any  law  or  ordinance,  subject  to  the  author- 
ity of  the  governor  as  commander-in-chief  of  the  militia. 

§ 14.  Misconduct,  Etc.,  of  the  Mayor  or  Other  Officer , 
Penalty.  In  case  the  Mayor  or  any  other  municipal  officer 
shall  at  any  time  be  guilty  of  a palpable  omission  of  duty, 
or  shall  willfully  and  corruptly  be  guilty  of  oppression,  mis- 
conduct or  malfeasance  in  the  discharge  of  the  duties  of 
his  office,  he  shall  be  liable  to  indictment  in  any  court  of 
competent  jurisdiction,  and,  on  conviction,  shall  be  fined  in 
a sum  not  exceeding  $1,000;  and  the  court  in  which  such 
conviction  shall  be  had  shall  enter  an  order  removing  such 
officer  from  office. 

§ 15.  Revising  Ordinances  After  Change  of  Organi- 
zation. He  may  appoint,  by  and  with  the  advice  and  con- 
sent of  the  City  Council,  immediately  after  such  change  of 
organization,  one  or  more  competent  persons  to  prepare 
and  submit  to  the  City  Council  for  their  adoption  or  rejec- 
tion an  ordinance  in  revision  of  the  ordinances  of  such  city, 
and  for  the  government  of  such  city,  the  compensation  of 
such  reviser  or  revisers  to  be  determined  and  fixed  by  the 
City  Council  and  paid  out  of  the  city  treasury. 


ARTICLE  III. 


OF  THE  CITY  COUNCIL. 


§ 1.  Council — how  composed. 

2.  Number  of  aldermen. 

3.  Term  of  office  of  aldermen. 

4.  Vancancy. 

5.  Qualifications  of  aldermen. 

6.  Council  judge  of  election 

and  qualification  of. 

7.  Rules — expulsion — bribery. 

8.  Quorum — compelling  atten- 

dance. 

9.  Meetings. 

10.  Chairman  pro  tern. 


§ 11.  Open  doors. 

12.  Journal  shall  be  kept. 

13.  Yeas  and  nays — record — 


cial  meeting  unless,  etc. 

15.  When  report  laid  over. 

16.  Territorial  jurisdiction. 

17.  Special  meetings. 

IS.  Ordinance — appeal — vote. 
19.  Reconsideratiqn — passing 


vote — required. 

14.  Not  rescind  vote  at  spe- 


over  veto. 


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§ 1.  Council,  How  Composed.  The  City  Council  shall 
consist  of  the  Mayor  and  aldermen. 

§ 2.  Number  of  Aldermen.  The  number  of  aldermen, 
when  not  elected  by  the  minority  representation  plan,  shall 
be  as  follows:  In  cities  not  exceeding  3,000  inhabitants, 

six  aldermen;  exceeding  3,000,  but  not  exceeding  5,000, 
eight  aldermen;  exceeding  5,000  and  not  exceeding  10,000, 
ten  aldermen;  exceeding  10,000  and  not  exceeding  30,000, 
fourteen  aldermen;  and  two  additional  aldermen  for  every 

20.000  inhabitants  over  30,000.  Provided,  however,  that  in 
cities  of  over  350,000  inhabitants  there  shall  be  elected 
forty-eight  aldermen  and  no  more,  unless  additional  terri- 
tory shall  be  annexed  to  such  city,  after  such  city  shall  have 
been  divided  into  wards  on  the  basis  of  forty-eight  aider- 
men,  in  which  case,  and,  as  often  as  new  territory  shall  be 
annexed  to  such  city,  as  aforesaid,  containing  three  or  more 
square  miles  of  territory  or  15,000  inhabitants  and  not  ex- 
ceeding 25,000  inhabitants,  such  annexed  territory  shall 
constitute  a ward  of  such  city,  and  the  city  council  of  such 
city  shall  authorize  the  legal  voters  of  such  annexed  terri- 
tory to  elect  two  aldermen  from  such  ward  in  such  annexed 
territory,  which  said  aldermen  in  such  annexed  territory 
shall  be  additional  to  said  forty-eight  aldermen,  and  who 
shall  possess  all  the  qualifications  of,  and  be  elected  at  the 
time  and  in  the  manner,  provided  in  the  said  act,  of  which 
this  is  an  amendment:  Provided,  that  if  said  annexed  ter- 
ritory shall  contain  more  than  25,000  inhabitants,  then  the 
city  council  shall  authorize  the  legal  voters  of  such  annexed 
territory  to  elect  two  aldermen  for  every  25,000  inhabitants 
thereof,  and  two  additional  aldermen  for  every  fraction  of 

15.000  inhabitants  or  more.  The  number  of  inhabitants  to 

be  determined  by  the  last  preceding  national,  state  or  school 
census  of  such  annexed  territory.  And  if  any  such  annexed 
territory  has  less  than  15,000  inhabitants,  and  less  than 
three  square  miles  in  extent,  then  the  city  council  shall  an- 
nex it  to  any  ward  or  wards  which  it  adjoins:  Provided, 

further,  that  when  the  number  of  aldermen  in  any  such  city 
shall  reach  seventy  by  reason  of  such  annexed  territory,  the 


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city  council  shall  re-district  said  city  into  thirty-five 
new  wards,  and  no  more;  and  when  said  number  of  aider- 
men  shall  reach  seventy,  if  any  new  territory  is  thereafter 
annexed  which  shall  contain  25,000  inhabitants,  or  more,  as 
determined  by  the  last  preceding  national,  state,  school,  or 
other  census  authorized  by  law  to  be  taken,  then  said  city 
council  shall  re-district  said  city  into  thirty-five  wards : Pro- 
vided further,  that  whenever,  after  such  new  territory  shall 
have  been  annexed,  as  aforesaid,  said  city  shall  be  re-dis- 
tricted, the  number  of  wards  at  the  time  said  city 
is  so  re-districted,  shall  be  preserved,  and  the  city  coun- 
cil thereof  may,  at  its  discretion,  change  the  boundary 
between  such  new  ward  and  the  original  territory 

of  the  city,  and  make  said  new  ward  larger  or 

smaller,  to  comply  with  the  requirements  of  said 

act  as  to  compactness  and  equality  of  inhabitants. 
And  provided,  further,  if  it  shall  appear  from  any 
census  heretofore  or  hereafter  taken ; that  any  city  has  the 
requisite  number  of  inhabitants  to  authorize  it  to  increase 
the  number  of  aldermen,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  city 
council  thereof  to  proceed,  without  delay,  and  re-district 
such  city  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  hereof,  and  to 
call  and  hold  its  next  city  election  in  accordance  with  such 
new  re-districting:  Provided,  that  at  such  election  the  al- 

dermen who  hold  over  shall  be  considered  aldermen  for  the 
new  wards  respectively  in  which  their  residence  shall  be, 
unless  there  shall  be  two  or  more  aldermen  who  hold  over 
in  the  same  ward  under  this  proviso,  then,  in  such  case,  it 
shall  be  determined  by  lot  in  presence  of  the  city  council, 
in  such  manner  as  they  shall  direct,  which  alderman  shall 
hold  over  for  such  ward.  (As  amended  by  act  approved 
and  in  force  June  4,  1889.) 

§ 3.  Term  of  Office.  Aldermen  shall  hold  their  office 
for  the  term  of  two  years,  and  until  their  successors  are 
elected  and  qualified. 

§ 4.  Vancancy.  If  any  vacancy  shall  occur  in  the 
office  of  alderman  by  death,  resignation,  removal  or  other- 
wise, such  vacancy  shall  be  filled  by  election. 


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§ 5.  Qualifications  of  Aldermen.  No  person  shall  be 
eligible  to  the  office  of  alderman  unless  he  shall  be  a quali- 
fied elector,  and  shall  reside  within  the  ward  for  which  he 
is  elected,  nor  shall  he  be  eligible  if  he  is  in  arrears  in  the 
payment  of  any  tax  or  other  liability  due  to  the  city;  nor 
shall  ihe  be  directly  or  indirectly  interested  in  any  contract 
whatever  to  which  the  city  is  a party ; nor  shall  he  be  eligi- 
ble if  he  shall  have  been  convicted  of  malfeasance,  bribery 
or  other  corrupt  practices  or  crimes;  nor  shall  he  be  eligi- 
ble to  any  office,  the  salary  of  which  is  payable  out  of  the 
city  treasury,  if  at  the  time  of  his  appointment  he  shall  be 
a member  of  the  City  Council ; nor  shall  any  member  of  the 
City  Council  at  the  same  time  hold  any  other  office  under 
the  city  government;  nor  shall  he  be  either  directly  on  in- 
directly, individually  or  as  a member  of  a firm,  engaged  in 
any  business  transaction  (other  than  official)  with  such  city, 
through  its  Mayor  or  any  of  its  authorized  boards,  agents 
or  attorneys,  whereby  any  money  is  to  be  paid,  directly  or 
indirectly,  out  of  the  city  treasury  to  such  member  or  firms. 

§ 6.  Council  Judge  of  Its  Members.  The  City  Council 
shall  be  judge  of  the  election  and  qualification  of  its  own 
members. 

§ 7.  Rules — Expulsion — Bribery.  It  shall  determine 
its  own  rules  of  proceeding,  punish  its  members  for  dis- 
orderly conduct,  and  with  the  concurrence  of  two-thirds  of 
the  aldermen-elect,  may  expel  a member,  but  not  a second 
time  for  the  same  offense:  Provided,  that  any  alderman 

or  councilman  who  shall  have  been  convicted  of  bribery 
shall  thereby  be  deemed  to  have  vacated  his  office. 

§ 8.  Quorum — Compelling  Attendance.  A majority  of 
the  aldermen-elect  shall  constitute  a quorum  to  do  business, 
but  a smaller  number  may  adjourn  from  time  to  time,  and 
may  compel  the  attendance  of  absentees  under  such  penal- 
ties as  may  be  prescribed  by  ordinance. 

§ 9.  Meetings.  The  City  Council  may  prescribe,  by 
ordinance,  the  times  and  places  of  the  meeting  thereof,  and 
the  manner  in  which  special  meetings  thereof  may  be  called. 


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§ 10.  Chairman  Pro  Tern.  It  may  elect  a temporary 
chairman  in  the  absence  of  the  Mayor. 

§ 11.  Open  Doors.  It  shall  sit  with  open  doors. 

§ 12.  Journal.  It  shall  keep  a journal  of  its  own  pro- 
ceedings. 

§ 13.  Yeas  and  Nays — Record — Vote  Required.  The 
yeas  and  nays  shall  be  taken  upon  the  passage  of  all  ordi- 
nances ; and  on  all  propositions  to  create  any  liability  against 
the  city,  or  for  the  expenditure  or  appropriation  of  its 
money,  and  in  all  other  cases  at  the  request  of  any  member, 
which  shall  be  entered  on  the  journal  of  its  proceedings ; and 
the  concurrence  of  a majority  of  all  the  members  elected  in 
the  City  Council  shall  be  necessary  to  the  passage  of  any 
such  ordinance  or  proposition:  Provided,  it  shall  require 

two-thirds  of  all  the  aldermen  elect  to  sell  any  city  or  school 
property. 

§ 14.  Not  to  Rescind  Vote  at  Special  Meeting — Unless 
— Etc.  No  vote  of  the  City  Council  shall  be  reconsidered 
or  rescinded  at  a special  meeting,  unless  at  such  special  meet- 
ing there  be  present  as  large  a number  of  aldermen  as  were 
present  when  such  vote  was  taken. 

§ 15.  When  Report  Laid  Over.  Any  report  of  a com- 
mittee of  the  Council  shall  be  deferred,  for  final  action  there- 
on, to  the  next  regular  meeting  of  the  same  after  the  report 
is  made,  upon  request  of  any  two  aldermen  present. 

§ 16.  Territorial  Jurisdiction.  The  City  Council  and 
board  of  trustees  shall  also  have  jurisdiction  in  and  over  all 
places  within  one-half  mile  of  the  city  or  village  limits  for 
the  purpose  of  enforcing  health  and  quarantine  ordinances 
and  regulations  thereof. 

§ 17.  Special  Meeting.  The  Mayor  or  any  three  aider- 
men  may  call  special  meetings  of  the  City  Council. 

§ 18.  Ordinances — Approval — Veto.  All  ordinances 
passed  by  the  City  Council  shall,  before  they  take  effect,  be 
deposited  in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk;  and  if  the  Mayor 


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approves  thereof,  he  shall  sign  the  same,  and  such  as  he 
shall  not  approve  he  shall  return  to  the  Council,  with  his  ob- 
jections thereto,  in  writing,  at  the  next  regular  meeting  of 
the  Council  occurring  not  less  than  five  days  after  the  pas- 
sage thereof.  Such  veto  may  extend  to  any  one  or  more 
items  or  appropriations  contained  in  any  ordinance  making 
an  appropriation,  or  to  the  entire  ordinance ; and  in  case  the 
veto  only  extends  to  a part  of  such  ordinance,  the  residue 
thereof  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  force.  But  in  case  the 
Mayor  shall  fail  to  return  any  ordinance  with  his  objections 
thereto,  by  the  time  aforesaid,  he  shall  be  deemed  to  have 
approved  such  ordinance,  and  the  same  shall  take  effect 
accordingly. 

§ 19.  Reconsideration — Passing  Over  Veto.  Upon  the 
return  of  any  ordinance  by  the  Mayor,  the  vote  by  which 
the  same  was  passed  shall  be  reconsidered  by  the  Council; 
and,  if,  after  such  reconsideration,  two-thirds  of  all  the  mem- 
bers elected  to  the  City  Council  shall  agree,  by  yeas  and  nays, 
to  pass  the  same,  it  shall  go  into  effect,  notwithstanding  the 
Mayor  may  refuse  to  approve  thereof.  The  vote  to  pass  the 
same  over  the  Mayor’s  veto  shall  be  taken  by  yeas  and  nays 
and  entered  on  the  journal. 


ARTICLE  IV. 

ELECTIONS. 


§ 1.  Annual  election. 

2.  Election  of  Mayor. 

3.  Who  entitled  to  vote. 

4.  Wards. 

5.  Aldermen  at  first  election 

classified. 

6.  Minority  representation. 

7.  Aldermen  under  minority 

representation. 

8.  Aldermen  when  minority 

plan  not  adopted. 


§ 9.  Council  to  designate  place 
of  election. 

10.  Manner  of  conducting  elec- 

tions. 

11.  Result — tie. 

12.  Notice  to  persons  elected 

or  appointed. 

13.  Where  no  quorum  in  office 

— special  election. 

14.  Special  election. 


§ 1.  Annual  Election.  A general  election  for  city  offi- 
cers shall  be  held  on  the  third  Tuesday  of  April  of  each 
year.  Provided,  that  in  cities  which  include  wholly  within 


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their  corporate  limits  a town  or  towns,  such  elections  shall 
he  held  on  the  first  Tuesday  of  April.  (As  amended  by  act 
approved  and  in  force  March  9,  1877.) 

§ 2.  Election  of  Mayor — City  Clerk — Attorney — and 
Treasurer.  At  the  general  election  held  in  1877,  and  bi- 
ennially thereafter,  a mayor,  a city  clerk,  a city  attorney 
and  a city  treasurer  shall  be  elected  in  each  city.  Provided, 
that  no  person  shall  be  elected  to  the  office  of  city  treasurer 
for  two  terms  in  succession.  (As  amended  by  act  approved 
and  in  force  March  26,  1877.) 

§ 3.  Who  Entitled  to  Vote.  All  persons  entitled  to 
vote  at  any  general  election  for  state  officers  within  any  city 
or  village,  having  resided  therein  thirty  days  next  preceding 
thereto,  may  vote  at  any  election  for  city  or  village  officers. 

§ 4.  Wards.  The  city  council  of  any  city  in  this  state, 
whether  organized  under  this  act  or  under  any  special  law 
of  this  state,  may,  from  time  to  time,  divide  the  city  into 
one-half  as  many  wards  as  the  total  number  of  aldermen 
to  which  the  city  is  entitled ; and  one  alderman  shall  annual- 
ly be  elected  in  and  for  each  ward,  to  hold  his  office  for  two 
years,  and  until  his  successor  is  elected  and  qualified.  In 
the  formation  of  wards  the  population  of  each  shall  be  as 
nearly  equal  and  the  ward  shall  be  of  as  compact  and  con- 
tiguous territory  as  practicable.  (As  amended  by  act  ap- 
proved June  17,  1887.) 

§ 5.  Aldermen  at  First  Election — Classified.  At  the 
first  election  under  this  act,  there  shall  be  elected  the  full 
number  of  aldermen  to  which  the  city  shall  be  entitled.  At 
the  first  meeting  of  the  City  Council  after  such  election,  the 
aldermen  elected  shall  be  divided,  by  lot,  into  two  classes; 
those  of  the  first  class  shall  continue  in  office  for  one  year, 
and  those  of  the  second  for  two  years.  And  upon  any  in- 
crease of  the  number  of  aldermen,  at  their  first  election, 
one-half  shall  be  elected  for  one  year,  and  one-half  for  two 
years. 

§ 6.  Minority  Representation.  Whenever  this  act 


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shall  be  submitted  to  the  qualified  electors  of  any  city  for 
adoption,  there  shall  be  submitted  at  the  same  time  for 
adoption  or  rejection  the  question  of  minority  representa- 
tion in  the  City  Council  or  legislative  authority  of  such  city. 
At  the  said  election  the  ballot  shall  be  in  the  following  form : 
“For  minority  representation  in  the  City  Council, “ or 
“Against  minority  representation  in  the  City  Council,”  and 
at  any  subsequent  time,  on  petition  of  the  legal  voters  equal 
in  number  to  one-eighth  the  number  of  legal  votes  cast  at 
the  next  preceding  general  city  election,  the  City  Council 
shall  cause  the  question  of  minority  representation  to  be 
submitted  to  the  legal  voters  of  said  city,  and  the  ballots 
shall  be  in  form  as  provided  in  this  section : Provided,  that 

no  such  question  of  representation  shall  be  submitted  more 
than  once  in  every  two  years.  The  judges  of  such  election 
shall  make  returns  thereof  to  the  City  Council,  whose  duty 
it  shall  be  to  canvass  such  returns,  and  to  cause  the  result 
of  such  canvass  to  be  entered  on  the  records  of  such  city. 
If  a majority  of  the  votes  cast  at  such  election  shall  be  for 
equal  representation  in  the  City  Council,  then  the  members 
of  the  City  Council,  or  legislative  authority  of  such  city, 
shall  be  thereafter  elected  in  the  following  manner:  The 

Council  or  legislative  authority  of  such  city,  at  least  one 
month  before  the  general  election  in  the  year  in  which  this 
act  shall  take  effect  in  such  city,  shall  apportion  such  city 
by  dividing  the  population  thereof,  as  ascertained  by  the 
last  Federal  Census,  by  any  number  not  less  than  two,  nor 
more  than  six,  and  the  quotient  shall  be  the  ratio  or  repre- 
sentation in  the  City  Council.  Districts  shall  be  formed  of 
contiguous  and  compact  territory,  and  contain,  as  near  as 
practicable,  an  equal  number  of  inhabitants:  And  provid- 

ed, further,  that  where  said  council  or  legislative  authority 
of  such  city  have  not  fixed  a ratio  of  representation  and 
formed  the  districts  or  wards,  at  the  time  above  specified, 
the  same  may  be  done  by  any  subsequent  board  of  aider- 
men;  but  all  official  acts  heretofore  done  and  ordinances 
heretofore  passed  by  any  board  of  aldermen  elected  at  large 
by  the  legal  electors  of  any  such  city  on  the  minority  repre- 
sentation plan,  shall  be  held  and  taken  by  all  courts  in  this 


Elections. 


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State,  to  be  of  as  much  validity  and  binding  force  as  if 
they  had  been  elected  from  wards  or  districts.  (As  amend- 
ed by  act  approved  and  in  force  April  11,  1883.) 

§ 7.  Aldermen  Under  Minority  Plan.  Every  such 
district  shall  be  entitled  to  three  aldermen,  who  shall  hold 
their  office  for  two  years,  and  until  their  successors  shall 
be  elected  and  qualified.  At  the  first  general  election  for 
Mayor,  after  the  passage  of  this  act,  and  every  two  years 
thereafter,  there  shall  be  elected  in  each  ward  as  many  al- 
dermen as  such  ward  shall  be  entitled  to.  Provided,  that 
aldermen  elected  under  this  act  in  wards  wherein  aldermen 
were  elected  for  two  years  at  the  last  previous  annual  elec- 
tion, shall  not  take  their  seats  as  such  until  the  terms  of 
the  alderman  last  aforesaid  shall  expire.  Vacancies  shall 
be  filled  at  an  election  to  be  held  by  the  voters  of  the  dis- 
trict in  which  such  vacancies  shall  occur,  at  the  time  to  be 
designated  by  the  City  Council.  In  all  elections  for  aider- 
men  aforesaid,  each  qualified  voter  may  cast  as  many  votes 
as  there  are  aldermen  to  be  elected  in  his  district,  or  may 
distribute  the  same,  or  equal  parts  thereof,  among  the  can- 
didates as  he  shall  see  fit,  and  the  candidate  highest  in 
votes  shall  be  declared  elected.  (As  amended  by  act  ap- 
proved and  in  force  April  11,  1883.) 

§ 8.  Aldermen  When  Minority  Plan  Not  Adopted.  If 
a majority  of  the  votes  cast  at  such  election  shall  be 
“Against  minority  representation  in  the  City  Council,” 
the  preceding  section  shall  be  null  and  void,  so  far  as  it 
relates  to  such  city  at  such  election,  and  the  aldermen  of 
such  city  shall  be  elected  as  otherwise  provided  for  in  this 
act. 


§ 9.  Place  of  Election — Notice.  The  City  Council 
shall  designate  the  place  or  places  in  which  the  election 
shall  be  held,  and  appoint  the  judges  and  clerks  thereof, 
and  cause  notice  to  be  printed  in  some  newspaper  published 
in  such  city,  if  there  be  one,  or  posted  at  each  voting  place 
in  such  city,  of  the  time,  places  of  election  and  of  the  offi- 


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cers  to  be  elected,  for  at  least  twenty  days  prior  to  such 
election. 

§ 10.  Manner  of  Conducting  Elections , Etc,  The 
manner  of  conducting  and  voting  at  elections  to  be  held 
under  this  act  and  contesting  the  same,  the  keeping  of  poll 
lists  and  canvassing  the  votes,  shall  be  the  same,  as  nearly 
as  may  be,  as  in  the  case  of  the  election  of  county  officers, 
under  the  general  laws  of  this  state.  The  judges  of  elec- 
tion shall  appoint  clerks  when  necessary  to  fill  vacancies, 
and  the  judges  and  clerks  shall  take  the  same  oath  and  have 
the  same  powers  and  authority  as  the  judges  and  clerks  of 
general  state  elections.  After  the  closing  of  the  polls,  the 
ballots  shall  be  counted  and  the  returns  made  out  and  re- 
turned under  seal,  to  the  city  or  village  clerk,  as  the  case 
may  be,  within  two  days  after  the  election ; and  thereupon, 
the  city  council  or  board  of  trustees,  as  the  case  may  be, 
shall  examine  and  canvass  the  same  and  declare  the  result 
of  the  election,  and  cause  a statement  thereof  to  be  entered 
upon  its  journals. 

§ 11.  Result — Tie.  The  person  having  the  highest 
number  of  votes  for  any  office  shall  be  declared  elected.  In 
case  of  a tie  in  the  election  of  any  city  or  village  officer,  it 
shall  be  determined  by  lot,  in  presence  of  the  city  council 
or  board  of  trustees,  in  such  manner  as  they  shall  direct, 
which  candidate  or  candidates  shall  hold  the  office. 

§ 12.  Notice  to  Persons  Elected  or  Appointed.  It 
shall  be  the  duty  of  the  village  or  city  clerk,  within  five 
days  after  the  result  of  the  election  is  declared  or  appoint- 
ment made,  to  notify  all  persons  elected  or  appointed  to 
office  of  their  election  or  appointment,  and  unless  such  per- 
sons shall  respectively  qualify  in  ten  days  after  such  notice, 
the  office  shall  become  vacant. 

§ 13.  When  no  Quorum  in  Office — Special  Election. 
If,  for  any  cause,  there  shall  not  be  a quorum  in  office  of 
the  city  council  or  board  of  trustees,  the  mayor,  clerk,  or 
any  alderman  or  trustee,  as  the  case  may  be,  may  appoint 


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the  time  and  place  for  holding  a special  election  to  supply 
such  vacancy  and  give  notice  and  appoint  the  judges  thereof. 

§ 14.  Special  Elections.  If  there  is  a failure  to  elect 
any  officer  herein  required  to  be  elected,  or  the  person  elect- 
ed shall  fail  to  qualify,  the  city  council  or  board  of  trustees 
may  forthwith  order  a new  election  therefor;  and  in  all 
cases,  when  necessary  for  the  purposes  of  this  act,  may 
call  special  elections,  appoint  judges  and  clerks  thereof, 
canvass  the  returns  thereof,  and  provide  by  ordinance  for 
the  mode  of  conducting  the  same;  and  shall  give  notice  of 
such  special  elections,  in  which  shall  be  stated  the  ques- 
tions to  be  voted  upon,  and  cause  such  notices  to  be  pub- 
lished or  posted  for  the  same  length  of  time  and  in  the  same 
manner  as  is  required  in  the  case  of  regular  annual  elections 
in  such  cities  or  villages. 


ARTICLE  V. 


OF  THE  POWERS  OF  THE  CITY  COUNCIL. 


1. 

General  powers  of  council. 

§ 9. 

Fines  and  licenses — paid  to 

2. 

May  license  itinerant  mer- 

treasurer. 

chants. 

10. 

Summons  — affidavit — pun- 

3. 

May  license  engineers — 

ishment. 

penalty. 

11. 

Jurisdiction  of  justices. 

4. 

Board  to  examine — license. 

12. 

Constable  or  sheriff  may 

5. 

Style  of  ordinances. 

serve  process. 

6. 

Publication  of  ordinances — 

13. 

Jurisdiction  over  waters — 

when  to  take  effect. 

street  labor. 

7. 

Proof  of  ordinances. 

14. 

Fines  and  penalties. 

8.  Suits  for  violating  ordin- 
ances. 

§ 1.  Powers.  The  City  Council  in  cities,  and  presi- 
dent and  the  board  of  trustees  in  the  villages,  shall  have 
the  following  powers: 

First. — To  control  the  finances  and  property  of  the 
corporation. 

Second — To  appropriate  money  for  corporate  purposes 
only,  and  provide  for  payment  of  debts  and  expenses  of  the 
corporation. 


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Third — To  levy  and  collect  taxes  for  general  and  special 
purposes  on  real  and  personal  property. 

Fourth — To  fix  the  amount,  terms  and  manner  of  issu- 
ing and  revoking  licenses. 

Fifth — To  borrow  money  on  the  credit  of  the  corpora- 
tion for  corporate  purposes,  and  issue  bonds  therefor,  in 
such  amounts  and  form,  and  on  such  conditions  as  it  shall 
prescribe,  but  shall  not  become  indebted  in  any  manner  or 
for  any  purpose,  to  an  amount,  including  existing  indebted- 
ness, in  the  aggregate  to  exceed  five  (5)  per  centum  on  the 
value  of  the  taxable  property  therein,  to  be  ascertained  by 
the  last  assessment  for  the  state  and  county  taxes  previous 
to  the  incurring  of  such  indebtedness,  and  before  or  at  the 
time  of  incurring  any  indebtedness,  shall  provide  for  the 
collection  of  a direct  annual  tax  sufficient  to  pay  the  inter- 
est on  such  debt  as  it  falls  due,  and  also  to  pay  and  dis- 
charge the  principal  thereof  within  twenty  years  after  con- 
tracting the  same. 

Sixth — To  issue  bonds  in  place  of  or  to  supply  means 
to  meet  maturing  bonds,  or  for  the  consolidation  or  fund- 
ing of  the  same. 

Seventh — To  lay  out,  to  establish,  open,  alter,  widen, 
extend,  grade,  pave,  or  otherwise  improve  streets,  alleys, 
avenues,  sidewalks,  wharves,  parks  and  public  grounds, 
and  vacate  the  same. 

Eighth — To  plant  trees  upon  the  same. 

Ninth — To  regulate  the  use  of  the  same. 

Tenth — To  prevent  and  remove  encroachments  or  ob- 
structions upon  the  same. 

Eleventh — To  provide  for  the  lighting  of  the  same. 

Twelfth — To  provide  for  the  cleansing  of  the  same. 

Thirteenth — To  regulate  the  openings  therein  for  the 
laying  of  gas  or  water  mains  and  pipes,  and  the  building 
and  repairing  of  sewers,  tunnels  and  drains,  and  erecting 
gas  lights:  Provided,  however,  that  any  company  hereto- 


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fore  organized  under  the  general  laws  of  this  state,  or  any 
association  of  persons  organized,  or  which  may  be  hereafter 
organized  for  the  purpose  of  manufacturing  illuminating 
gas  to  supply  cities  or  villages,  or  the  inhabitants  thereof, 
with  the  same,  shall  have  the  right,  by  the  consent  of  the 
common  cpuncil  (subject  to  existing  rights),  to  erect  gas 
factories,  and  lay  down  pipes  in  the  streets  or  alleys  of  any 
city  or  village  of  this  state,  subject  to  such  regulations  as 
any  such  city  or  village  may  by  ordinance  impose. 

Fourteenth — To  regulate  the  use  of  sidewalks  and  all 
structures  thereunder;  and  to  require  the  owner  or  occu- 
pant of  any  premises  to  keep  the  sidewalks  in  front  of,  or 
along  the  same,  free  from  snow  and  other  obstructions. 

Fifteenth — To  regulate  and  prevent  the  throwing  or 
depositing  of  ashes,  offal,  dirt,  garbage,  or  any  offensive 
matter  in,  and  to  prevent  injury  to  any  street,  avenue, 
alley  or  public  ground. 

Sixteenth — To  provide  for  and  regulate  crosswalks, 
curbs  and  gutters. 

Seventeenth — To  regulate  and  prevent  the  use  of 
streets,  sidewalks  and  public  grounds  for  signs,  sign  posts, 
awnings,  awning  posts,  telegraph  poles,  horse  troughs, 
racks,  posting  hand  bills  and  advertisements. 

Eighteenth — To  regulate  and  prohibit  the  exhibition  or 
carrying  of  banners,  placards,  advertisements  or  hand  bills 
in  the  streets  or  public  grounds,  or  upon  the  sidewalks. 

Nineteenth — To  regulate  and  prevent  the  flying  of  flags, 
banners  or  signs  across  the  streets  or  from  houses. 

Twentieth — To  regulate  traffic  and  sales  upon  the 
streets,  sidewalks  and  public  places. 

Twenty -first — To  regulate  the  speed  of  horses  and  other 
animals,  vehicles,  cars  and  locomotives  within  the  limits  of 
the  corporation. 

Twenty-second — To  regulate  the  numbering  of  houses 
and  lots. 


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Twenty-third — To  name  and  change  the  name  of  any 
street,  avenue,  alley,  or  other  public  place. 

Twenty-fourth — To  permit,  regulate  or  prohibit  the 
locating,  constructing,  or  laying  a track  of  any  horse  rail- 
road in  any  street,  alley  or  public  place;  but  such  permis- 
sion shall  not  be  for  a longer  time  than  twenty  years. 

Twenty-fifth — To  provide  for  and  change  the  location, 
grade  and  crossings  of  any  railroad. 

Twenty-sixth — To  require  railroad  companies  to  fence 
their  respective  railroads,  or  any  portion  of  the  same,  and 
to  construct  cattle  guards,  crossings  of  streets  and  public 
roads,  and  keep  the  same  in  repair  within  the  limits  of  the 
corporation.  In  case  any  railroad  company  shall  fail  to 
comply  with  any  such  ordinance,  it  shall  be  liable  for  all 
damages  the  owner  of  any  cattle  or  horses,  or  other  domes- 
tic animal,  may  sustain  by  reason  of  injuries  thereto  while 
on  the  track  of  such  railroad,  in  like  manner  and  extent  as 
under  the  general  laws  of  this  state,  relative  to  the  fencing 
of  railroads;  and  actions  to  recover  such  damages  may  be 
instituted  before  any  justice  of  the  peace  or  other  court  of 
competent  jurisdiction. 

Twenty -seventh — To  require  railroad  companies  to  keep 
flagman  at  railroad  crossings  of  streets,  and  provide  protec- 
tion against  injury  to  persons  and  property  in  the  use  of 
such  railroads.  To  compel  such  railroads  to  raise  or  lower 
their  tracks  to  conform  to  any  grade  which  may,  at  any 
time,  be  established  by  such  city,  and  where  such  tracks 
run  lengthwise  of  any  such  street,  alley  or  highway,  to 
keep  their  railroad  tracks  on  a level  with  the  street  surface, 
and  so  that  such  tracks  may  be  crossed  at  any  place  on  such 
street,  alley  or  highway.  To  compel  and  require  railroad 
companies  to  make  and  keep  open  and  to  keep  in  repair 
ditches,  drains,  sewers  and  culverts  along  and  under  their 
railroad  tracks,  so  that  filthy  or  stagnant  pools  of  water 
cannot  stand  on  their  grounds  or  right  of  way,  and  so  that 
the  natural  drainage  of  adjacent  property  shall  not  be  im- 
peded. 


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Twenty-eighth — To  construct  and  keep  in  repair 
bridges,  viaducts  and  tunnels,  and  to  regulate  the  use  there- 
of. 

Tiventy-ninth — To  construct  and  keep  in  repair  cul- 
verts, drains,  sewers  arid  cesspools,  and  to  regulate  the  use 
thereof. 

Thirtieth — To  deepen,  widen,  dock,  cover,  wall,  alter, 
or  change  the  channel  of  water  courses. 

Thirty-first — To  construct  and  keep  in  repair  canals 
and  slips  for  the  accommodation  of  commerce. 

Thirty-second — To  erect  and  keep  in  repair  public 
landing  places,  wharves,  docks  and  levees. 

Thirty-third — To  regulate  and  control  the  use  of  pub- 
lic and  private  landing  places,  wharves,  docks  and  levees. 

Thirty-fourth — To  control  and  regulate  the  anchorage, 
moorage  and  landing  of  all  water  craft  and  their  cargoes 
within  the  jurisdiction  of  the  corporation. 

Thirty-fifth — To  license,  regulate  and  prohibit  wharf- 
boats,  tugs  and  other  boats  used  about  the  harbor,  or  with- 
in such  jurisdiction. 

Thirty-sixth — To  fix  the  rate  of  wharfage  and  dockage. 

Thirty -seventh — To  collect  wharfage  and  dockage  from 
all  boats,  rafts,  or  other  craft  landing  at  or  using  any  pub- 
lic landing  place,  wharf,  dock  or  levee  within  the  limits  of 
the  corporation. 

Thirty-eighth — To  make  regulations  in  regard  to  the 
use  of  harbors,  towing  of  vessels,  opening  and  passing  of 
bridges. 

Thirty-ninth — To  appoint  harbor  masters  and  define 
their  duties. 

Fortieth — To  provide  for  the  cleansing  and  purifica- 
tion of  waters,  water  courses  and  canals,  and  the  draining 
or  filling  of  ponds  on  private  property,  whenever  necessary 
to  prevent  or  abate  nuisances. 


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Forty-first — To  license,  tax,  regulate,  suppress  and  pro- 
hibit hawkers,  peddlers  and  pawnbrokers,  keepers  of  ordin- 
aries, theatricals  and  other  exhibitions,  shows  and  amuse- 
ments, and  to  revoke  such  license  at  pleasure. 

Forty-second — To  license,  tax  and  regulate  hackmen, 
draymen,  omnibus  drivers,  carters,  cabmen,  porters,  ex- 
pressmen, and  all  others  pursuing  like  occupations,  and  to 
prescribe  their  compensation. 

Forty-third — To  license,  regulate,  tax  and  restrain  run- 
ners for  stages,  cars,  public  houses  or  other  things  or  per- 
sons. 

Forty-fourth — To  license,  regulate,  tax  or  prohibit  and 
suppress  billiards,  bagatelle,  pigeon-hole  or  any  other  tables 
or  implements  kept  or  used  for  a similar  purpose  in  any 
place  of  public  resort,  pin  alleys  and  ball  alleys. 

Forty-fifth — To  suppress  bawdy  and  disorderly  houses, 
houses  of  ill-fame  or  assignation,  within  the  limits  of  the 
city,  and  within  three  miles  of  the  outer  boundaries  of  the 
city;  and  also  to  suppress  gaming  and  gambling  houses, 
lotteries  and  all  fraudulent  devices  and  practices,  for  the 
purpose  of  gaming  or  obtaining  money  or  property;  and  to 
prohibit  the  sale  or  exhibition  of  obscene  or  immoral  publi- 
cations, prints,  pictures  or  illustrations. 

Forty-sixth — To  license,  regulate  and  prohibit  the  sell- 
ing or  giving  away  of  any  intoxicating,  malt,  vinous,  mixed 
or  fermented  liquor,  the  license  not  to  extend  beyond  the 
municipal' year  in  which  it  shall  be  granted,  and  to  deter- 
mine the  amount  to  be  paid  for  such  license:  Provided, 

that  the  City  Council  in  cities,  or  president  and  board  of 
trustees  in  villages,  may  grant  permits  to  druggists  for  the 
sale  of  liquors  for  medicinal,  mechanical,  sacramental  and 
chemical  purposes  only,  subject  to  forfeiture,  and  under 
such  restrictions  and  regulations  as  may  be  provided  by 
ordinance : Provided,  further,  that  in  granting  licenses, 

such  corporate  authorities  shall  comply  with  whatever  gen- 
eral law  of  the  state  may  be  in  force  relative  to  the  grant- 
ing of  licenses. 


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Forty-seventh — The  foregoing  shall  not  be  construed  to 
affect  the  provisions  of  the  charter  of  any  literary  institu- 
tion heretofore  granted. 

Forty-eighth — And  the  City  Council  in  cities,  and  presi- 
dent and  board  of  trustees  in  villages,  shall  also  have  the 
power  to  forbid  and  punish  the  selling  or  giving  away  of 
any  intoxicating,  malt,  vinous,  mixed  or  fermented  liquor 
to  any  minor,  apprentice  or  servant  or  insane,  idiotic  or  dis- 
tracted person,  habitual  drunkard,  or  person  intoxicated. 

Forty-ninth — To  establish  markets  and  market  houses, 
and  provide  for  the  regulation  and  use  thereof. 

Fiftieth — To  regulate  the  sale  of  meats,  poultry,  fish, 
butter,  cheese,  lard,  vegetables,  and  all  other  provisions,  and 
to  provide  for  place  and  manner  of  selling  the  same. 

Fifty-first — To  prevent  and  punish  forestalling  and  re- 
grating. 

Fifty-second — To  regulate  the  sale  of  bread  in  the  city 
or  village;  prescribe  the  weight  and  quality  of  the  bread  in 
the  loaf. 

Fifty-third — To  provide  for  and  regulate  the  inspection 
of  meats,  poultry,  fish,  butter,  cheese,  lard,  vegetables,  cot- 
ton, tobacco,  flour,  meal  and  other  provisions. 

Fifty-fourth — To  regulate  the  inspection,  weighing  and 
measuring  of  brick,  lumber,  firewood,  coal,  hay  and  any 
article  of  merchandise. 

Fifty-fifth — To  provide  for  the  inspection  and  sealing 
of  weights  and  measures. 

Fifty -sixth — To  enforce  the  keeping  and  use  of  proper 
weights  and  measures  by  vendors. 

Fifty-seventh — To  regulate  the  construction,  repairs 
and  use  of  vaults,  cisterns,  areas,  hydrants,  pumps,  sewers 
and  gutters. 

Fifty -eight — To  regulate  places  of  amusement. 


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Fifty-ninth — To  prevent  intoxication,  fighting,  quarrel- 
ing, dog  fights,  cock  fights,  and  all  disorderly  conduct. 

Sixtieth — To  regulate  partition  fences  and  party  walls. 

Sixty-first — To  prescribe  the  thickness,  strength  and 
manner  of  constructing  stone,  brick  and  other  buildings, 
and  construction  of  fire  escapes  therein. 

Sixty-second — The  City  Council,  and  the  president  and 
trustees  in  villages,  for  the  purpose  of  guarding  against 
calamities  of  fire,  shall  have  power  to  prescribe  the  limits 
within  which  wooden  buildings  shall  not  be  erected  or  placed, 
or  repaired,  without  permission,  and  to  direct  that  all  and 
any  buildings,  within  the  fire  limits,  when  the  same  shall 
have  been  damaged  by  fire,  decay  or  otherwise,  to  the  extent 
of  fifty  per  cent  of  the  value,  shall  be  torn  down  or  removed, 
and  to  prescribe  the  manner  of  ascertaining  such  damage. 

Sixty-third — To  prevent  the  dangerous  construction 
and  condition  of  chimneys,  fire-places,  hearths,  stoves,  stove- 
pipes, ovens,  boilers  and  apparatus  used  in  and  about  any 
building  and  manufactory,  and  to  cause  the  same  to  be  re- 
moved or  placed  in  a safe  condition,  when  considered  danger- 
ous; to  regulate  and  prevent  the  carrying  on  of  manufac- 
tories dangerous  in  causing  and  promoting  fires;  to  pre- 
vent the  deposit  of  ashes  in  unsafe  places,  and  to  cause  all 
such  buildings  and  enclosures  as  may  be  in  a dangerous  state 
to  be  put  in  a safe  condition. 

Sixty-fourth — To  erect  engine  houses,  and  provide  fire 
engines,  hose  carts,  hooks  and  ladders,  and  other  imple- 
ments for  prevention  and  extinguishment  of  fires,  and  pro- 
vide for  the  use  and  management  of  the  same  by  voluntary 
fire  companies  or  otherwise. 

Sixty-fifth — To  regulate  and  prevent  storage  of  gun- 
powder, tar,  pitch,  resin,  coal  oil,  benzine,  turpentine,  hemp, 
cotton,  nitro-glycerine,  petroleum,  or  any  of  the  products 
thereof,  and  other  combustible  or  explosive  material,  and 
the  use  of  lights  in  stables,  shops  and  other  places,  and  the 
building  of  bonfires;  also  to  regulate  and  restrain  the  use 


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of  fireworks,  fire-crackers,  torpedoes,  Roman  candles,  sky- 
rockets and  other  pyrotechnic  displays. 

Sixty-sixth — To  regulate  the  police  of  the  city  or  vil- 
lage, and  pass  and  enforce  all  necessary  police  ordinances. 

Sixty-seventh — To  provide  for  the  inspection  of  steam 
boilers. 

Sixty-eigth— To  prescribe  the  duties  and  powers  of 
a superintendent  of  police,  policemen  and  watchmen. 

Sixty-ninth — To  establish  and  erect  calabooses,  bride- 
wells, houses  of  correction  and  workhouses  for  the  reforma- 
tion and  confinement  of  vagrants,  idle  and  disorderly  per- 
sons, and  persons  convicted  of  violating  any  city  or  village 
ordinance,  and  make  rules  and  regulations  for  the  govern- 
ment of  the  same,  and  appoint  necessary  keepers  and  assist- 
ants. 

Seventieth — To  use  the  county  jail  for  the  confinement 
or  punishment  of  offenders,  subject  to  such  conditions  as 
are  imposed  by  law,  and  with  the  consent  of  the  county 
board. 

Seventy-first — To  provide  by  ordinance  in  regard  to 
the  relation  between  all  the  officers  and  employes  of  the  cor- 
poration in  respect  to  each  other,  the  corporation  and  the 
people. 

Seventy -second — To  prevent  and  suppress  riots,  routs, 
affrays,  noises,  disturbances,  disorderly  assemblies  in  any 
public  or  private  place. 

Seventy-third — To  prohibit  and  punish  cruelty  to  ani- 
mals. 

Seventy -fourth — To  restrain  and  punish  vagrants, 
mendicants  and  prostitutes. 

Seventy-fifth — To  declare  what  shall  be  a nuisance,  and 
to  abate  the  same;  and  to  impose  fines  upon  parties  who 
may  create,  continue  or  suffer  nuisances  to  exist. 

Seventy-sixth — To  appoint  a board  of  health,  and  pre- 
scribe its  powers  and  duties. 


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Seventy -seventh — To  erect  and  establish  hospitals  and 
medical  dispensaries,  and  control  and  regulate  the  same. 

Seventy -eighth — To  do  all  acts,  make  all  regulations 
which  may  be  necessary  or  expedient  for  the  promotion  of 
health  or  the  suppression  of  disease. 

Seventy-ninth — To  establish  and  regulate  cemeteries 
within  or  without  the  corporation,  and  acquire  lands  there- 
for, by  purchase  or  otherwise,  and  cause  cemeteries  to  be 
removed,  and  prohibit  their  establishment  within  one  mile 
of  the  corporation. 

Eightieth — To  regulate,  restrain  and  prohibit  the  run- 
ning at  large  of  horses,  cattle,  swine,  sheep,  goats,  geese  and 
dogs,  and  to  impose  a tax  on  dogs. 

Eighty-first — To  direct  the  location  and  regulate  the 
management  and  construction  of  packing  houses,  renderies. 
tallow  chandleries,  bone  factories,  soap  factories  and  tan- 
neries within  the  limits  of  the  city  or  village,  and  within 
the  distance  of  one  mile  without  the  city  or  village  limits. 

Eighty-second — To  direct  the  location  and  regulate  the 
use  and  construction  of  breweries,  distilleries,  livery  stables, 
blacksmith  shops  and  foundries  within  the  limits  of  the 
city  or  village. 

Eighty-third — To  prohibit  any  offensive  or  unwhole- 
some business  or  establishment  within,  or  within  one  mile 
of  the  limits  of  the  corporation. 

Eighty-fourth — To  compel  the  owner  of  any  grocery, 
cellar,  soap  or  tallow  chandlery,  tannery,  stable,  pigsty, 
privy,  sewer  or  other  unwholesome  or  nauseous  house  or 
place,  to  cleanse,  abate  or  remove  the  same,  and  to  regulate 
the  location  thereof. 

Eighty-fifth — The  City  Council  or  trustees  of  a village 
shall  have  power  to  provide  for  the  taking  of  the  city  or  vil- 
lage census,  but  no  city  or  village  census  shall  be  taken  by 
authority  of  the  council  or  trustees  oftener  than  once  in 
three  years. 


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Eighty-sixth — To  provide  for  the  erection  and  care  of 
public  buildings  necessary  for  the  use  of  the  city  or  village. 

Eighty -seventh — To  establish  ferries,  toll  bridges  and 
license  and  regulate  the  same,  and  from  time  to  time  fix 
tolls  thereon. 

Eighty-eighth — To  authorize  the  construction  of  mills, 
mill-races,  and  feeders  on,  through  or  across  the  streets  of 
the  city  or  village,  at  such  places  and  under  such  restric- 
tions as  they  shall  deem  proper. 

Eighty-ninth — The  city  council  shall  have  power,  by 
condemnation  or  otherwise,  to  extend  any  street,  alley  or 
highway  over  or  across,  or  to  construct  any  sewer  under  or 
through  any  railroad  track,  right  of  way,  or  land  of  any 
railroad  company  (within  the  corporate  limits)  ; but  where 
no  compensation  is  made  to  such  railroad  company,  the 
city  shall  restore  such  railroad  track,  right  of  way  or  land 
to  its  former  state,  or  in  a sufficient  manner  not  to  have 
impaired  its  usefulness. 

Ninetieth — The  City  Council  or  board  of  trustees  shall 
have  no  power  to  grant  the  use  of  or  the  right  to  lay  down 
any  railroad  tracks  in  any  street  of  the  city  to  any  steam, 
dummy,  electric,  cable,  horse,  or  other  railroad  company, 
whether  the  same  shall  be  incorporated  under  any  general 
or  special  law  of  the  state,  now  or  hereafter  in  force,  except 
upon  petition  of  the  owners  of  the  land  representing  more 
than  one-half  of  the  frontage  of  the  street,  or  so  much  there- 
of as  is  sought  to  be  used  for  railroad  purposes,  and  when 
the  street  or  part  thereof  sought  to  be  used  shall  be  more 
than  one  mile  in  extent,  no  petition  of  land  owners  shall  be 
valid  unless  the  same  shall  be  signed  by  the  owners  of  the 
land  representing  more  than  one-half  of  the  frontage  of 
each  mile  and  of  the  fraction  of  the  mile,  if  any,  in  excess 
of  the  whole  miles,  measuring  from  the  initial  point  named 
in  such  petition,  of  such  street  or  of  the  part  thereof  sought 
to  be  used  for  railroad  purposes. 

Ninety-first — To  tax,  license  and  regulate  auctioneers, 


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distillers,  brewers,  lumber  yards,  livery  stables,  public 
scales,  money  changers  and  brokers. 

Ninety-second — To  prevent  and  regulate  the  rolling  of 
hoops,  playing  of  ball,  flying  of  kites,  or  any  other  amuse- 
ment or  practice  having  a tendency  to  annoy  persons  passing 
in  the  streets  or  on  the  sidewalks,  or  to  frighten  teams  and 
horses. 

Ninety-third — To  regulate  and  prohibit  the  keeping  of 
any  lumber  yard,  and  the  placing  or  piling  or  selling'  any 
lumber,  timber,  wood  or  other  combustible  material,  within 
the  fire  limits  of  the  city. 

Ninety -fourth — To  provide  by  ordinance,  that  all  the 
paper,  printing,  stationery,  blanks,  fuel,  and  all  the  supplies 
needed  for  the  use  of  the  city,  shall  be  furnished  by  contract 
let  to  the  lowest  bidder. 

Ninety-fifth — To  tax,  license  and  regulate  second-hand 
and  junk  stores,  and  to  forbid  their  purchasing  or  receiving 
from  minors,  without  the  written  consent  of  their  parents  or 
guardians,  any  article  whatsoever. 

Ninety-sixth — To  direct,  license  and  control  all  wagons 
and  other  vehicles  conveying  loads  within  the  city,  or  any 
particular  class  of  such  wagons  and  other  vehicles,  pre- 
scribe the  width  and  tire  of  the  same,  the  license  fee  when 
collected  to  be  kept  as  a separate  fund  and  used  only  for 
paying  the  cost  and  expense  of  street  or  alley  improvement 
or  repair. 

Ninety -seventh — To  pass  all  ordinances,  rules,  and 
make  all  regulations,  proper  or  necessary,  to  carry  into  ef- 
fect the  powers  granted  to  cities  or  villages,  with  such  fines 
or  penalties  as  the  City  Council  or  board  of  trustees  shall 
deem  proper:  Provided,  no  fine  or  penalty  shall  exceed 

$200.00,  and  no  imprisonment  shall  exceed  six  months  for 
one  offense.  (As  amended  by  an  act  approved  and  in  force 
December  1,  1907.) 

§ 2.  Power  to  License , Tax , Etc. — Itinerant  Mer- 


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chants.,  Etc.  That  the  City  Council  in  cities,  and  the  presi- 
dent and  board  of  trustees  in  villages  and  incorporated 
towns,  shall  have  power  to  license,  tax,  regulate,  suppress  or 
prohibit  itinerant  merchants  and  transient  vendors  of  mer- 
chandise. 

§ 3.  Persons  in  Charge  of  Steam  Boilers — License — 
Penalty.  That  the  City  Council  in  cities,  and  the  president 
and  board  of  trustees  in  towns  and  villages,  shall  have  power 
to  adopt  ordinances  within  their  respective  limits,  to  pro- 
vide for  the  examination,  licensing  and  regulation  of  per- 
sons having  charge  of  steam  boilers  under  steam  pressure, 
exhausting  through  an  engine,  to  fix  the  amount,  terms  and 
manner  of  issuing  and  revoking  licenses  to  such  persons ; to 
provide  that  it  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any  person  to  exercise, 
within  the  limits  of  the  respective  cities,  towns  and  villages 
which  may  adopt  such  ordinances,  the  business  of  operating 
steam  boilers,  under  steam  pressure,  exhausting  through 
an  engine,  without  a license ; and  to  provide  that  any  person 
violating  the  provisions  of  such  ordinances  shall  be  liable  to 
a penalty  for  each  breach  thereof. 

§ 4.  Board  to  Examine— License,  Etc.  To  require 
that  all  persons  engaged  in  such  occupation  within  the  juris- 
diction of  such  towns,  cities  and  villages  so  adopting  such 
ordinances,  shall  submit  to  an  examination  by  a competent 
board  of  examiners  to  be  appointed  by  such  councils  and 
boards  of  trustees,  touching  their  competency  and  qualifi- 
cations in  regard  to  such  vocations,  with  power  to  such 
board  of  examiners  to  license  such  persons  as  may  be  found 
capable  and  trustworthy  in  that  behalf. 

§ 5.  Style  of  Ordinances.  The  style  of  the  ordinances 
in  cities  shall  be:  “Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of 


§ 6.  Publication  of  Ordinances — When  Take  Effect. 
All  ordinances  of  cities  and  villages  imposing  any  fine,  penal- 
ty, imprisonment  or  forfeiture,  or  making  any  appropria- 
tion, shall,  within  one  month  after  they  are  passed,  be  pub- 


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lished  at  least  once  in  a newspaper  published  in  the  city  or 
village,  or,  if  no  such  newspaper  is  published  therein,  by 
posting  copies  of  the  same  in  three  public  places  in  the  city 
or  village;  and  no  such  ordinance  shall  take  effect  until  ten 
days  after  it  is  so  published.  And  all  other  ordinances, 
orders  and  resolutions  shall  take  effect  from  and  after  their 
passage,  unless  otherwise  provided  therein. 

§ 7.  Proof  of  Ordinance.  All  ordinances  and  the  date 
of  publication  thereof,  may  be  proven  by  the  certificate 
of  the  clerk,  under  the  seal  of  the  corporation.  And  when 
printed  in  book  or  pamphlet  form  and  purporting  to 
be  published  by  authority  of  the  board  of  trustees  or  the 
City  Council,  the  same  need  not  be  otherwise  published ; and 
such  book  or  pamphlet  shall  be  received  as  evidence  of  the 
passage  and  legal  publication  of  such  ordinances,  as  of  the 
dates  mentioned  in  such  book  or  pamphlet,  in  all  courts  and 
places  without  further  proof. 

§ 8.  Suits  for  Violating  Ordinances.  All  actions 
brought  to  recover  any  fine,  or  to  enforce  any  penalty,  under 
any  ordinance  of  any  city  or  village,  shall  be  brought  in  the 
corporate  name  of  the  city  or  village  as  plaintiff,  and  no 
prosecution,  recovery  or  acquittal,  for  the  violation  of  any 
such  ordinance,  shall  constitute  a defense  to  any  other  prose- 
cution of  the  same  party  for  any  other  violation  of  any  such 
ordinance,  although  the  different  causes  of  action  existed 
at  the  same  time,  and,  if  united,  would  not  have  exceeded 
the  jurisdiction  of  the  court  or  magistrate. 

§ 9.  Fines  and  Licenses — Paid  to  Treasurer.  All  fines 
and  forfeitures  for  the  violation  of  ordinances,  when  collect- 
ed, and  all  moneys  collected  for  licenses  or  otherwise,  shall 
be  paid  into  the  treasury  of  the  corporation,  at  such  times 
and  in  such  manner  as  may  be  prescribed  by  ordinance. 

§ 10.  Summons — Affidavit — Punishment.  In  all  ac- 
tions for  the  violation  of  any  ordinance,  the  first  process 
shall  be  a summons:  Provided,  however,  that  a warrant 

for  the  arrest  of  the  offender  may  issue  in  the  first  instance 


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upon  the  affidavit  of  any  person  that  any  such  ordinance  has 
been  violated,  and  that  the  person  making  the  complaint  has 
reasonable  grounds  to  believe  the  party  charged  is  guilty 
thereof ; and  any  person  arrested  upon  such  warrant,  shall, 
without  unnecessary  delay,  be  taken  before  the  proper  offi- 
cer to  be  tried  for  the  alleged  offense.  Any  person  upon 
whom  any  fine  or  penalty  shall  be  imposed,  may,  upon  the 
order  of  the  court  or  friagistrate  before  whom  the  convic- 
tion is  had,  be  committed  to  the  county  jail  or  the  calaboose, 
city  prison,  work  house,  house  of  correction,  or  other  place 
provided  by  the  city  or  village  for  the  incarceration  of  of- 
fenders, until  such  fine,  penalty  and  cost  shall  be  fully  paid. 
Provided,  that  no  such  imprisonment  shall  exceed  six  months 
for  any  one  offense.  The  City  Council  or  board  of  trustees 
shall  have  power  to  provide  by  ordinance,  that  every  per- 
son so  committed  shall  be  required  to  work  for  the  corpora- 
tion, at  such  labor  as  his  or  her  strength  will  permit,  within 
and  without  such  prison,  work  house,  house  of  correction, 
or  other  place  provided  for  the  incarceration  of  such  offend- 
ers, not  exceeding  ten  hours  each  working  day ; and  for  such 
work  the  person  so  employed  to  be  allowed,  exclusive  of  his 
or  her  board,  $2  for  each  day’s  work  on  account  of  such  fine 
and  cost. 

§ 11.  Jurisdiction  of  Justices,  Etc.  Any  and  all  jus- 
tices of  the  peace  and  police  magistrates  shall  have  jurisdic- 
tion in  all  cases  arising  under  the  provisions  of  this  act,  or 
any  ordinance  passed  in  pursuance  thereof. 

, § 12.  Constable  or  Sheriff  May  Serve  Process,  Etc. 
Any  constable  or  sheriff  of  the  county  may  serve  any  pro- 
cess, or  make  any  arrest  authorized  to  be  made  by  any  city 
officer. 

§ 13.  Jurisdiction  Over  Waters — Street  Labor.  The 
city  or  village  government  shall  have  jurisdiction  upon  all 
waters  within  or  bordering  upon  the  same,  to  the  extent  of 
three  miles  beyond  the  limits  of  the  city  or  village,  but  not 
to  exceed  the  limits  of  the  state;  and  may,  by  ordinance, 
require  every  able-bodied  male  inhabitant  of  such  city  or 


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village  above  the  age  of  twenty-one  years  and  under  the  age 
of  fifty  years  (excepting  paupers,  idiots,  lunatics,  and  such 
others  as  are  exempt  by  law)  to  labor  on  the  streets  and 
alleys  of  such  city  or  village,  not  more  than  three  days  in 
each  year,  but  such  ordinance  shall  provide  for  commuta- 
tion of  such  labor  at  not  more  than  one  dollar  and  fifty 
cents  per  day.  (As  amended  by  act  approved  April  10, 
1875.) 


14.  Police  to  suppress  riot,  etc. 

— duty  of  mayor. 

§ 1.  Officers.  There  shall  be  elected,  in  all  cities  or- 
ganized under  this  act,  the  following  officers,  viz. : A 

mayor,  a city  council,  a city  clerk,  city  attorney,  and  a city 
treasurer. 

§ 2.  Other  Officers — Duties  of  City  Marshal.  The 
City  Council  may,  in  its  discretion,  from  time  to  time,  by 
ordinance  passed  by  a vote  of  two-thirds  of  all  the  aider- 
men  elected,  provide  for  the  election  by  the  legal  voters  of 
the  city,  or  the  appointment  by  the  mayor,  with  the  ap- 


ARTICLE  VI. 


OFFICERS — THEIR  POWERS  AND  DUTIES. 


§ 1.  Officers. 

2.  Other  officers  — duties  of 

city  marshal. 

3.  Appointment — vacancies — 

duties — powers. 

4.  Oath — bond. 

5.  Commission  — certificate — 

delivery  to  successor. 

6.  Qualification  of  officers. 

7.  Not  interested  in  contracts. 

8.  Bribery — penalty. 

9.  Mayor,  etc.,  not  to  hold 

other  office. 

10.  Duties  of  Clerk. 

11.  Record  of  Ordinances. 

12.  Conservators  of  peace  — 

powers. 

13.  What  shall  be  a police  dis- 

trict. 


§15.  Compensation  of  mayor. 

16.  Compensation  of  aldermen 

and  trustees. 

17.  Compensation  of  other  offi- 

cers. 

18.  When  to  be  fixed — not  to 

be  changed  during  term. 

19.  Administration  oaths. 

20.  Aldermen  not  to  hold  other 

office. 

21.  Officer  not  to  be  interest- 

ed in  city  contracts. 

22.  Penalty. 

23.  Licensing  houses  of  ill- 

fame. 

24.  Police  Magistrate. 

25.  Old  soldiers  to  peddle  with- 

out a license. 

26.  Clerk  to  issue  license. 


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proval  of  the  City  Council,  of  a city  collector,  a city  marshal, 
a city  superintendent  of  streets,  a corporation  counsel,  a 
city  comptroller,  for  any,  or  either  of  them,  and  such  other 
officers  as  may  by  said  council  be  deemed  necessary  or  ex- 
pedient. The  City  Council  may  by  a like  vote,  by  ordinance 
or  resolution,  to  take  effect  at  the  end  of  the  then  fiscal  year, 
discontinue  any  office  so  created,  and  devolve  the  duties 
thereof  on  any  other  city  officer;  and  no  officer  filling  any 
such  office  so  discontinued,  shall  have  any  claim  against  the 
city  on  account  of  his  salary,  after  such  discontinuance. 
The  city  marshal  shall  perform  such  duties  as  shall  be  pre- 
scribed by  the  City  Council  for  the  preservation  of  the  pub- 
lic peace,  and  the  observance  and  enforcement  of  the  ordi- 
nances and  laws;  he  shall  possess  the  power  and  authority 
of  a constable  at  common  law,  and  under  the  statutes  of  this 
state. 

§ 3.  Appointments — Vacancies — Duties — Powers.  All 
officers  of  any  city,  except  where  herein  otherwise  provided, 
shall  be  appointed  by  the  mayor  (and  vacancies  in  all  offices 
except  the  mayor  and  aldermen  shall  be  filled  by  like  ap- 
pointment) by  and  with  the  advice  and  consent  of  the  City 
Council.  The  City  Council  may,  by  ordinance  not  inconsist- 
ent with  the  provisions  of  this  act,  prescribe  the  duties  and 
define  the  powers  of  all  such  officers,  together  with  the  term 
of  any  such  office.  Provided,  the  term  shall  not  exceed  two 
years. 

§ 4.  Oath — Bonds.  All  officers  of  any  city  or  village, 
whether  elected  or  appointed,  shall,  before  entering  upon 
the  duties  of  their  respective  offices,  take  and  subscribe  the 
following  oath  or  affirmation : 

I do  solemnly  swear  (or  affirm,  as  the  case  may  be)  that  I will  sup- 
port the  constitution  of  the  United  States,  and  the  constitution  of  the 
State  of  Illinois,  and  that  I will  faithfully  discharge  the  duties  of  the 
office  of  according  to  the  best  of  my  ability. 

Which  oath  or  affirmation,  so  subscribed,  shall  be  filed 
in  the  office  of  the  clerk.  And  all  such  officers,  except  aider- 
men  and  trustees,  shall,  before  entering  upon  the  duties  of 


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their  respective  offices,  execute  a bond  with  security,  to  be 
approved  by  the  City  Council  or  board  of  trustees,  payable 
to  the  city  or  village,  in  such  penal  sum  as  may  be,  by  resolu- 
tion or  ordinance,  be  directed,  conditioned  for  the  faithful 
performance  of  the  duties  of  the  office  and  the  payment  of 
all  moneys  received  by  such  officer,  according  to  law  and  the 
ordinances  of  said  city  or  village : Provided,  however,  that 
in  no  case  shall  the  mayor’s  bond  be  fixed  at  a less  sum  than 
three  thousand  dollars  ($3,000)  ; nor  shall  the  treasurer’s 
bond  be  fixed  at  a less  sum  than  the  amount  of  the  estimated 
tax  and  special  assessments  for  the  current  year — which 
bond  shall  be  filed  with  the  clerk  (except  the  bond  of  the 
clerk,  which  shall  be  filed  with  the  treasurer.) 

§ 5.  Commission — Certificate — Delivery  to  Successors. 
All  officers  elected  or  appointed  under  this  act  (except  the 
clerk,  aldermen  and  mayor,  and  trustees)  shall  be  commis- 
sioned by  warrant,  under  the  corporate  seal,  signed  by  the 
clerk  and  mayor  or  presiding  officer  of  the  city  council  or 
board  of  trustees.  The  mayor  or  president  of  the  board  of 
trustees  shall  issue  a certificate  of  appointment  or  election, 
under  the  seal  of  the  corporation,  to  the  clerk  thereof,  and 
any  person  having  been  an  officer  of  the  city  or  village,  shall, 
within  five  days  after  notification  and  request,  deliver  to  his 
successor  in  office  all  property,  books  and  effects  of  every 
description  in  his  possession,  belonging  to  the  city  or  village, 
or  appertaining  to  his  said  office;  and  upon  his  refusal  to 
do  so,  shall  be  liable  for  all  the  damages  caused  thereby,  and 
to  such  penalty  as  may  by  ordinance  be  prescribed. 

§ 6.  Qualification  of  Officers.  No  person  shall  be  eli- 
gible to  any  office  who  is  not  a qualified  elector  of  the  city 
or  village,  and  who  shall  not  have  resided  therein  at  least 
one  year  next  preceding  his  election  or  appointment,  nor 
shall  any  person  be  eligible  to  any  office  who  is  a defaulter 
to  the  corporation. 

§ 7.  Not  interested  in  Contracts,  Etc.  No  officer  shall 
be  directly  or  indirectly  interested  in  any  contract,  work  or 
business  of  the  city,  or  the  sale  of  any  article,  the  expense, 


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price  or  consideration  of  which  is  paid  from  the  treasury, 
or  by  any  assessment  levied  by  any  act  or  ordinance ; nor  in 
the  purchase  of  any  real  estate  or  other  property  belonging 
to  the  corporation,  or  which  shall  be  sold  for  taxes  or  assess- 
ments, or  by  virtue  of  legal  process  at  the  suit  of  said  cor- 
poration. 

§ 8.  Bribery — Penalty.  Every  person  who  shall 

promise,  offer  or  give,  or  cause,  or  aid,  or  abet  in  causing 
to  be  promised,  offered  or  given,  or  furnish,  or  agree  to  fur- 
nish, in  whole  or  part,  to  be  promised,  offered  or  given,  to 
any  member  of  the  City  Council  or  board  of  trustees,  or  any 
officer  of  the  corporation,  after  or  before  his  election  or  ap- 
pointment as  such  officer,  any  moneys,  goods,  right  in  action, 
or  other  property  or  anything  of  value,  or  any  pecuniary 
advantage,  present  or  prospective,  with  intent  to  influence 
his  vote,  opinion,  judgment  or  action  on  any  question,  mat- 
ter, cause  or  proceeding  which  may  be  then  pending,  or  may 
by  law  be  brought  before  him  in  his  official  capacity,  shall 
upon  conviction,  be  imprisoned  in  the  penitentiary  for  a 
term  not  exceeding  two  years,  or  shall  be  fined  not  exceed- 
ing $5,000,  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  court.  Every 
officer  who  shall  accept  any  gift  or  promise,  or  undertaking 
to  make  the  same  under  any  agreement  or  understanding 
that  his  vote,  opinion,  judgment  or  action  shall  be  influenced 
thereby,  or  shall  be  given  in  any  question,  matter,  cause  or 
proceeding  then  pending,  or  which  may  by  law,  be  brought 
before  him  in  his  official  capacity,  shall  upon  conviction,  be 
disqualified  from  holding  any  public  office,  trust  or  appoint- 
ment under  the  city  or  village,  and  shall  forfeit  his  office, 
and  shall  be  punished  by  imprisonment  in  the  penitentiary 
not  exceeding  two  years,  or  by  fine  not- exceeding  $5,000, 
or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  court.  Every  person  of- 
fending against  either  of  the  provisions  of  this  section,  shall 
be  a competent  witness  against  any  other  person  offending 
in  the  same  transaction,  and  may  be  compelled  to  appear  and 
give  evidence  before  any  grand  jury  or  in  any  court  in  the 
same  manner  as  other  persons;  but  the  testimony  so  given 


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shall  not  be  used  in  any  prosecution  or  proceeding,  civil  or 
criminal,  against  the  person  so  testifying. 

§ 9.  Mayor,  Etc.,  not  to  Hold  Other  Office.  No  Mayor, 
Alderman,  City  Clerk  or  Treasurer,  shall  hold  any  other 
office  under  the  city  government  during  his  term  of  office. 

§ 10.  Duties  of  Clerk.  The  clerk  shall  keep  the  cor- 
porate seal,  to  be  provided  under  the  direction  of  the  city 
council  or  board  of  trustees,  and  all  papers  belonging  to 
the  city  or  village;  he  shall  attend  all  meetings  of  the  City 
Council  or  board  of  trustees,  and  keep  a full  record  of  its 
proceedings  in  the  journal,  and  copies  of  all  papers  duly 
filed  in  his  office,  and  transcripts  from  the  journals  and  other 
records  and  files  of  his  office,  certified  by  him  under  the 
corporate  seal,  shall  be  evidence  in  all  courts  in  like  manner 
as  if  the  originals  were  produced. 

§ 11.  Record  of  Ordinances.  The  clerk  shall  record, 
in  a book  to  be  kept  for  that  purpose,  all  ordinances  passed 
by  the  City  Council  or  board  of  trustees,  and  at  the  foot  of 
the  record  of  each  ordinance,  so  recorded,  shall  make  a 
memorandum  of  the  date  of  the  passage  and  of  the  publica- 
tion or  posting  of  such  ordinance,  which  record  and  memo- 
randum, or  a certified  copy  thereof,  shall  be  yrima  facie  evi- 
dence of  the  passage  and  legal  publication  or  posting  of  such 
ordinances  for  all  purposes  whatsoever. 

§ 12.  Conservators  of  the  Peace — Powers  of.  The 
trustees  in  villages,  the  mayor,  aldermen  and  the  marshal 
and  his  deputies,  policemen  and  watchmen  in  cities,  if  any 
such  be  appointed,  shall  be  conservators  of  the  peace,  and 
all  officers  created  conservators  of  the  peace  by  this  act,  or 
authorized  by  any  ordinance,  shall  have  power  to  arrest  or 
cause  to  be  arrested,  with  or  without  process,  all  persons 
who  shall  break  the  peace  or  be  found  violating  any  ordi- 
nance of  the  city  or  village  or  any  criminal  law  of  the  state, 
commit  for  examination,  and,  if  necessary,  detain  such  per- 
sons in  custody  over  night  or  Sunday  in  the  watch  house  or 
any  other  safe  place,  or  until  they  can  be  brought  before 


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the  proper  magistrate,  and  shall  have  and  exercise  such 
other  powers  as  conservators  of  the  peace  as  the  City  Coun- 
cil or  board  of  trustees  may  prescribe.  All  warrants  for 
the  violation  of  ordinances,  and  all  other  criminal  warrants 
to  whomsoever  directed,  may  be  served  and  executed  within 
the  corporate  limits  of  any  such  city  or  village  by  any  police- 
man of  such  city  or  village;  such  policeman  being  hereby 
clothed  with  all  the  common  law  and  statutory  power  of 
constables  for  such  purposes.  (As  amended  by  act  approved 
June  14,  1883.  In  force  July  1,  1883.) 

§ 13.  What  shall  he  a Police  District.  That  the  terri- 
tory which  is  embraced  within  the  limits  of  adjoining  cities, 
villages  and  incorporated  towns,  within  any  county  in  this 
state,  shall  be  a police  district. 

§ 14.  Police  May  Go  Into  Any  Part  of  Such  District 
to  Suppress  Riot,  Etc. — Duty  of  Mayor.  It  shall  be  lawful 
for  the  police  of  any  city,  village  or  incorporated  town  in 
such  district  to  go  into  any  part  of  such  district  to  suppress 
riot,  to  preserve  the  peace  and  protect  the  lives,  rights  and 
property  of  citizens,  and  for  such  purposes  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  mayor  of  any  city,  the  president  or  the  president 
and  board  of  trustees  of  any  village  or  incorporated  town  in 
such  district,  and  the  chiefs  of  police  therein  to  use  the 
police  forces  under  their  control  anywhere  in  such  district. 

§ 15.  Compensation  of  Mayor.  The  mayor  of  any  city 
shall  receive  such  compensation  as  the  city  council  may  by 
ordinance  direct,  but  his  compensation  shall  not  be  changed 
during  his  term  of  office. 

§ 16.  Compensation  of  Aldermen  and  Trustees.  The 
aldermen  and  trustees  shall  receive  such  compensation  for 
their  services  as  shall  be  fixed  by  the  ordinances:  Pro- 

vided, however,  that  in  cities  of  less  than  350,000  inhabi- 
tants such  compensation  shall  not  exceed  the  sum  of  three 
dollars  to  each  alderman  for  each  meeting  of  the  city  coun- 
cil or  board  of  trustees  actually  attended  by  him;  in  cities 
of  more  than  350,000  inhabitants  such  compensation  shall 


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not  exceed  the  sum  of  thirty-five  hundred  dollars  per  annum 
for  each  alderman,  and  in  villages  the  compensation  to 
trustees  shall  not  exceed  the  sum  of  one  dollar  and  fifty 
cents  for  each  meeting  of  the  board  of  trustees  actually  at- 
tended by  such  trustees.  No  other  salary  or  compensation 
shall  be  allowed  any  alderman  or  trustee:  Provided,  fur- 

ther, that  this  act  shall  apply  to  all  cities,  towns  and  villages 
in  this  state,  whether  incorporated  under  a general  or  spe- 
cial law,  and  that  in  all  such  villages  and  incorporated  towns, 
the  trustees  thereof  shall  receive  compensation  for  not  more 
than  one  meeting  in  each  week. 

§ 17.  Compensation  of  Other  Officers.  All  other  offi- 
cers may  receive  a salary,  fees  or  other  compensation  to  be 
fixed  by  ordinance,  and  after  the  same  has  been  once  fixed, 
such  fees  or  compensation  shall  not  be  increased  or  dimin- 
ished, to  take  effect  during  the  term  for  which  any  such 
officer  was  elected  or  appointed ; and  every  such  officer  shall 
make  and  return  to  the  mayor  or  president  of  the  board  of 
trustees,  a semi-annual  report,  verified  by  affidavit,  of  all 
such  fees  and  emoluments  received  by  him. 

§ 18.  When  to  be  Fixed — Not  Changed  During  Term. 
It  shall  and  may  be  lawful  for  the  common  council  or  legis- 
lative authority  of  any  city  in  this  state  to  establish  and  fix 
the  amount  of  salary  to  be  paid  any  and  all  city  officers,  as 
the  case  may  be,  except  members  of  such  legislative  body, 
in  the  annual  appropriation  bill  or  ordinance  made  for  the 
purpose  of  providing  for  the  annual  expenses  of  any  such 
city, or  by  some  ordinance  prior  to  the  passage  of  such  annual 
appropriation  bill  or  ordinance;  and  the  salaries  or  compen- 
sation thus  fixed  or  established,  shall  neither  be  increased 
nor  diminished  by  the  said  common  council  or  legislative 
authority  of  any  such  city,  after  the  passage  of  said  annual 
appropriation  bill  or  ordinance,  during  the  year  for  which 
such  appropriation  is  made,  and  no  extra  compensation  shall 
ever  be  allowed  to  any  such  officer  or  employe  over  and  above 
that  provided  in  manner  aforesaid. 

§ 19.  Administering  Oaths.  The  mayor  of  any  city, 


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and  the  clerk  of  any  city  or  village,  shall  have  the  power  to 
administer  oaths  and  affirmations  upon  all  lawful  occasions. 

§ 20.  Aldermen  of  Cities — Trustees  of  Villages.  That 
it  shall  be  and  is  hereby  declared  unlawful  for  any  alderman 
of  any  city,  or  member  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  any  vil- 
lage of  this  state,  during  the  term  of  office,  for  which  he 
is  elected,  to  accept  or  be  appointed  to  or  hold  any  office, 
by  the  appointment  of  the  mayor  or  president  of  the  board 
of  trustees,  thereof;  and  any  and  all  such  election  or  ap- 
pointment shall  be  absolutely  null  and  void. 

§ 21.  Not  to  be  Interested  in  Contracts — Not  to  Act 
as  Attoimey  to  Procure — Bribery.  It  shall  not  be  lawful 
for  any  person,  now  or  hereafter  holding  any  office,  either 
by  election  or  appointment,  under  the  constitution  of  this 
State,  to  become  in  any  manner  interested,  either  directly 
or  indirectly,  in  his  own  name  or  in  the  name  of  any  other 
person  or  corporation,  in  any  contract,  or  the  performance 
of  any  work  in  the  making  or  letting  of  which  such  officer 
may  be  called  upon  to  act  or  vote.  And  it  shall  not  be  law- 
ful for  any  such  officer  to  represent,  either  as  agent  or 
otherwise,  any  person,  company  or  corporation,  in  respect 
of  any  application  or  bid  for  any  contract  or  work  in  re- 
gard to  which  such  officer  may  be  called  upon  to  vote.  Nor 
shall  any  such  officer  take  or  receive,  or  offer  to  take  or  re- 
ceive, either  directly  or  indirectly,  any  money  or  other  thing 
of  value,  as  gift  or  bribe,  or  a means  of  influencing  his 
vote  or  action  in  his  official  character;  and  any  and  all  con- 
tracts made  and  procured  in  violation  hereof,  shall  be  null 
and  void. 

§ 22.  Penalty.  Any  alderman,  member  of  the  board 
of  trustees,  supervisor  or  county  commissioner,  or  person 
now  or  hereafter  holding  office,  either  by  election  or 
appointment  under  the  constitution  of  this  state,  or  any 
law  now  or  hereafter  in  force  in  this  state,  who  shall  violate 
any  of  the  provisions  of  the  preceding  sections,  shall  be 
deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and  on  conviction  thereof 
may  be  punished  by  confinement  in  the  penitentiary  for  a 


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term  not  less  than  one  year  nor  more  than  five  years  or 
fined  in  a sum  not  less  than  $200,  nor  more  than  $1,000, 
or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  court  before  which  such 
conviction  shall  be  had;  and  in  addition  thereto,  any  office 
or  official  position  held  by  any  person  or  persons  so  con- 
victed shall,  by  the  fact  of  such  conviction,  become  vacant, 
and  shall  be  so  declared  as  part  of  the  judgment  of  court; 
and  the  person  or  persons  so  convicted  shall  be  disqualified 
from  holding  any  office  or  position  of  trust  and  confidence 
in  this  state  for  the  period  of  two  years  from  and  after  the 
date  of  such  conviction. 

§ 23.  Licensing  and  Medical  Inspection  of  Houses  of 
Ill-Fame  Forbidden.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  the  cor- 
porate authorities  of  any  city,  town  or  village  in  this  state 
to  grant  a license  to  any  person,  male  or  female,  to  keep 
what  is  known  as  a house  of  ill-fame  or  house  of  prostitu- 
tion. And  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  board  of  health  (or 
any  member  or  employee  of  the  same)  now  existing,  or 
which  may  hereafter  exist  under  the  laws  of  this  state,  to 
interfere  in  the  management  of  any  house  of  ill-fame  or 
house  of  prostitution,  or  to  provide  in  any  manner  for  the 
medical  inspection  or  examination  of  any  inmate  of  the 
same. 

§ 24.  Election  and  Term  of  Office  of  Police  Magis- 
trate— Jurisdiction.  That  all  towns,  cities  and  villages 
in  the  state  which  have  been  incorporated  under  charters 
granted  by  special  acts,  or  under  a general  act,  when  the 
law  under  which  they  are  incorporated  does  not  authorize 
the  election  of  a police  magistrate,  be  and  they  are  hereby 
authorized  to  elect  one  police  magistrate  at  the  first  annual 
election  of  town,  city  or  village  officers  that  shall  occur  after 
the  passage  of  this  act,  and  quadrennially  thereafter.  Such 
police  magistrates  shall  hold  their  offices  for  the  same  term, 
be  commissioned  and  qualified,  and  have  the  same  jurisdic- 
tion and  fees,  as  police  magistrates  of  villages  have  under 
the  general  law  for  the  incorporation  of  cities  and  villages : 
Provided,  that  in  all  cities,  towns  and  villages  in  this  state 


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where  a police  magistrate  is  now  elected  at  a time  when 
regular  city  election  is  held  for  other  city  offices,  the  police 
magistrate  elected  at  the  last  election  shall  hold  his  office 
until  the  next  regular  election  of  city  officers,  which  such 
police  magistrate  has  been  elected,  and  such  cities  be,  and 
they  are  hereby  authorized  to  elect  one  police  magistrate  at 
the  first  regular  election  for  city  officers  which  shall  occur 
after  the  expiration  of  the  term  of  office  for  which  the 
magistrate  now  holding  office  is  elected,  and  every  four 
years  thereafter. 

§ 25.  Ex-Union  Soldier  or  Sailor  May  Peddle  Goods, 
Etc.,  Without  License.  That  on  and  after  the  passage  of 
this  act  all  ex-Union  soldiers  and  sailors  honorably  dis- 
charged from  the  military  or  marine  service  of  the  United 
States,  shall  be  permitted  to  vend,  hawk  and  peddle  goods, 
wares,  fruits  or  merchandise  not  prohibited  by  law  in  any 
county,  town,  village,  incorporated  city  or  municipality 
within  this  state  without  a license:  Provided,  said  soldier 

or  sailor  is  engaged  in  the  vending,  hawking  and  peddling 
of  said  goods,  wares,  fruits  or  merchandise  for  himself  only. 

§ 26.  Clerk  to  Issue  License  Free  Upon  Presentation, 
Etc. — Penalty  for  Violating  of  Act.  Upon  the  presentation 
of  his  certificate  of  discharge  to  the  clerk  of  any  county, 
town,  village,  incorporated  city  or  municipality  in  this  state, 
and  showing  proofs  of  his  identity  as  the  person  named  in 
his  certificate  of  honorable  discharge,  the  clerk  shall  issue 
to  said  ex-Union  soldier  or  sailor  a license,  but  such  license 
shall  be  free,  and  said  clerk  shall  not  collect  or  demand  for 
the  county,  town,  village,  incorporated  city  or  municipality 
any  fee  thereof.  Any  clerk  of  any  county,  town,  village, 
incorporated  city  or  municipality  in  this  state  who  shall 
violate  any  of  the  foregoing  provisions  of  this  act,  by  fail- 
ing or  refusing  to  comply  with  such  provisions,  as  herein 
directed,  shall  be  fined  in  a sum  not  less  than  ten  ($10)  nor 
more  than  fifty  ($50),  to  which  may  be  added  imprisonment 
in  the  county  jail  not  exceeding  ten  (10)  days. 


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ARTICLE  VII. 


OF  FINANCE. 


; 1.  Fiscal  year. 

2.  Annual  appropriation  ordi- 

nance. 

3.  Limitation  — emergency  — 

borrowing  money. 

4.  Contracting  liabilities  lim- 

ited. 

5.  Duties  of  treasurer. 

6.  Separate  accounts. 

7.  Receipts. 

8.  Monthly  statements — war- 

rants— vouchers  — regis- 
ter. 

9.  Deposit  of  funds — separate 

from  his. 

10.  Treasurer’s  annual  report 

— publication. 

11.  Warrants. 

12.  Special  assessment  funds 

kept  separate. 

13.  City  collector — duties. 


§ 14. 

He  shall  report,  etc. — pub- 
lication. 

15. 

Not  to  detain  money — 
penalty. 

16. 

Examination  of  books— 
paying  over. 

17. 

Fees  of  collector. 

18. 

Further  duties  may  be  re- 
quired of  officers. 

19. 

Appeal  to  finance  commit- 
tee. 

20. 

Who  may  appoint  subor- 
dinates. 

21. 

Foreign  insurance  com- 
panies — license,  etc.  — 
penalty. 

22. 

Pensioning  members  of 
fire  insurance  patrol, 
etc. 

23. 

Penalty  for  violating  this 
act. 

§ 1.  Fiscal  Year.  The  fiscal  year  of  each  city  or  vil- 
lage organized  under  this  act  shall  commence  at  the  date 
established  by  law  for  the  annual  election  of  municipal  offi- 
cers therein,  or  at  such  other  times  as  may  be  fixed  by  ordi- 
nance. 

§ 2.  Annual  Appropriation  Ordinance.  The  City 
Council  of  cities,  and  board  of  trustees  in  villages,  shall, 
within  the  first  quarter  of  each  fiscal  year,  pass  an  ordi- 
nance, to  be  termed  the  annual  appropriation  bill,  in  which 
such  corporate  authorities  may  appropriate  such  sum  or 
sums  of  money  as  may  be  deemed  necessary  to  defray  all 
necessary  expenses  and  liabilities  of  such  corporation;  and 
in  such  ordinance  shall  specify  the  objects  and  purposes  for 
which  such  appropriations  are  made,  and  the  amount  ap- 
propriated for  each  object  or  purpose.  No  further  appro- 
priations shall  be  made  at  any  other  time  within  such  fiscal 
year,  unless  the  proposition  to  make  each  appropriation  has 
been  first  sanctioned  by  a majority  of  the  legal  voters  of 


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such  city  or  village,  either  by  a petition  signed  by  them,  or 
at  a general  or  special  election  duly  called  therefor. 

§ 3.  Limitation  — Emergency  — Borrowing  Money. 
Neither  the  City  Council  nor  board  of  trustees,  nor  any 
department  or  officer  of  the  corporation,  shall  add  to  the 
corporation  expenditures  in  any  one  year  anything  over 
and  above  the  amount  provided  for  in  the  annual  appropria- 
tion bill  of  that  year,  except  as  is  herein  otherwise  specially 
provided;  and  no  expenditure  for  an  improvement  to  be 
paid  for  out  of  the  general  fund  of  the  corporation  shall  ex- 
ceed, in  any  one  year,  the  amount  provided  for  such  im- 
provement in  the  annual  appropriation  bill : Provided,  how- 
ever, that  nothing  herein  contained  shall  prevent  the  City 
Council  or  board  of  trustees  from  ordering  by  a two-thirds 
vote,  any  improvement,  the  necessity  of  which  is  caused  by 
any  casualty  or  accident  happening  after  such  annual  ap- 
propriation is  made.  The  City  Council  or  board  of  trus- 
tees may,  by  a like  vote,  order  the  Mayor  or  president  of 
the  board  of  trustees  and  finance  committee  to  borrow  a suffi- 
cient amount  to  provide  for  the  expense  necessary  to  be  in- 
curred in  making  any  improvements,  the  necessity  of  which 
has  arisen  as  is  last  above  mentioned,  for  a space  of  time 
not  exceeding  the  close  of  the  next  fiscal  year — which  sum, 
and  the  interest,  shall  be  added  to  the  amount  authorized 
to  be  raised  in  the  next  general  tax  levy,  and  embraced 
therein.  Should  any  judgment  be  obtained  against  the  cor- 
poration, the  Mayor,  or  president  of  the  board  of  trustees 
and  finance  committee,  under  the  sanction  of  the  City  Coun- 
cil or  board  of  trustees,  may  borrow  a sufficient  amount  to 
pay  the  same,  for  a space  of  time  not  exceeding  the  close 
of  the  next  fiscal  year — which  sum  and  interest  shall,  in  like 
manner,  be  added  to  the  amount  authorized  to  be  raised  in 
the  general  tax  levy  of  the  next  year,  and  embraced  therein. 

§ 4.  Contracting  Liabilities  Limited.  No  contract 
shall  be  hereafter  made  by  the  City  Council  or  board  of 
trustees,  or  any  committee  or  member  thereof;  and  no  ex- 
pense shall  be  incurred  by  any  of  the  officers  or  depart- 
ments of  the  corporation,  whether  the  object  of  the  ex- 


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penditure  shall  have  been  ordered  by  the  City  Council  or 
board  of  trustees  or  not,  unless  an  appropriation  shall  have 
been  previously  made  concerning  such  expense,  except  as 
herein  otherwise  expressly  provided. 

§ 5.  Duties  of  Treasurer.  The  treasurer  shall  re- 
ceive all  moneys  belonging  to  the  corporation,  and  shall 
keep  his  books  and  accounts  in  such  manner  as  may  be  pre- 
scribed by  ordinance,  and  such  books  and  accounts  shall 
always  be  subject  to  the  inspection  of  any  member  of  the 
City  Council  or  board  of  trustees. 

§ 6.  Separate  Accounts.  He  shall  keep  a separate 
account  of  each  fund  or  appropriation,  and  the  debts  and 
credits  belonging  thereto. 

§ 7.  Receipts.  He  shall  give  every  person  paying 
money  into  the  treasury  a receipt  therefor,  specifying  the 
date  of  payment,  and  upon  what  account  paid ; and  he  shall 
also  file  copies  of  such  receipts  with  the  clerk,  at  the  date 
of  his  monthly  reports. 

§ 8.  Monthly  Statements — Warrants — Vouchers — Reg- 
ister. The  treasurer  shall,  at  the  end  of  each  and  every 
month,  and  oftener  if  required,  render  an  account  to  the 
City  Council  or  the  board  of  trustees,  or  such  officer  as  may 
be  designated  by  ordinance  (under  oath),  showing  the  state 
of  the  treasury  at  the  date  of  such  account,  and  the  balance 
of  money  in  the  treasury.  He  shall  also  accompany  such 
accounts  with  a statement  of  all  moneys  received  into  the 
treasury,  and  on  what  account,  together  with  all  warrants 
redeemed  and  paid  by  him  ; which  said  warrants,  with  any 
and  all  vouchers  held  by  him,  shall  be  delivered  to  the  clerk, 
and  filed  with  his  said  account  in  the  clerk’s  office,  upon 
every  day  of  such  settlement.  He  shall  return  all  warrants 
paid  by  him  stamped  or  marked  “paid.”  He  shall  keep  a 
register  of  all  warrants  redeemed  and  paid,  which  shall 
describe  such  warrants,  and  show  the  date,  amount,  num- 
ber, the  fund  from  which  paid,  the  name  of  the  person  to 
whom  and  When  paid. 


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§ 9.  Deposit  of  Funds — Separate  From  His.  The 
treasurer  may  be  required  to  keep  all  moneys  in  his  hands, 
belonging  to  the  corporation,  in  such  place  or  places  of  de- 
posit as  may  be  designated  by  ordinance.  Provided,  how- 
ever, no  such  ordinance  shall  be  passed  by  which  the  cus- 
tody of  such  money  shall  be  taken  from  the  treasurer  and 
deposited  elsewhere  than  in  some  regularly  organized  bank, 
nor  without  a bond  to  be  taken  from  such  bank,  in 
such  penal  sum  and  with  such  security  as  the  City  Coun- 
cil, or  board  of  trustees  shall  direct  and  approve,  sufficient 
to  save  the  corporation  from  any  loss;  but  such  penal  sum 
shall  not  be  less  than  the  estimated  receipts  for  the  current 
year  from  taxes  and  special  assessments  levied,  or  to  be 
levied,  by  the  corporation.  The  treasurer  shall  keep  all 
moneys  belonging  to  the  corporation  in  his  hands  separate 
and  distinct  from  his  own  moneys,  and  he  is  hereby  ex- 
pressly prohibited  from  using,  either  directly  or  indirectly, 
the  corporation  money  or  warrants  in  his  custody  and  keep- 
ing, for  his  own  use  and  benefit,  or  that  of  any  other  per- 
son or  persons  whomsoever;  and  any  violation  of  this  pro- 
vision shall  subject  him  to  immediate  removal  from  office 
by  the  City  Council  or  board  of  trustees,  who  are  hereby 
authorized  to  declare  said  office  vacant;  and  in  which  case 
his  successor  shall  be  appointed,  who  shall  hold  his  office 
for  the  remainder  of  the  term  unexpired  of  such  officer  so 
removed. 

§ 10.  Treasurer's  Annual  Report — Publication.  The 
treasurer  shall  report  to  the  City  Council  or  board  of  trus- 
tees, as  often  as  required,  a full  and  detailed  account  of  all 
receipts  and  expenditures  of  the  corporation,  as  shown  by 
his  books,  up  to  the  time  of  said  report;  and  he  shall,  an- 
nually, between  the  first  and  tenth  of  April,  make  out  and 
file  with  the  clerk  a full  and  detailed  account  of  all  such  re- 
ceipts and  expenditures,  and  of  all  his  transactions,  as  such 
treasurer,  during  the  preceding  fiscal  year,  and  shall  show 
in  such  accounts  the  state  of  the  treasury  at  the  close  of 
the  fiscal  year;  which  acount  the  clerk  shall  immediately 


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cause  to  be  published  in  a newspaper  printed  in  such  city, 
if  there  be  one,  and  if  not,  then  by  posting  the  same  in  a 
public  place  in  the  clerk’s  office. 

§ 11.  Warrants.  All  warrants  drawn  upon  the  treas- 
urer must  be  signed  by  the  Mayor  and  countersigned  by 
the  clerk,  stating  the  particular  fund  or  appropriation  to 
which  the  same  is  chargeable,  and  the  person  to  whom  pay- 
able; and  no  money  shall  be  otherwise  paid  than  upon  such 
warrants  so  drawn,  except  as  hereinafter  provided. 

§ 12.  Special  Assessment  Funds  Kept  Separate.  All 
moneys  received  on  any  special  assessment  shall  be  held 
by  the  treasurer  as  a special  fund,  to  be  applied  to  the  pay- 
ment of  the  improvement  for  which  the  assessment  was 
made,  and  said  money  shall  be  used  for  no  other  purpose 
whatever,  unless  to  reimburse  such  corporation  for  money 
expended  for  such  improvement. 

CITY  COLLECTOR. 

§ 13.  His  Duties.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  col- 
lector, when  one  is  appointed,  to  preserve  all  warrants  which 
are  returned  into  his  hands,  and  he  shall  keep  such  books 
and  his  accounts  in  such  manner  as  the  City  Council  may 
prescribe.  Such  warrants,  books  and  all  papers  pertaining 
to  his  office,  shall  at  all  times  be  open  to  the  inspection  of 
and  subject  to  the  examination  of  the  mayor,  city  clerk, 
any  member  of  the  Council,  or  committee  thereof.  He  shall 
weekly,  and  oftener  if  required  by  the  Council,  pay  over 
to  the  treasurer  all  moneys  collected  by  him  from  any 
source  whatever,  taking  such  treasurer’s  receipt  therefor, 
which  receipt  he  shall  immediately  file  with  the  city  clerk; 
but  the  city  clerk  shall,  at  the  time,  or  on  demand,  give  such 
tax  collector  a copy  of  any  such  receipt  so  filed. 

§ 14.  He  Shall  Report,  Etc. — Publication.  He  shall 
make  a report  in  writing  to  the  Council,  or  any  officer  desig- 
nated by  the  Council,  of  all  moneys  collected  by  him,  the 
account  whereon  collected,  or  of  any  other  matter  in  con- 


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nection  with  his  office,  when  required  by  the  Council  or  by 
any  ordinance  of  the  city.  He  shall  also,  annually,  be- 
tween the  first  and  tenth  of  April,  file  with  the  clerk  a 
statement  of  all  the  moneys  collected  by  him  during  the 
year,  the  particular  warrant,  special  assessment  or  account 
on  which  collected,  the  balance  of  moneys  uncollected  on 
all  warrants  in  his  hands,  and  the  balance  remaining  un- 
collected at  the  time  of  the  return  on  all  warrants  which  he 
shall  have,  returned  during  the  preceding  fiscal  year,  to  the 
city  clerk.  The  city  clerk  shall  publish  or  post  the  same,  as 
hereinbefore  required  to  be  done  in  regard  to  the  annual 
report  of  the  treasurer. 

§ 15.  Not  to  Detain  Money — Penalty.  The  collector 
is  hereby  expressly  prohibited  from  keeping  the  moneys  of 
the  city  in  his  hands,  or  in  the  hands  of  any  person  or  cor- 
poration, to  his  use,  beyond  the  time  which  may  be  pre- 
scribed for  the  payment  of  the  same  to  the  treasurer,  and 
any  violation  of  this  provision  will  subject  him  to  immedi- 
ate removal  from  office. 

§ 16.  Examination  of  His  Books — Paying  Over.  All 
the  city  collector’s  papers,  books,  warrants  and  vouchers 
may  be  examined  at  any  time  by  the  mayor  or  clerk,  or  any 
member  of  the  City  Council;  and  the  collector  shall  every 
two  weeks  or  oftener  if  the  City  Council  so  direct,  pay  over 
all  money  collected  by  him  from  any  person  or  persons,  or 
associations,  to  the  treasurer,  taking  his  receipt  therefor  in 
duplicate,  one  of  which  receipts  he  shall  at  once  file  in  the 
office  of  the  clerk. 

§ 17.  Fees  of  Collectors.  Collectors  in  cities  or  incor- 
porated towns,  in  counties  of  the  first  and  second  classes, 
shall  receive  such  fees  as  may  be  prescribed  by  the  common 
council  or  board  of  trustees  of  their  respective  cities  or  in- 
corporated towns,  not  exceeding  in  any  case  two  per  cent 
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GENERAL  PROVISIONS. 

§ 18.  Further  Duties  May  be  Required.  The  collector 
and  treasurer,  and  all  other  officers  connected  with  the 
receipt  and  expenditure  of  money,  shall  perform  such  other 
duties,  and  be  subject  to  such  other  rules  and  regulations 
as  the  City  Council  or  board  of  trustees  may,  from  time  to 
time,  by  ordinance,  provide  and  establish. 

§ 19.  Appeal  to  Finance  Committee.  In  the  adjust- 
ment of  the  accounts  of  the  collector  or  treasurer  with  the 
clerk  (or  comptroller  if  there  shall  be  one),  there  shall  be 
an  appeal  to  the  finance  committee  of  the  Council  or  board 
of  trustees,  whose  decision  in  all  matters  of  controversy 
arising  between  said  officers  shall  be  binding,  unless  the 
City  Council  or  board  of  trustees  shall  otherwise  direct  and 
provide. 

§ 20.  Who  May  Appoint  Subordinates.  The  comp- 
troller (if  there  shall  be  one),  the  clerk,  treasurer  and  col- 
lector, shall,  severally,  appoint  such  various  clerks  and  sub- 
ordinates in  their  respective  offices  as  the  City  Council  or 
board  of  trustees  may  authorize,  and  shall  be  held,  severally, 
responsible  for  the  fidelity  of  all  persons  so  appointed  by 
them. 

§ 21.  Foreign  Fire  Insurance  Companies  to  Pay  Tax 
or  License  Fee — Penalty.  All  corporations,  companies  and 
associations  not  incorporated  under  the  laws  of  this  state, 
and  which  are  engaged  in  any  city,  town  or  village  organ- 
ized under  any  general  or  special  law  of  this  state  in  effect- 
ing fire  insurance,  shall  pay  to  the  treasurer  of  the  city, 
town  or  village  for  maintenance,  use  and  benefit  of  the  fire 
department  thereof,  a sum  not  exceeding  two  per  cent 
(2%)  of  the  gross  receipts  received  by  their  agency  in 
such  city,  town  or  village,  fifty  per  cent  (50%)  of  the 
amount  so  collected  to  be  set  apart  and  appropriated  to  the 
fund  for  the  pensioning  of  disabled  and  superannuated 
members  of  the  fire  department,  and  of  the  widows  and 
orphans  of  deceased  members  of  the  fire  department  of 


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cities,  villages  or  incorporated  towns  whose  population  ex- 
ceeds fifty  thousand  (50,000)  and  having  a paid  fire  de- 
partment. Cities,  towns  and  villages  are  hereby  empow- 
ered to  prescribe  by  ordinances  the  amount  of  tax  or  license 
fee  to  be  fixed,  not  in  excess  of  the  above  rate,  and  at  that 
rate  such  corporations,  companies  and  associations  shall 
pay  upon  the  amount  of  all  premiums,  which  during  the 
year  on  every  first  day  of  July  shall  have  been  received  for 
any  insurance  effected  or  agreed  to  be  effected  in  the  city, 
town  or  village,  by  or  with  such  corporation,  companies  or 
association  respectively. 

§ 22.  Pensioning  Members  of  Fire  Insurance  Patrol. 

Etc.  Every  person  who  shall  act  in  any  city,  town  or  vil- 
lage as  agent  or  otherwise,  for  or  on  behalf  of  such  corpo- 
ration, company  or  association  shall,  on  or  before  the  15th 
day  of  July  of  each  and  every  year,  render  to  the  city,  town 
or  village  clerk,  a full,  true  and  just  account,  verified  by 
his  oath,  of  all  the  premiums  which,  during  the  year  ending 
on  every  first  day  of  July  preceding  such  report,  shall  have 
been  received  by  him,  or  any  other  person  for  him  in  behalf 
of  any  such  corporation,  company  or  association,  and  shall 
specify  in  said  report  the  amounts  received  for  fire  insur- 
ance. 

Such  agent  shall  also  pay  to  the  treasurer  of  any  such 
city,  town  or  village,  at  the  time  of  rendering  the  afore- 
said report,  the  amount  of  rates  fixed  by  the  ordinance  of 
the  said  cities,  towns  or  villages,  for  which  the  companies, 
corporations  or  associations  represented  by  them  are  sever- 
ally chargeable  by  virtue  of  this  act,  and  the  ordinance 
passed  in  pursuance  thereof.  If  such  account  be  not  ren- 
dered on  or  before  the  day  herein  designated  for  that  pur- 
pose, or  if  the  said  rates  shall  remain  unpaid  after  that  day, 
it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  corporation,  company  or  associ- 
ation so  in  default,  to  transact  any  business  or  insurance 
in  any  such  city,  town  or  village  until  the  said  requisition 
shall  have  been  fully  complied  with ; but  this  provision  shall 
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the  payment  of  any  risk  that  may  be  taken  in  violation 
hereof. 

§ 23.  Penalty  for  Violating  This  Act.  Any  person  or 
persons  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  act  shall  be 
subject  to  indictment,  and  upon  conviction  thereof  in  court 
of  competent  jurisdiction,  shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  ex- 
ceeding one  thousand  ($1,000)  dollars  or  imprisoned  in  the 
county  jail  not  exceeding  six  (6)  months,  either  or  both,  in 
the  discretion  of  the  court.  The  amount  of  said  tax  or  li- 
cense fee  may  also  be  recovered  of  said  corporation,  com- 
pany or  association,  or  its  agent,  by  an  action  in  the  name 
and  for  the  use  of  any  such  city,  town  or  village  as  for 
money  had  and  received.  Provided,  that  this  act  shall  only 
apply  to  such  cities,  towns  and  villages  as  have  an  organized 
fire  department,  or  maintain  some  organization  for  the  pre- 
vention of  fires. 


ARTICLE  VIII. 

ASSESSMENT  AND  COLLECTION  OF  TAXES. 

§ 1.  Ordinance  levying  tax — limitation. 

2.  Manner  of  collecting. 

3.  Time  of  paying  over. 

4.  When  tax  levied  for  particular  purpose. 

5.  Uniformity. 

§ 1.  Ordinance  Levying  Tax — Limitation.  The  City 
Council  in  cities,  and  boards  of  trustees  in  villages,  may 
levy  and  collect  taxes  for  corporate  purposes  in  the  manner 
following:  The  City  Council  or  boards  of  trustees,  as  the 

case  may  be,  shall  annually,  on  or  before  the  third  (3rd) 
Tuesday  in  September,  in  each  year,  ascertain  the  total 
amount  of  appropriations  for  all  corporate  purposes  legally 
made  and  to  be  collected  from  the  tax  levy  of  that  fiscal 
year;  and  by  an  ordinance  specifying  in  detail  the  purposes 
for  which  such  appropriations  are  made,  and  the  sum  or 
amount  appropriated  for  each  purpose,  respectively,  levy 


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the  amount  so  ascertained  upon  all  the  property  subject  to 
taxation  within  the  city  or  village,  as  the  same  is  assessed 
and  equalized  for  state  and  county  purposes  for  the  current 
year.  A certified  copy  of  such  ordinance  shall  be  filed  with 
the  county  clerk  of  the  proper  county,  whose  duty  it  shall 
be  to  ascertain  the  rate  per  cent  which,  upon  the  total  valu- 
ation of  all  property  subject  to  taxation  within  the  city  or 
village,  as  the  same  is  assessed  and  equalized  for  state  and 
county  purposes,  will  produce  a net  amount  not  less  than 
the  amount  so  directed  to  be  levied ; and  it  shall  be  the  duty 
of  the  county  clerk  to  extend  such  tax  in  a separate  column 
upon  the  book  or  books  of  the  collector  or  collectors  of  state 
and  county  taxes,  within  such  city  or  village.  Provided,  the 
aggregate  amount  of  taxes  levied  for  any  one  (1)  year,  ex- 
clusive of  the  amount  levied  for  the  payment  of  bonded  in- 
debtedness or  the  interest  thereon,  shall  not  exceed  the  rate 
of  two  (2)  per  centum,  upon  the  aggregate  valuation  of  all 
the  property  within  such  city  or  village,  subject  to  taxation 
therein,  as  the  same  was  equalized  for  state  and  county 
taxes  of  the  preceding  year.  (As  amended  by  act  approved 
April  22,  1899.) 

§ 2.  Manner  of  Collecting.  The  tax  so  assessed  shall 
be  collected  and  enforced  in  the  same  manner  and  by  the 
same  officers  as  state  and  county  taxes,  and  shall  be  paid 
over  by  the  officers  collecting  the  same  to  the  treasurer  of 
the  city  or  village. 

§ 3.  Time  of  Paying  Over.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  officer  collecting  such  tax  to  settle  with  and  pay  over 
to  such  treasurer,  as  often  as  once  in  two  weeks  from  the 
time  he  shall  commence  the  collection  thereof,  all  such 
taxes  as  he  shall  then  have  collected,  till  the  whole  tax  col- 
lected shall  be  paid  over. 

§ 4.  When  Tax  Levied  for  Particular  Purpose.  When- 
ever any  city  or  village  is  required  to  levy  a tax  for  the  pay- 
ment of  any  particular  debt,  appropriation  or  liability  of 
the  same,  the  tax  for  such  purpose  shall  be  included  in  the 
total  amount  assessed  by  the  City  Council  or  board  of  trus- 


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tees,  and  certified  to  the  county  clerk  as  aforesaid;  but  the 
City  Council  or  board  of  trustees  shall  determine  in  the 
ordinance  making  such  assessment,  what  proportion  of  such 
total  amount  shall  be  applicable  to  the  payment  of  such  par- 
ticular debt,  appropriation  or  liability;  and  the  city  or  vil- 
lage treasurer  shall  set  apart  such  proportion  of  the  tax 
collected  and  paid  to  him  for  the  payment  of  such  particu- 
lar debt,  appropriation  or  liability,  and  shall  not  disburse 
the  same  for  any  other  purpose  until  such  debt,  appropria- 
tion or  liability  shall  have  been  discharged. 

§ 5.  Uniformity.  All  taxes  levied  or  assessed  by  any 
city  or  village,  except  special  assessments  for  local  improve- 
ments, shall  be  uniform  upon  all  taxable  property  and  per- 
sons within  the  limits  of  the  city,  and  no  property  shall  be 
exempt  therefrom  other  than  such  property  as  may  be  ex- 
empt from  taxation  under  the  constitution  and  general  laws 
of  the  state. 


ARTICLE  IX. 

Miscellaneous  Provisions. 

Part  1. 

ANNEXATION  OF  TERRITORY 

§ 1 Provides  for  annexation  of  contiguous  territory — petition — 
election — when  held — annexed  by  ordinance — ordinance  and  map  filed 
in  office  of  the  recorder  of  deeds — annexation  of  part  of  a city,  town  or 
village. 

§ 1.  That  on  petition,  in  writing,  signed  by  a major- 
ity of  the  legal  voters,  and  by  a majority  of  the  property 
owners,  in  any  territory  contiguous  to  any  city  or  incor- 
porated village  or  town,  and  not  embraced  within  its  limits, 
the  City  Council  or  board  of  trustees  of  said  village,  city 
or  town  (as  the  case  may  be)  shall  submit  to  a vote  of  the 
people  of  said  city,  village  or  town  (as  the  case  may  be) , 
at  its  next  regular  election,  or  a special  election  to  be  called 
within  sixty  (60)  days  after  said  petition  is  presented,  the 


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question  of  the  annexation  of  such  proposed  territory.  Pro- 
vided, however,  that  where  the  said  petition  shall  be  pre- 
sented within  ninety  (90)  days  prior  to  a regular  election, 
no  special  election  shall  be  called.  In  case  the  question  of 
such  annexation  shall  receive  a majority  of  all  the  votes 
cast  at  said  election  in  favor  thereof,  the  City  Council  or 
board  of  trustees  of  said  city,  village  or  town  (as  the  case 
may  be),  shall  within  ninety  days  thereof,  by  ordinance,  an- 
nex such  territory  to  such  city,  village  or  town,  upon  filing 
a copy  of  such  ordinance,  with  an  accurate  map  of  the  terri- 
tory annexed  (duly  certified  by  the  mayor  of  the  city  or 
president  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the  village  or  town)  in 
the  office  of  the  recorder  of  deeds  in  the  county  where  the 
annexed  territory  is  situated,  and  having  the  same  recorded 
therein.  Provided,  that  no  portion  less  than  the  whole  of 
an  incorporated  city,  town  or  village,  shall  be  annexed  to 
another  incorporated  city,  town  or  village,  except  in  the 
mode  provided  in  this  act  for  the  annexation  of  the  whole 
of  an  incorporated  city,  town  or  village  to  another  city,  town 
or  village. 

Approved  May  10,  1901. 


DISCONNECTION  OF  TERRITORY. 


§ 1.  Petition  for  disconnection  of  territory  not  laid  out  into 
city  or  village  lots  or  blocks — by  whom  signed — filed  with  city  clerk 
or  president  of  village  board — accompanied  with  county  clerk’s  certifi- 
cate showing  payment  of  taxes — filed  30  days  before  presenting  to  City 
Council  or  village  trustees — territory  disconnected  by  ordinance — dis- 
connected territory  not  exempt  from  contracted  indebtedness. 

§ 2.  Recording  ordinance  disconnecting  territory  in  recorder’s 
office — copy  of  ordinance  filed  with  county  clerk. 

§ 3.  Courts  to  take  judicial  notice. 

§ 4.  Act  applies  in  pending  cases. 

§ 1.  That  whenever  the  owners  representing  a ma- 
jority of  the  area  of  land  of  any  territory  within  any  city 
or  village,  and  being  upon  the  border  and  within  the  bound- 
ary therof,  not  laid  out  into  city  or  village  lots  or  blocks, 
shall  petition  the  City  Council  of  such  city,  or  the  trustees 


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of  such  village,  praying  the  disconnection  of  such  territory 
therefrom,  such  petition  shall  be  filed  with  the  city  clerk 
of  such  city,  or  the  president  of  the  trustees  of  such  vil- 
lage, accompanied  with  the  certificate  of  the  county  clerk 
showing  that  all  city  taxes  or  assessments  due  up  to  the 
time  of  presenting  such  petition  are  fully  paid,  at  least  30 
days  before  the  meeting  of  such  City  Council  or  trustees  at 
which  it  is  proposed  to  present  such  petition,  and  the  city 
clerk  of  such  city  or  president  of  the  trustees  of  such  vil- 
lage, shall  present  such  petition  to  the  City  Council  or  trus- 
tees, as  the  case  may  be,  and  upon  such  presentation  the 
City  Council  of  such  city  or  trustees  of  such  village  may, 
in  the  discretion  of  such  City  Council  or  trustees  of  such 
village,  by  ordinance,  to  be  passed  by  a majority  of  the 
members  elected  to  such  City  Council  or  board  of  trustees, 
disconnect  the  territory  described  in  such  petition  from 
such  city  or  village.  Provided,  however,  that  the  territory 
so  disconnected  shall  not  thereby  be  exempted  from  taxation 
for  the  purpose  of  paying  any  indebtedness  contracted  by 
the  corporate  authorities  of  such  city  or  village  while  such 
territory  was  within  the  limits  thereof,  and  remaining  un- 
paid, but  the  same  shall  be  assessed  and  taxed  for  the  pur- 
pose of  paying  such  indebtedness  the  same  as  if  such  terri- 
tory had  not  been  disconnected  until  such  indebtedness  is 
fully  paid. 

§ 2.  A copy  of  the  ordinance  disconnecting  the  terri- 
tory from  any  city  or  village,  certified  by  the  clerk  of  such 
city,  or  president  of  the  trustees  of  such  village,  shall  be 
filed  for  record  and  recorded  in  the  recorder’s  office  of  the 
county  in  which  such  disconnected  territory  is  situated,  and 
a copy  of  such  ordinance  so  certified  shall  be  filed  with  the 
clerk  of  the  county  court  of  the  county  in  which  such  dis- 
connected territory  is  situated. 

§ 3.  All  courts  in  this  state  shall  take  judicial  notice 
of  cities  and  villages  and  the  changes  made  in  their  terri- 
tory under  this  act. 

§ 4.  This  act  shall  apply  to  and  effect  all  cases  where 


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property  has  not  been  disconnected  by  such  City  Council 
or  trustees  of  such  village,  whether  application  has  been 
made  for  disconnection  or  not. 

Approved  May  10,  1901. 


Part  2. 

LANDINGS  AND  LEVEES. 

§ 1.  When  landings  and  levies  may  be  leased. 

§ 2.  What  lands — when  lease  may  take  effect — definition — re- 
striction. 

§ 1.  When  Landings  and  Levees  May  he  Leased. 
That  whenever,  in  the  opinion  of  the  legislative  authority 
of  any  incorporated  city,  or  of  the  president  and  board  of 
trustees  of  any  incorporated  town  or  village  of  this  state, 
situate  upon  the  banks  of  any  navigable  river,  the  lands 
acquired  and  owned  by  any  such  city,  town  or  village,  for 
the  purpose  of  a public  landing  or  public  levee,  are  not  im- 
mediately required  for  such  purpose,  then  any  such  city, 
town  or  village  may  lease  such  parts  of  such  landing  or 
levee  as  may  be  thought  best  by  the  legislative  authority 
of  such  city,  or  president  and  board  of  trustees  of  such  town 
or  village,  for  the  purpose  of  erecting  manufactories,  ware- 
houses or  grain  elevators  thereon.  Provided,  no  such  lease 
shall  extend  beyond  the  period  of  twenty-five  years  from  its 

execution. 

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§ 2.  What  Lands — When  Lease  May  Take  Effect — 
Definition — Restriction.  That  the  right  of  any  such  city, 
town  or  village  to  lease  any  part  of  the  land  in  the  fore- 
going section,  shall  embrace  all  such  lands  as  may  have  been 
conveyed  to  the  same.  Provided,  however,  no  such  lease  shall 
take  effect  or  be  in  force  until  approved  by  an  order,  resolu- 
tion or  ordinance  of  the  legislative  authority  of  such  city, 
or  president  and  board  of  trustees  of  such  town  or  village. 
The  words  “legislative  authority,”  when  used  in  this  act, 
shall  be  held  to  include  the  common  council.  The  provisions 
of  this  act  shall  not  apply  to  cities  having  over  one  hundred 
thousand  inhabitants. 


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Part  3. 

LIBRARIES — PUBLIC. 

§ 1.  Establishment  of — tax — fund. 

2.  Directors. 

3.  Term  of  office — removal. 

4.  Vacancies — compensation. 

5.  Organization — powers  of  directors — funds. 

6.  Who  may  use  library. 

7.  Report  of  directors. 

8.  Penalties. 

9.  Donations. 

§ 1.  Establishment  by  City — Tax — Fund.  That  the 
City  Council  of  each  incorporated  city,  whether  organized 
under  the  general  law  or  special  charter,  shall  have  power 
to  establish  and  maintain  a public  library  and  reading  room 
for  the  use  and  benefits  of  the  inhabitants  of  such  city,  and 
may  levy  a tax  not  to  exceed  two  mills  on  the  dollar  annu- 
ally on  all  the  taxable  property  in  the  city.  Provided,  that 
in  cities  of  over  one  hundred  thousand  inhabitants  after  the 
year  1895,  such  tax  shall  not  exceed  one-half  of  a mill  on 
the  dollar  annually — such  tax  to  be  levied  and  collected  in 
like  manner  with  the  general  taxes  of  said  city,  and  to  be 
known  as  the  library  fund.  Provided,  that  the  said  annual 
library  tax  in  cities  of  over  fifteen  hundred  inhabitants  shall 
not  be  included  in  the  aggregate  amount  of  taxes  as  limited 
by  section  one  (1)  of  article  eight  (8)  of  “An  act  for  the 
incorporation  of  cities  and  villages,”  approved  April  10, 
1872,  and  the  amendatory  acts  thereto,  or  by  any  provision 
of  any  special  charter  under  which  any  city  in  this  state 
is  now  organized.  (As  amended  by  act  approved  Decem- 
ber 24,  1907.) 

§ 2.  Directors.  When  any  City  Council  shall  have 
decided  to  establish  and  maintain  a public  library  and  read- 
ing room,  under  this  act,  the  Mayor  of  such  city  shall,  with 
the  approval  of  the  City  Council,  proceed  to  appoint  a board 
of  nine  directors  for  the  same,  chosen  from  the  citizens  at 
large  with  reference  to  their  fitness  for  such  office;  and  not 
more  than  one  member  of  the  City  Council  shall  be  at  any 
one  time  a member  of  said  board. 


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§ 3.  Term  of  Office — Removed.  Said  directors  shall 

hold  office  one-third  for  one  year,  one-third  for  two  years, 
and  one-third  for  three  years,  from  the  first  of  July  follow- 
ing their  appointment,  and  at  their  first  regular  meeting 
shall  cast  lots  for  their  respective  terms ; and  annually  there- 
after the  Mayor  shall,  before  the  first  of  July  of  each  year, 
appoint  as  before  three  directors,  to  take  the  place  of  the 
retiring  directors,  who  shall  hold  office  for  three  years,  and 
until  their  successors  are  appointed.  The  Mayor  may,  by 
and  with  the  consent  of  the  City  Council,  remove  any  di- 
rector for  misconduct  or  neglect  of  duty. 

§ 4.  Vacancies — Compensation.  Vacancies  in  the 

board  of  directors  occasioned  by  removals,  resignation,  or 
otherwise  shall  be  reported  to  the  City  Council  and  be  filled 
in  like  manner  as  original  appointments,  and  no  director 
shall  receive  compensation  as  such. 

§ 5.  Organization  — Powers  of  Directors  — Funds. 
Said  directors  shall,  immediately  after  appointment,  meet 
and  organize  by  the  election  of  one  of  their  number  presi- 
dent, and  by  the  election  of  such  other  officers  as  they  may 
deem  necessary.  They  shall  make  and  adopt  such  by-laws, 
rules  and  regulations  for  their  own  guidance  and  for  the 
government  of  the  library  and  reading  room  as  may  be  ex- 
pedient, not  inconsistent  with  this  act.  They  shall  have 
the  exclusive  control  of  the  expenditure  of  all  moneys  col- 
lected to  the  credit  of  the  library  fund,  and  of  the  construc- 
tion of  any  library  building,  and  of  the  supervision,  care 
and  custody  of  the  grounds,  rooms  or  buildings  constructed, 
leased  or  set  apart  for  that  purpose.  Provided,  that  all 
moneys  received  for  such  library  shall  be  deposited  in  the 
treasury  of  said  city  to  the  credit  of  the  library  fund,,  and 
shall  be  kept  separate  and  apart  from  other  moneys  of  such 
city,  and  drawn  upon  by  the  proper  officers  of  said  city  upon 
the  properly  authenticated  vouchers  of  the  library  board. 
Said  board  shall  have  power  to  purchase  or  lease  grounds 
to  occupy,  lease  or  erect  an  appropriate  building  or  build- 
ings for  the  use  of  said  library ; shall  have  power  to  appoint 


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a suitable  librarian  and  necessary  assistants,  and  fix  their 
compensation,  and  shall  also  have  power  to  remove  such 
appointees;  and  shall,  in  general,  carry  out  the  spirit  and 
intent  of  this  act,  in  establishing  and  maintaining  a public 
library  and  reading  room. 

§ 6.  Who  May  Use  Library.  Every  library  and  read- 
ing-room established  under  this  act,  shall  be  forever  free  to 
the  use  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  city  where  located,  always 
subject  to  such  reasonable  rules  and  regulations  as  the  li- 
brary board  may  adopt,  in  order  to  render  the  use  of  said 
library  and  reading  room  of  the  greatest  benefit  to  the 
greatest  number;  and  said  board  may  exclude  from  the  use 
of  said  library  and  reading  room  any  and  all  persons  who 
shall  willfully  violate  such  rules.  And  said  board  may  ex- 
tend the  privileges  and  use  of  such  library  and  reading  room 
to  persons  residing  outside  of  such  city  in  this  state,  upon 
such  terms  and  conditions  as  said  board  may  from  time  to 
time  by  its  regulations  prescribe.  (As  amended  by  act  ap- 
proved March  27,  1874.  In  force  July  1,  1874.) 

§ 7.  Report  of  Directors.  The  said  board  of  direct- 
ors shall  make,  on  or  before  the  second  Monday  in  June, 
an  annual  report  to  the  City  Council,  stating  the  condition 
of  their  trust  on  the  first  day  of  June  of  that  year,  the  vari- 
ous sums  of  money  received  from  the  library  fund  and  from 
other  sources,  and  how  such  moneys  have  been  expended, 
and  for  what  purposes;  the  number  of  books  and  periodi- 
cals on  hand,  the  number  added  by  purchase,  gift,  or  other- 
wise, during  the  year ; the  number  lost  or  missing ; the  num- 
ber of  visitors  attending;  the  number  of  books  loaned  out, 
and  the  general  character  and  kind  of  such  books;  with 
such  other  statistics,  information  and  suggestions  as  they 
may  deem  of  general  interest.  All  such  portions  of  said 
report  as  relate  to  the  receipt  and  expenditure  of  money  as 
well  (as)  the  number  of  books  on  hand,  books  lost  or  miss- 
ing, and  books  purchased,  shall  be  verified  by  affidavit. 

§ 8.  Penalties.  The  City  Council  of  said  city  shall 
have  power  to  pass  ordinances  imposing  suitable  penalties 


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for  the  punishment  of  persons  committing  injury  upon  such 
library  or  the  grounds  or  other  property  thereof,  and  for 
injury  to  or  failure  to  return  any  book  belonging  to  such 
library. 

§ 9.  Donations . Any  person  desiring  to  make  dona- 
tions of  money,  personal  property  or  real  estate  for  the 
benefit  of  such  library,  shall  have  the  right  to  vest  the  title 
to  the  money  or  real  estate  so  donated  in  the  board  of  di- 
rectors created  under  this  act,  to  be  held  and  controlled  by 
such  board,  when  accepted,  according  to  the  terms  of  the 
deed,  gift,  devise  or  bequest  of  such  property;  and  as  to 
such  property  the  said  board  shall  be  held  and  considered 
to  be  special  trustees. 


Part  4. 

LIQUOR  LAW. 

§ 1.  Dram  shop  defined. 

2.  Selling  liquor  without  a license. 

3.  How  license  may  be  granted. 

4.  License  granted  by  County  Board. 

5.  License  to  sell  malt  liquors. 

6.  Form  of  license. 

7.  Bond. 

8.  Enforcement  of  ordinances  on  boats. 

9.  Admission  of  minors  to  saloons. 

10.  Penalty. 

AN  ACT  to  provide  for  the  licensing  of  and  against  the 

evils  arising  from  the  sale  of  intoxicating  liquors. 

(Approved  March  30,  1874.  In  force  July  1,  1874.) 

§ 1.  Dram  Shop  Defined.  That  a dram  shop  is  a 
place  where  spirituous  or  vinous  or  malt  liquors  are  retailed 
by  less  quantity  than  one  gallon,  and  intoxicating  liquors 
shall  be  deemed  to  include  all  such  liquors  within  the  mean- 
ing of  this  act. 

§ 2.  Selling  Liquor  Without  a License.  Whoever,  not 
having  a license  to  keep  a dram  shop,  shall,  by  himself  or 
another,  either  as  principal,  clerk  or  servant,  directly  or 
indirectly,  sell  any  intoxicating  liquor  in  any  less  quantity 


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than  one  gallon,  or  in  any  quantity  to  be  drank  upon  the 
premises,  or  in  or  upon  any  adjacent  room,  building,  yard, 
premises  or  place  of  public  resort,  shall  be  fined  not  less 
than  twenty  dollars  ($20)  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dol- 
lars ($100)  or  imprisoned  in  the  county  jail  not  less  than 
ten  nor  more  than  thirty  days,  or  both  in  the  discretion  of 
the  court. 

§ 3.  How  License  May  be  Granted.  That  hereafter 
it  shall  not  be  lawful  for  the  corporate  authorities  of  any 
city,  town  or  village  in  this  state,  to  grant  a license  for  the 
keeping  of  a dram-shop,  except  upon  the  payment,  in  ad- 
vance, into  the  treasury  of  the  city,  town  or  village  grant- 
ing the  license,  such  sum  as  may  be  determined  by  the  re- 
spective authorities  of  such  city,  town  or  village,  not  less 
than  at  the  rate  of  five  hundred  dollars  ($500)  per  annum. 
Provided,  that  in  all  cases  when  a license  for  the  sale  of 
malt  liquors  only  is  granted,  the  city,  town  or  village  grant- 
ing such  license,  may  grant  the  same  on  the  payment,  in 
advance,  of  the  sum  of  not  less  than  at  the  rate  of  one 
hundred  and  fifty  dollars  ($150)  per  annum:  And,  pro- 

vided further,  that  the  City  Councils  in  cities,  the  board  of 
trustees  in  towns,  and  president  and  board  of  trustees  in 
villages,  may  grant  permits  to  pharmacists  for  the  sale  of 
liquors  for  medicinal,  mechanical,  sacramental  and  chemi- 
cal purposes  only,  under  such  restrictions  and  regulations 
as  may  be  provided  by  ordinance. 

§ 4.  License  Granted  by  County  Board.  The  county 
boards  of  each  county  may  grant  licenses  to  keep  so  many 
dram-shops  in  their  county  as  they  may  think  the  public  re- 
quires, upon  the  application,  by  petition,  of  a majority  of  the 
legal  voters  of  the  town,  if  the  county  is  under  township  or- 
ganization, and  if  not  under  township  organization,  then  a 
majority  of  the  legal  voters  of  the  election  precinct  or  dis- 
trict where  the  same  is  proposed  to  be  located,  and  upon  pay- 
ment into  the  county  treasury  of  such  sums  as  the  board 
may  require,  not  less  than  five  hundred  dollars  ($500)  per 
annum  for  each  license ; and  upon  compliance  with  the  pro- 


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visions  of  an  act  entitled,  “An  act  to  provide  for  the  licens- 
ing of,  and  against  the  evils  arising  from  the  sale  of  intoxi- 
cating liquors/’  approved  March  3,  1874,  in  force  July  1, 
1874.  Provided,  that  in  all  cases  where  a license  is  granted 
for  the  sale  of  malt  liquors  only,  such  board  may  grant  the 
same,  upon  payment  into  the  county  treasury,  of  a sum  not 
less  than  one  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  ($150)  per  annum 
for  each  license.  Provided  further,  such  board  shall  not 
have  power  to  issue  any  license  to  keep  a dram-shop  in  any 
incorporated  city,  town  or  village,  or  within  two  miles  of 
the  same,  in  which  the  corporate  authorities  have  authority 
to  license,  regulate,  restrain  or  prohibit  the  sale  of  liquors, 
or  in  any  place  where  the  sale  of  liquors  is  prohibited  by 
law. 

§ 5.  License  to  Sell  Malt  Liquors — Penalty  for  Selling 
Other  Liquors.  Any  person  having  a license  to  sell  malt 
liquors  only,  who  shall  by  himself  or  another,  either  as  prin- 
cipal, clerk  or  servant,  directly  or  indirectly,  sell  or  give  any 
intoxicating  liquors,  other  than  malt  liquors  in  a less  quanti- 
ty than  one  gallon,  or  in  any  quantity  to  be  drank  upon  the 
premises,  or  in  or  upon  any  adjacent  room,  building  yard 
or  place  of  public  resort,  shall  for  each  offense  be  fined  not 
less  than  twenty  dollars,  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dol- 
lars, or  confined  in  the  county  jail  not  less  than  ten  nor 
more  than  thirty  days,  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  court. 
The  penalties  provided  for  in  this  section  may  be  enforced 
by  indictment  or  information  in  any  court  of  competent 
jurisdiction,  or  the  fine  only  may  be  sued  for  and  recovered 
before  any  justice  of  the  peace  of  the  proper  county,  and 
in  case  of  conviction,  the  offender  shall  stand  committed  to 
the  county  jail  until  the  fine  and  costs  are  fully  paid.  A 
conviction  under  this  section  shall  forfeit  the  license  held  by 
the  defendant  and  the  court  rendering  judgment  upon  such 
conviction  shall  in  such  judgment  declare  a forfeiture  of 
such  license. 

§ 6.  Form  of  License — Rights  Under — May  be  Re- 
voked. The  license  shall  state  the  time  for  which  it  is 


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granted,  which  shall  not  exceed  one  year,  the  place  where 
the  dram  shop  is  to  be  kept,  and  shall  not  be  transferable, 
nor  shall  the  person  licensed  keep  a dram  shop  at  more 
than  one  place  at  the  same  time,  and  any  license  granted 
may  be  revoked  by  the  county  board  whenever  they  shall 
be  satisfied  that  the  person  licensed  has  violated  any  of  the 
provisions  of  this  act,  or  keeps  a disorderly  or  ill-governed 
house  or  place  of  resort  for  idle  or  dissolute  persons,  or 
allows  any  illegal  gaming  in  his  dram  shop,  or  any  house 
or  place  adjacent  thereto. 

§ 7.  Bond — How  Taken — Suit  on.  No  person  shall 
be  licensed  to  keep  a dram  shop,  or  to  sell  intoxicating 
liquors,  by  any  county  board  or  the  authorities  of  any  city, 
town  or  village,  unless  he  shall  first  give  bond  in  the  penal 
sum  of  $3,000  payable  to  the  people  of  the  State  of  Illinois, 
with  at  least  two  good  and  sufficient  sureties,  free  holders 
of  the  county  in  which  the  license  is  to  be  granted,  to  be 
approved  by  the  officer  who  may  be  authorized  to  issue  the 
license,  conditioned  that  he  will  pay  to  all  persons  all  dam- 
ages that  they  may  sustain,  either  in  person  or  property, 
or  means  of  support  by  reason  of  the  person  so  obtaining  a 
license  selling  or  giving  away  intoxicating  liquors.  The 
officer  taking  such  bond  may  examine  any  person  offered 
as  security  upon  any  such  bond,  under  oath,  and  require  him 
to  subscribe  and  swear  to  his  statement  in  regard  to  his 
pecuniary  ability  to  become  such  security.  Any  bond  taken 
pursuant  to  this  section  may  be  sued  upon  for  the  use  of  any 
person,  or  his  legal  representative  who  may  be  injured  by 
reason  of  the  selling  or  giving  away  any  intoxicating  liquor 
by  the  person  so  licensed,  or  by  his  agent  or  servant. 

§ 8.  To  Enforce  Ordinances  on  Boats , Etc.  That 
cities  and  towns  on  any  river  within  or  on  the  borders  of 
this  state  shall  have  the  right  to  extend  and  enforce  their 
ordinances  so  as  to  include  any  boat  or  other  floating  struc- 
ture which  shall  be  kept  within  two  miles  of  the  city  or 
town  limits,  as  a place  for  drinking  spirituous  liquors,  or 
for  gaming,  or  for  the  purpose  of  prostitution.  Provided, 


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no  authority  shall  be  given  by  this  law,  beyond  what  the 
law  now  authorizes,  to  interfere  with  any  steamer  or  other 
boat,  the  usual  business  of  which  is  the  carrying  of  freight 
or  passengers. 

§ 9.  Admission  of  Minors  Regulated.  That  it  shall 
be  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm  or  corporation,  as  owner, 
agent,  lessee  or  otherwise,  that  maintains  or  conducts  any 
public  dance  hall  that  is  adjacent  or  connected  with  any 
room,  building,  park  or  enclosure  of  any  kind  where  such 
intoxicating  beverages  or  liquors  are  sold,  or  given  away, 
to  permit  any  minor  to  enter  and  be  and  remain  within 
such  public  dance  hall,  or  be  and  remain  upon  the  premises 
where  such  public  dance  hall  is  located,  unless  such  minor  is 
accompanied  by  his  or  her  parent  or  parents. 

§ 10.  Penalty.  Any  person,  firm  or  corporation 
violating  section  one  (1)  of  this  act  shall  be  guilty  of  a mis- 
demeanor and  shall,  upon  conviction,  be  fined  a sum  not  less 
than  twenty-five  ($25.00)  dollars  for  each  offense.  Any 
person  falsely  representing  himself  or  herself  as  parent  of 
any  minor  shall  be  guilty  of  a misdemeanor  and  shall,  upon 
conviction  be  subject  to  the  foregoing  penalties. 


Part  5. 

Plats. 

(Approved  March  21,  1874.  In  force  July  1,  1874.) 

§ 1.  Laying  out  towns,  etc. 

2.  Certificate  of  surveyor — acknowledgement — record. 

3.  Dedication — effect  of. 

4.  Neglect  to  plant  corner  stone,  etc. 

5.  Penalty  for  selling  without  plat  recorded,  etc. 

6.  Vacation  of  entire  plat. 

7.  Of  part  of  plat. 

8.  Cancelling  plat  of  record. 

9.  Plats  of  highways,  etc.,  to  be  made  and  recorded. 

10.  Prosecuting  offenders. 

§ 1.  Laying  Out  Towns,  Etc.  Whenever  the  owner 
of  lands  shall  wish  to  sub-divide  the  same  into  two  or  more 
parts  for  the  purpose  of  laying  out  a town,  or  making  any 


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addition  to  any  city,  village  or  town,  or  of  re-subdividing 
any  lots  or  blocks  therein,  he  shall  cause  the  same  to  be 
surveyed  and  a plat  thereof  to  be  made  by  the  county  sur- 
veyor or  some  other  competent  surveyor,  which  plat  shall 
particularly  describe  and  set  forth  all  the  streets,  alleys, 
common  or  public  grounds,  and  all  the  in  and  out  lots  or 
fractional  lots  or  blocks  within,  adjoining  or  adjacent  to 
the  land  so  divided,  giving  the  names,  widths,  courses  and 
extent  of  all  such  streets  and  alleys,  and  numbering  all  lots 
and  blocks  by  progressive  numbers,  giving  their  precise 
length  and  width.  Reference  shall  also  be  made  upon  the 
plat  to  some  known  and  permanent  monument  from  which 
future  surveys  may  be  made,  or,  if  such  monument  shall  ex- 
ist within  convenient  distance,  the  surveyor  shall,  at  the 
same  time  of  making  his  survey,  plant  and  fix  in  such  man- 
ner that  the  same  shall  not  be  moved  by  frost,  at  the  corner 
of  some  public  ground,  or  if  there  be  none,  then  at  the  cor- 
ner of  some  lot  or  block  most  convenient  for  reference,  a 
good  and  sufficient  stone,  to  be  furnished  by  the  person  for 
whom  the  survey  is  made,  and  designate  upon  the  plat  the 
point  where  the  same  may  be  found. 

§ 2.  Certificate  of  Surveyor — Acknowledgment — Rec- 
ord. The  plat,  having  been  completed,  shall  be  certified  by 
the  surveyor  and  acknowledged  by  the  owner  of  the  land, 
or  his  attorney  duly  authorized  in  the  same  manner  as 
deeds  of  land  are  required  to  be  acknowledged.  The  cer- 
tificate of  the  surveyor  and  of  acknowledgment,  together 
with  the  plat  shall  be  recorded  in  the  recorder’s  office  of 
the  county  in  which  the  land  is  situated,  and  such  acknowl- 
edgment and  record  shall  have  like  effect  and  certified  copies 
thereof  and  of  such  plat  or  of  any  plat  heretofore  acknowl- 
edged and  certified  according  to  law,  may  be  used  in  evi- 
dence to  the  same  extent  and  with  like  effect  as  in  case  of 
deeds. 

§ 3.  Dedication — Effect  of.  The  acknowledgment  and 
recording  of  such  plat  shall  be  held  in  law  and  in  equity  to 
be  a conveyance  in  fee  simple  of  such  portions  of  the  prem- 


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ises  platted  as  are  marked  or  noted  on  such  plat  as  donated 
or  granted  to  the  public,  or  any  person,  religious  society, 
corporation  or  body  politic,  and  as  general  warranty  against 
the  donor,  his  heirs  and  representatives  to  such  donee  or 
grantee  for  their  use  or  for  the  use  and  purposes  therein 
named  or  intended,  and  for  no  other  use  or  purpose.  And 
the  premises  intended  for  any  street,  alley,  way,  common 
or  other  public  use  in  any  city,  village  or  town  or  addition 
thereto,  shall  be  held  in  the  corporate  name  thereof  in  trust 
to  and  for  the  use  and  purposes  set  forth  or  intended. 

§ 4.  Neglect  to  Plant  Corner  Stone , Etc.  Whoever 
shall  lay  out  any  town  or  make  any  addition  to  any  city,  vil- 
lage or  town,  or  re-subdivide  any  lots  or  blocks  therein,  and 
neglect  to  plant  any  corner  stone  when  required  by  this  act, 
or  shall  survey  the  same  or  cause  it  to  be  surveyed  in  any 
other  manner  than  that  which  is  prescribed  in  this  act,  shall 
be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  $25  nor  exceeding  $100. 

§ 5.  Penalty  for  Selling  Without  Plat  Recorded,  Etc. 
Whoever  shall  sell  or  offer  for  sale,  or  lease  for  any  time 
exceeding  five  years,  any  lot  or  block  in  any  town,  city  or 
village,  or  any  addition  thereto,  or  any  re-subdivison  of  any 
lot  or  block  therein,  before  all  the  requisitions  of  this  act 
have  been  complied  with,  shall  be  fined  $25  for  each  lot 
or  block  or  part  thereof  so  disposed  of,  offered  for  sale  or 
leased. 

VACATION  OF  PLATS. 

§ 6.  Of  the  Whole  Plat.  Any  such  plat  may  be  va- 
cated by  the  owner  of  the  premises  at  any  time  before  the 
sale  of  any  lot  therein,  by  a written  instrument  declaring 
the  same  to  be  vacated,  executed,  acknowledged  or  proved, 
and  recorded  in  like  manner  as  deeds  of  land ; which  declar- 
ation being  duly  recorded,  shall  operate  to  destroy  the  force 
and  effect  of  the  recording  of  the  plat  so  vacated,  and  to 
divest  all  public  rights  in  the  streets,  alleys  and  public 
grounds,  and  all  dedications  laid  out  or  described  in  such 
plat.  When  lots  have  been  sold,  the  plat  may  be  vacated 


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in  the  manner  herein  provided  by  all  the  owners  of  lots  in 
such  plat  joining  in  the  execution  of  such  writing. 

§ 7.  Of  Part  of  Plat.  Any  part  of  a plat  may  be  va- 
cated in  the  manner  provided  in  the  preceding  section,  and 
subject  to  the  conditions  therein  prescribed : Provided,  such 
vacation  shall  not  abridge  or  destroy  any  of  the  rights  or 
privileges  of  other  proprietors  in  such  plat : And,  provided, 
further,  that  nothing  contained  in  this  section  shall  author- 
ize the  closing  or  obstructing  of  any  public  highway  laid  out 
according  to  law. 

§ 8.  Cancelling  Plat  of  Record.  When  any  plat  or 
part  thereof  is  vacated,  the  recorder  in  whose  office  the  plat 
is  recorded  shall,  upon  the  recording  of  such  vacation,  write 
in  plain  letters  across  the  plat  or  part  so  vacated  the  word 
“vacated,”  and  shall  also  make  a reference  on  the  same  to 
the  volume  and  page  in  which  the  instrument  of  vacation  is 
recorded. 

PLATS  TO  BE  RECORDED,  ETC. 

§ 9.  Plats  of  Highways,  Etc.,  to  be  Made  and  Re- 
corded. Whenever  any  highway,  road,  street,  alley,  pub- 
lic ground,  toll  road,  railroad,  or  canal  is  laid  out,  located, 
opened,  widened  or  extended,  or  the  location  thereof  altered, 
it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  commissioners,  authorities,  offi- 
cers, persons  ole  corporations,  public  or  private,  laying  out, 
locating,  opening,  widening,  extending  or  altering  the  same, 
to  cause  a plat  thereof  showing  the  width,  courses  and  ex- 
tent thereof,  and  making  such  reference  to  known  and  es- 
tablished corners  or  monuments  that  the  location  thereof 
may  be  ascertained,  to  be  made,  and  recorded  in  the  office 
of  the  recorder  of  the  county  in  which  the  premises  taken 
or  used  for  the  same,  or  any  part  thereof,  are  situated, 
within  six  months  after  such  highway,  road,  street,  alley, 
public  ground,  toll  road,  railroad  or  canal  is  laid  out,  locat- 
ed, opened,  widened  or  extended,  or  the  location  thereof  al- 
tered; and  when  any  highway,  road,  street,  alley,  public 
ground,  toll  road,  railroad  or  canal  is  vacated,  the  order, 


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ordinance  or  other  declaration  vacating  the  same  shall  be 
in  like  manner  recorded.  This  act  shall  not  be  construed 
to  alter  or  effect  any  law  specifically  providing  for  the  re- 
cording of  any  such  plat,  or  to  require  the  same  to  be  re- 
corded sooner  than  is  so  specifically  provided;  except  that 
any  requirements  to  record  such  plat  in  any  other  place  than 
is  provided  herein  shall  not  excuse  the  parties  from  comply- 
ing with  this  act.  Whoever  shall  refuse  or  neglect  to  com- 
ply with  this  section  shall  forfeit  $25,  and  the  like  sum  for 
every  month  he  shall  continue  in  such  refusal  or  neglect 
after  conviction  therefor,  to  be  recovered  before  any  justice 
of  the  peace  of  the  county,  in  the  name  of  the  county,  one- 
half  to  the  use  of  the  county  and  the  other  half  to  the  use 
of  the  person  complaining. 

§ 10.  Prosecuting  Offenders.  Whenever  it  shall  come 
to  the  knowledge  of  the  recorder  of  deeds  of  any  county 
that  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  act  have  been  violated,  it 
shall  be  his  duty  to  notify  the  state’s  attorney  of  the  fact, 
and  the  state’s  attorney  ^hall  immediately  institute  suit, 
and  prosecute  the  same  to  final  judgment-  against  the  per- 
son offending. 


Part  6. 

PLUMBERS. 

§ 1.  Certificates. 

2.  Application  to  engage  at  business. 

3.  Board  of  examiners. 

4.  Examination  of  applicants — fees  for  certificates. 

5.  Plumbing  rules  and  regulations. 

6.  Application — where  to  apply. 

7.  Violation  of  this  act — fines. 

§ 1.  Certificates.  Any  person  now  or  hereafter  en- 
gaging in  or  working  at  the  business  of  plumbing  in  cities 
or  towns  of  5,000  inhabitants  or  more  in  this  state,  either 
as  a master  plumber  or  employing  plumber,  or  as  a journey- 
man plumber  shall  first  receive  a certificate  thereof  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  provisions  of  this  act. 

§ 2.  Application  to  Engage  at  Business.  Any  person 


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desiring  to  engage  in  or  work  at  the  business  of  plumbing, 
either  as  master  plumber  or  employing  plumber,  or  as  a 
journeyman  plumber,  shall  make  application  to  a board  of 
examiners  hereinafter  provided  for,  and  shall,  at  such  time 
and  place  as  said  board  may  designate,  be  compelled  to  pass 
such  examination  as  to  his  qualifications  as  said  board  may 
direct;  said  examination  may  be  made  in  whole  or  in  part 
in  writing,  and  shall  be  of  a practical  and  elementary  char- 
acter, but  sufficiently  strict  to  test  the  qualifications  of  the 
applicant. 

§ 3.  Board  of  Examiners.  That  there  shall  be  in 
every  city,  town  and  village  of  10,000  inhabitants  or  more, 
a board  of  examiners  of  plumbers,  consisting  of  three  mem- 
bers, one  of  which  shall  be  the  chairman  of  the  board  of 
health,  who  shall  be  ex-officio,  chairman  of  said  board  of 
examiners,  a second  member  who  shall  be  a master  plumber, 
and  a third  member  who  shall  be  a journeyman  plumber. 

Said  second  and  third  member  shall  be  appointed  by  the 
Mayor  and  approved  by  the  Council,  or  the  board  of  trus- 
tees of  said  town  or  village,  within  three  months  after  the 
passage  of  this  act,  for  the  term  of  one  year  from  the  first 
day  of  May,  in  the  year  of  appointment,  and  thereafter  an- 
nually before  the  first  day  of  May,  and  shall  be  paid  from 
the  treasury  of  said  city,  town  or  village,  the  same  as  other 
officers,  in  such  sums  as  the  authorities  may  designate. 

§ 4.  Examination  of  Applicants — Fees  for  Certifi- 
cates. Said  board  of  examiners  shall,  as  soon  as  may  be 
after  the  appointment,  meet  and  shall  then  designate  the 
times  and  places  for  the  examination  of  all  applicants  desir- 
ing to  engage  in,  or  work  at,  the  business  of  plumbing  with- 
in their  respective  jurisdiction.  Said  board  shall  examine 
said  applicants  as  to  their  practical  knowledge  of  plumbing, 
house  drainage  and  plumbing  ventilation,  and,  if  satisfied 
of  the  competency  of  such  applicant,  shall  thereupon  issue 
a certificate  to  such  applicant  authorizing  him  to  engage 
in,  or  work  at  the  business  of  plumbing,  whether  as  mas- 


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ter  plumber  or  employing  plumber,  or  as  a journeyman 
plumber. 

The  fee  for  a certificate  for  a master  plumber  or  em- 
ploying plumber  shall  be  $50.00;  for  journeyman  plumber 
it  shall  be  $1.00.  Said  certificate  shall  be  valid  and  have 
force  throughout  the  state  for  a period  of  one  year  from 
the  date  of  issuance  and  may  be  renewed  upon  its  expira- 
tion by  payment  in  advance  of  an  annual  renewal  fee  of 
$10.00  for  the  certificate  of  a master  plumber  or  employing 
plumber  and  the  payment  in  advance  of  an  annual  fee  of 
$1.00  for  the  certificate  of  a journeyman  plumber.  All  fees 
received  for  said  certificate  shall  be  paid  into  the  treasury 
of  the  city,  town  or  village  where  said  certificates  are  issued. 
(Approved  June  14,  1909.) 

§ 5.  Plumbing  Rules  and  Regulations.  Each  city, 
town  or  village  in  this  state  having  a system  of  water  sup- 
ply or  sewerage  shall,  by  ordinance  or  by-law,  within  three 
months  of  the  passage  of  this  act,  prescribe  rules  and  regu- 
lations for  the  materials,  construction,  alteration  and  in- 
spection of  all  plumbing  and  sewerage  placed  in,  or  in  con- 
nection with,  any  building  in  such  city,  town  or  village,  and 
the  board  of  health,  or  proper  authorities,  shall  further  pro- 
vide that  no  plumbing  work  shall  be  done,  except  in  case 
of  repairing  leaks,  without  a permit  being  first  issued  there- 
for, upon  such  terms  and  conditions  as  such  city,  town  or 
village  shall  prescribe. 

§ 6.  Application — Where  to  Apply.  All  persons  who 
are  required  by  this  act  to  take  examinations  and  procure 
a certificate  as  required  by  this  act  shall  apply  to  the  board 
in  the  city  where  he  resides,  or  to  the  board  nearest  his 
place  of  residence. 

§ 7.  Violation  of  This  Act — Fines.  Any  person  vio- 
lating any  provision  of  this  act  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a 
misdemeanor,  and  be  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less  than  five 
($5)  dollars,  nor  exceeding  fifty  ($50)  dollars,  for  each 
and  every  violation  thereof,  and  his  certificate  may  be  re- 
voked by  the  board  of  health  or  proper  authorities  of  said 
city,  town  or  village. 

Approved  June  10,  1897. 


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Part  7. 

RIOT. 

§ 1.  City  liable  for  damages. 

2.  Action,  how  brought — judgment. 

3.  When  entitled  to  recover. 

4.  Action  by  party  against  persons  engaged  in  riot — lien  of  city, 

etc. 

5.  Action  by  city  against  persons  engaged  in  riot. 

6.  Notice  of  claim  of  damages — when  action  shall  be  brought. 

7.  When  city  settles  claim. 

§ 1.  City  Liable  for  Damages.  That  Whenever  any 
building  or  other  real  or  personal  property,  except  property 
in  transit,  shall  be  destroyed  or  injured  in  consequence  of 
any  mob  or  riot  composed  of  twelve  or  more  persons,  the 
city,  or  if  not  in  a city,  then  the  county  in  which  such  prop- 
erty was  destroyed,  shall  be  liable  to  an  action  by  or  in  be- 
half of  the  party  whose  property  was  thus  destroyed  or  in- 
jured, for  three-fourths  of  the  damages  sustained  by  reason 
thereof. 

§ 2.  Action,  How  Brought — Judgment.  Such  action 
may  be  brought  in  the  form  of  an  action  on  the  case,  or 
other  appropriate  action,  and  whenever  any  final  judgment 
shall  be  secured  against  any  such  city  or  county  in  any  such 
action,  the  same  shall  be  paid  in  due  course  as  in  case  of 
other  judgments. 

§ 3.  When  Entitled  to  Recover.  No  person  or  cor- 
poration shall  be  entitled  to  recover  in  any  such  action  if 
it  shall  appear  on  the  trial  thereof  that  such  destruction  or 
injury  of  property  was  occasioned,  or  in  any  way  aided, 
sanctioned  or  permitted  by  the  carelessness,  neglect  or 
wrongful  act  of  such  person  or  corporation;  nor  shall  any 
person  or  corporation  be  entitled  to  recover  any  damages 
for  any  destruction  or  injury  of  property  as  aforesaid,  un- 
less such  party  shall  have  used  all  reasonable  diligence  to 
prevent  such  damage. 

§ 4.  Action  by  Party  Against  Persons  Engaged  in 
Riot — Lien  of  City , Etc.  Nothing  in  this  act  shall  be  con- 
strued to  prevent  any  person  or  corporation  whose  property 


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has  been  injured  or  destroyed  in  consequence  of  any  mob 
or  riot,  from  having  or  maintaining  an  action  or  actions 
against  any  person  or  persons  engaged  or  in  any  manner 
participating  in  such  mob  or  riot  for  the  recovery  of  the 
damages  sustained  thereby.  Provided,  that  when  such  city 
or  county  shall  have  paid  any  part  of  such  damage,  such 
city  or  county  making  such  payment  shall  have  a lien  to 
the  amount  so  paid  upon  any  judgment  or  claim,  against 
any  person  or  persons  engaged  in  or  in  any  manner  partici- 
pating in  such  mob  or  riot,  together  with  the  right  and 
power  to  enforce  and  collect  such  judgment  or  claim,  and 
when  such  city  or  county  shall  have  been  reimbursed  the 
money  so  paid  by  it,  such  portion  of  such  judgment  or  judg- 
ments or  claim  or  claims  remaining  unpaid  shall  then  re- 
vert to,  and  become  the  property  of  the  original  owner 
thereof,  and  such  owner  shall  have  the  right  to  enforce  and 
collect  the  same. 

§ 5.  Action  by  City  Against  Persons  Engaged  in  Riot. 
It  shall  be  lawful  for  the  city  or  county  against  which  a 
judgment  or  judgments  for  damages  shall  be  recovered  un- 
der the  provisions  of  this  act,  to  bring  an  action  or  actions 
against  any  person  or  persons  engaged  or  in  any  manner 
participating  in  said  mob  or  riot,  for  the  recovery  of  the 
amount  of  said  judgment  or  judgments  and  costs,  and  such 
actions  shall  not  abate  or  fail  by  reason  of  too  many  or  too 
few  parties  defendant  being  named  therein;  the  same  shall 
to  all  intents  and  purposes  be  treated  as  an  action  of  tres- 
pass brought  by  the  owners  of  such  property,  except  that 
the  statute  of  limitations  as  to  such  action  shall  not  begin 
to  run  against  said  city  or  county  until  its  liability  is  fixed 
by  judgment  as  hereinbefore  provided. 

§ 6.  Notice  of  Claim  of  Damages — When  Action  Shall 
be  Brought.  No  action  shall  be  maintained  under  the  pro- 
visions of  this  act,  by  any  person  or  corportaion  whose 
property  shall  have  been  destroyed  or  injured  as  aforesaid, 
unless  notice  of  claim  for  damages  be  presented  to  such  city 
or  county  within  thirty  days  after  such  loss  or  damage  oc- 


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curs  and  such  action  shall  be  brought  within  twelve  months 
after  such  destruction  or  injury  occurs,  but  nothing  in  this 
act  shall  be  construed  as  authorizing  any  recovery  by  the 
United  States,  the  State  of  Illinois,  or  any  county,  for  the 
destruction  of,  or  injury  to  property  by  mobs  or  riots. 

§ 7.  When  City  Settles  Claim.  Any  city  or  county 
may  settle  with,  and  pay,  the  owners  of  any  such  property 
the  damages  so  sustained ; and  any  such  city  or  county  which 
shall  have  paid  any  sum  under  the  provisions  of  this  act, 
whether  by  voluntary  settlement  or  otherwise,  may  recover 
the  same  with  all  costs  paid  by  it  from  any  or  all  the  per- 
sons engaged  in  the  destruction  or  injury  of  the  property 
so  paid  for. 


Part  8. 

SALE  OF  PROPERTY. 

§ 1.  Cities  may  sell — when  and  how. 

2.  Ordinance — notice  to  bid — acceptance  or  refusal  of  bid. 

3.  Deeds  of  conveyance. 

AN  ACT  to  authorize  cities  and  villages  to  convey  any  real 
or  personal  estate,  or  their  right  and  title  therein, 
when  the  same  shall  be  no  longer  necessary  for,  or 
profitable  to,  or  its  longer  retention  be  for  the  best 
interests  of  such  city  or  village.  (Approved  March  22, 
1889.  In  force  July  1,  1889.) 

§ 1.  Cities  May  Sell — When.  That  any  city  or  vil- 
lage incorporated  under  any  general  or  special  law  of  this 
state,  which  shall  have  acquired  or  hold  any  real  or  per- 
sonal estate  for  any  purpose  whatsoever,  is  hereby  author- 
ized and  empowered  by  ordinance  passed  by  three-fourths  of 
the  members  of  the  City  Council  of  any  such  city,  or  of  the 
board  of  trustees  of  any  such  village,  at  any  regular  or  at 
any  special  meeting  called  for  such  purpose,  to  sell  such 
property  when  the  same  shall,  in  the  opinion  of  such  ma- 
jority of  such  City  Council  or  board  of  trustees,  be  no  longer 
necessary,  appropriate  or  required  for  the  use  of  such  city 


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or  village,  or  profitable  to,  or  its  longer  retention  be  for  the 
best  interests  of  such  city  or  village. 

§ 2.  Ordinance — Notice  to  Bid — Acceptance  or  Re- 
fusal of  Bid.  Such  ordinance  shall  specify  the  location  of 
such  real  or  personal  estate,  and  the  use  thereof,  of  what- 
ever kind  the  same  may  be,  and  before  any  sale  shall  be 
made  under  or  by  virtue  of  any  such  ordinance,  by  the  City 
Council  of  any  such  city,  or  the  board  of  trustees  of  any 
such  village,  such  ordinance  and  proposal  to  sell  shall  be 
published  in  one  of  its  daily  or  weekly  papers  for  a period 
of  not  less  than  sixty  days,  and  if  no  paper  be  published  in 
such  city  or  village,  then  it  shall  be  published  in  some  paper 
of  general  circulation  in  this  state  nearest  to  such  city  or 
village.  Such  notice  shall  contain  an  accurate  description 
of  such  property,  the  purpose  for  which  it  is  used,  and  at 
what  meeting  the  bids  will  be  considered  and  opened,  and 
shall  advertise  for  sixty  days  for  bids  therefor.  All  such 
bids  shall  be  opened  only  at  a regular  meeting  of  such  City 
Council  or  board  of  trustees,  and  shall  be  accepted  only 
upon  a vote  of  three-fourths  of  the  members  of  such  City 
Council  or  board  of  trustees.  Provided,  however,  that  the 
City  Council  or  board  of  trustees  may  by  a majority  vote 
reject  any  and  all  bids. 

§ 3.  Deeds  of  Conveyance.  Upon  any  bid  having 
been  accepted  and  the  purchase  price  duly  paid  or  secured, 
the  Mayor  and  City  Clerk,  or  the  president  of  the  board  of 
trustees,  and  the  clerk  of  such  board,  shall  have  the  power 
to  convey  such  real  and  personal  estate  and  transfer  the 
same  to  such  party  or  parties  whose  bids  have  been  accept- 
ed, by  proper  deed  or  deeds  of  conveyance,  stating  therein 
the  price  therefor,  with  the  seal  of  the  corporation. 


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Part  9. 

VACATION  OF  STREETS,  ALLEYS,  AND  HIGHWAYS. 

§ 1.  Three-fourths  vote  required — damages. 

2.  Rights  of  adjoining  owners. 

§ 1.  Three-fourths  Vote  Required — Damages.  That 
no  City  Council  of  any  city,  or  board  of  trustees  of  any  vil- 
lage or  town,  whether  incorporated  by  special  act  or  under 
any  general  law,  shall  have  the  power  to  vacate  or  close 
any  street  or  alley,  or  any  portion  of  the  same,  except  upon 
a three-fourths  majority  of  all  the  aldermen  of  the  city  or 
trustees  of  the  village  or  town  authorized  by  law  to  be 
elected ; such  vote  to  be  taken  by  ayes  and  nays,  and  entered 
on  the  records  of  the  Council  or  board.  And  when  property 
is  damaged  by  the  vacation  or  closing  of  any  street  or  alley, 
the  same  shall  be  ascertained  and  paid  as  provided  by  law. 

§ 2.  Rights  of  Adjoining  Owners.  When  any  street, 
alley,  lane  or  highway,  or  any  part  thereof,  has  been  or 
shall  be  vacated  under  or  by  virtue  of  any  act  of  this  state 
or  by  order  of  the  City  Council  of  any  city,  or  trustees  of 
any  village  or  town,  or  by  the  commissioners  of  highways, 
county  board,  or  other  authority  authorized  to  vacate  the 
same,  the  lot  or  tract  of  land  immediately  adjoining  on 
either  side  shall  extend  to  the  center  line  of  such  street, 
alley,  lane  or  highway  or  part  thereof  so  vacated,  unless 
otherwise  specially  provided  in  the  act,  ordinance  or  order 
vacating  the  same,  unless  in  consequence  of  more  of  the  land 
for  such  street,  alley,  lane  or  highway  having  been  contrib- 
uted from  the  land  on  one  side  thereof  than  the  other,  such 
division  is  inequitable,  in  which  case  the  street,  alley,  lane 
or  highway  so  vacated  shall  be  divided  according  to  the 
equities  of  the  adjoining  owners. 


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Part  10. 

S 1.  Non-resident  not  to  be  police  officer. 

2.  Penalty. 

3.  Appointment  of  Police  Matron. 

4.  Salary. 

§ 1.  Non-resident  Not  to  be  Sheriff,  Special  Police- 
man, Etc.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  the  Sheriff  of  any 
county,  or  the  corporate  authorities  of  arfy  city,  town  or 
village  to  authorize,  empower,  employ  or  permit  any  person 
to  act  as  deputy  sheriff,  special  constable  or  special  police- 
man for  the  purpose  of  preserving  the  peace  who  is  not  a 
citizen  of  the  United  States  and  has  not  been  an  actual  resi- 
dent of  the  county  where  such  a person  is  authorized  to  act 
as  deputy  sheriff,  special  constable  or  special  policeman, 
one  whole  year  before  such  authorization. 

§ 2.  Penalty.  Any  sheriff  or  public  officer  violating 
the  provision  of  this  act  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misde- 
meanor, and  shall  on  conviction,  be  punished  by  a fine  of  not 
less  than  $100  and  not  more  than  $500. 

§ 3.  Appointment  of  Police  Matron.  That  in  all  in- 
corporated cities  in  this  state,  having  a population  of  six- 
teen thousand  inhabitants  or  more,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  Mayor  of  such  city,  subject  to  confirmation  by  the  Coun- 
cil of  such  city,  to  appoint  for  the  term  of  one  year,  one  or 
more  police  matrons,  who  shall  have  charge  of  all  female 
prisoners  in  their  respective  cities,  in  the  police  station, 
city  prison,  workhouse,  or  calaboose  of  such  city,  and  who 
shall  perform  such  duties  in  that  regard  as  shall  be  pre- 
scribed by  the  ordinances  of  such  city : Provided,  in  cities 

of  over  50,000  inhabitants  they  need  not  be  confirmed  by  the 
Council  or  board  of  trustees. 

§ 4.  Salaries  of  Police  Matrons.  The  salaries  to  be 
paid  each  of  said  matrons  shall  be  fixed  annually  by  the 
Council  or  president  and,  as  the  case  may  be,  out  of  the 
funds  to  be  duly  appropriated  for  the  purpose. 


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Part  11. 

PUBLIC  TUBERCULOSIS  SANITARIUMS. 

§ 1.  City  may  establish. 

2.  Submission  of  question  to  vote. 

3.  Board  of  directors. 

4.  Term  of  office. 

5.  Vacancies — how  filled. 

6.  Powers  of  directors. 

7.  Sanitarium  to  be  free. 

8.  Contributions. 

9.  Physicians  and  nurses. 

10.  Board — special  trustees  of — gifts. 

11.  Equal  privileges  of  physicians. 

§ 1.  City  Council  or  Trustees  in  Villages  May  Main- 
tain Public  Tuberculosis  Sanitariums — Tax.  That  the  City 
Council  of  cities  and  boards  of  trustees  in  villages  of  this 
state  shall  have  the  power,  in  the  manner  hereinafter  pro- 
vided, to  establish  and  maintain  a public  sanitarium  for  the 
use  and  benefit  of  the  inhabitants  of  such  city  or  village  for 
the  treatment  and  care  of  persons  afflicted  with  tuberculosis, 
and  to  levy  a tax  not  to  exceed  one  mill  on  the  dollar  annually 
on  all  taxable  property  os  such  city  or  village,  such  tax  to  be 
levied  apd  collected  in  like  manner  with  the  general  taxes 
of  the  said  city,  and  to  be  known  as  the  “Tuberculosis  Sanita- 
rium Fund,”  which  said  tax  shall  be  in  addition  to  all  other 
taxes  which  such  city  or  village  is  now  or  hereafter  may  be 
authorized  to  levy. 

§ 2.  Petition  for  Annual  Tax  to  Establish  Sanita- 
rium— Rate  of  Taxation — Submission  to  Vote.  When  one 
hundred  legal  voters  of  any  such  city  or  village  shall  present 
a petition  to  the  City  Council  or  board  of  trustees  of  such 
city  or  village,  as  the  case  may  be,  asking  that  an  annual  tax 
may  be  levied  for  the  establishment  and  maintenance  of  a 
public  tuberculosis  sanitarium  in  such  city  or  village,  such 
City  Council  or  board  of  trustees,  as  the  case  may  be,  shall 
instruct  the  city  or  village  clerk  to,  and  such  city  or  village 
clerk  shall,  in  the  next  legal  notice  of  the  regular  annual  elec- 
tion in  such  city  or  village,  give  notice  that  at  such  election 
every  elector  may  vote  “For  the  levy  of  a tax  for  a public 
tuberculosis  sanitarium,”  or  “Against  the  levy  of  a tax  for  a 


Public  Tuberculosis  Sanitarium. 


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public  tuberculosis  sanitarium/’  and  if  the  majority  of  all 
the  votes  cast  upon  the  proposition  is  that  such  city  or  village 
shall  be  “for  the  tax  for  a public  tuberculosis  sanitarium,” 
the  City  Council  or  board  of  trustees  of  such  city  or  village 
shall  thereafter  annually  levy  a tax  of  not  to  exceed  one  mill 
on  the  dollar,  which  tax  shall  be  collected  in  like  manner  with 
other  general  taxes  in  such  city  or  village,  and  shall  be 
known  as  the  “Tuberculosis  Sanitarium  Fund,”  and  there- 
after the  City  Council  or  board  of  trustees,  as  the  case  may 
be,  of  such  city  or  village  shall  include  and  appropriate  from 
such  fund  in  the  annual  appropriation  bill  such  sum  or  sums 
of  money  as  may  be  deemed  necessary  to  defray  all  necessary 
expenses  and  liabilities  of  such  tuberculosis  sanitarium. 

§ 3.  Board  of  Three  Directors  — How  Appointed. 
When  any  such  City  Council  or  board  of  trustees  shall  have 
decided  to  establish  and  maintain  a public  tuberculosis  sani- 
tarium under  this  act,  the  Mayor  of  such  cities  and  the 
president  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  such  villages  shall, 
with  the  approval  of  the  City  Council  or  board  of  trustees, 
as  the  case  may  be,  proceed  to  appoint  a board  of  three  di- 
rectors, one  of  whom,  in  cities  or  villages  having  a board 
of  health,  shall  be  from  such  board  of  health,  and  the  other 
two  from  the  citizens  at  large,  and  shall  be  chosen  with 
reference  to  their  special  fitness  for  such  office. 

§ 4.  Terms  of  Office , How.  Determined  — A Director 
Appointed  Annually  — Removal.  Said  directors  shall  hold 
' office  one-third  for  one  year,  one-third  for  two  years,  and 
one-third  for  three  years  from  the  first  of  July  each  year, 
appoint  as  before,  one  director  to  take  the  place  of  the  re- 
tiring director,  who  shall  hold  office  for  three  years  and  un- 
til his  successor  is  appointed.  The  Mayor  or  president  of 
the  board  of  trustees,  as  the  case  may  be,  by  and  with  the 
consent  of  the  City  Council  or  board  of  trustees,  as  the  case 
may  be,  remove  any  director  for  misconduct  or  neglect  of 
duty. 

§ 5.  Vacancies,  How  Filled — Compensation.  Vacan- 
cies in  the  board  of  directors,  occasioned  by  removal,  resig- 
nation or  otherwise,  shall  be  reported  to  the  City  Council 


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or  board  of  trustees,  as  the  case  may  be,  and  be  filled  in  like 
manner  as  original  appointments,  and  no  director  shall  re- 
ceive compensation  as  such  and  shall  not  be  interested, 
either  directly  or  indirectly,  in  the  purchase  or  sale  of  any 
supplies  for  said  sanitarium. 

§ 6.  Organization  of  Directors — By-Laws,  Rules  and 
Regulations — Control  of  Fund — Powers  of  Directors — Vis- 
its— Reports.  Said  directors  shall,  immediately  after  ap- 
pointment, meet  and  organize  by  the  election  of  one 
of  their  number  president  and  one  as  secretary  and  by  the 
election  of.  such  other  officers  as  they  may  deem  necessary. 
They  shall  make  and  adopt  such  by-laws,  rules  and  regula- 
tions for  their  own  guidance  and  for  the  government  of  the 
sanitarium  as  may  be  expedient,  not  inconsistent  with  this 
act,  and  the  ordinances  of  such  city  or  village.  They  shall 
have  the  exclusive  control  of  the  expenditure  of  all  moneys 
collected  to  the  credit  of  the  “Tuberculosis  Fund”  and  of 
the  construction  of  any  sanitarium  building,  and  of  the 
supervision,  care  and  custody  of  the  grounds,  rooms  or 
buildings  constructed,  leased  or  set  apart  for  that  purpose : 
Provided,  that  all  moneys  received  for  such  sanitarium  shall 
be  deposited  in  the  treasury  of  said  village  or  city  to  the 
credit  of  the  “Tuberculosis  Sanitarium  Fund,”  and  shall  not 
be  used  for  any  other  purpose  and  shall  be  drawn  upon  by 
the  proper  officers  of  said  city  or  village  upon  the  properly 
authenticated  vouchers  of  the  sanitarium  board.  Said 
board  shall  have  the  power  to  purchase  or  lease  ground, 
and  to  occupy,  lease  or  erect  an  appropriate  building  or 
buildings  for  the  use  of  said  sanitarium  by  and  with  the 
approval  of  the  City  Council  or  board  of  trustees,  as  the 
case  may  be;  shall  have  the  power  to  appoint  a suitable 
superintendent  or  matron,  or  both,  and  all  necessary  assist- 
ants and  fix  their  compensation,  and  shall  also  have  the 
power  to  remove  such  appointees ; and  shall  in  general  carry 
out  the  spirit  and  intent  of  this  act  in  establishing  and  main- 
taining a public  sanitarium  and  one  or  all  of  said  directors 
shall  visit  and  examine  said  sanitarium  at  least  twice  in 
each  month  and  make  monthly  reports  of  its  condition  to 
the  City  Council  or  board  of  trustees,  as  the  case  may  be. 


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§ 7.  Sanitarium  to  be  Free — Regulations  of — May 
Extend  Privileges  to  Persons  Residing  Out  of  State.  Every 
sanitarium  established  under  this  act  shall  be  free  for  the 
benefit  of  the  inhabitants  of  such  city  or  village  who  may 
be  afflicted  with  tuberculosis  and  they  shall  be  entitled  to 
occupancy,  nursing,  care,  medicines  and  attendance  accord- 
ing to  the  rules  and  regulations  prescribed  by  said  board. 
Such  sanitarium  shall  always  be  subject  to  such  reasonable 
rules  and  regulations  as  said  board  may  adopt  in  order  to 
render  the  use  of  said  sanitarium  of  the  greatest  benefit  to 
the  greatest  number,  and  said  board  may  exclude  from  the 
use  of  said  sanitarium  any  and  all  inhabitants  and  persons 
who  shall  willfully  violate  such  rules  or  regulations.  And 
said  board  may  extend  the  privileges  and  use  of  such  sani- 
tarium to  persons  residing  outside  of  such  city  or  village 
in  this  state  so  afflicted,  upon  such  terms  and  conditions  as 
said  board  may  from  time  to  time  by  its  rules  and  regula- 
tions prescribe. 

§ 8.  Contributions — Report  to  City  Council  or  Board 
of  Trustees  Monthly — Annual  Report.  Said  board  of  di- 
rectors, in  the  name  of  the  city  or  village,  may  receive  from 
any  inhabitant  or  person  any  contribution  or  donation  of 
money  or  property  and  shall  pay  over  to  said  city  or  village 
treasurer  all  moneys  thus  received  as  often  as  once  each 
month  and  shall  take  the  receipt  of  such  treasurer  thereof ; 
and  shall  also,  at  the  regular  monthly  meting  of  the  City 
Council  or  board  of  trustees,  report  to  such  City  Council 
or  board  of  trustees,  the  names  of  such  persons  or  inhabit- 
ants from  whom  such  contributions  or  donation  has  been 
received  and  the  amount  and  nature  of  property  so  received 
from  each  and  the  date  when  the  same  was  received.  And 
said  board  of  directors  shall  make,  on  or  before  the  second 
Monday  of  June  of  that  year,  the  various  sums  of  money 
received  from  the  “Sanitarium  Fund”  and  from  other 
sources  and  how  such  moneys  have  been  expended  and  for 
what  purposes;  the  number  of  patients  and  such  other  sta- 
tistics, information  and  suggestions  as  they  may  deem  of 
general  interest. 


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§ 9.  Physicians,  Nurses,  Etc.,  Subject  to  Rules  of 
Board.  When  such  sanitarium  is  established,  the  physi- 
cians, nurses,  attendants,  the  persons  sick  therein  and  all 
persons  approaching  or  coming  within  the  limits  of  the 
same  or  grounds  thereof,  and  all  furniture  and  other  arti- 
cles used  or  brought  there  shall  be  subject  to  such  rules  and 
regulations  as  said  boadr  may  prescribe. 

§ 10.  Board  of  Special  Trustees  of  Gifts,  Etc . Any 
person  desiring  to  make  any  donation,  gift,  bequest,  or  de- 
vise of  any  money,  personal  property  or  real  estate,  for  the 
benefit  of  such  sanitarium  shall  have  the  right  to  vest  title 
to  the  money,  personal  property  or  real  estate  so  donated  in 
the  board  of  directors  created  under  this  act,  to  be  held  and 
controlled  by  such  board,  when  accepted,  and  as  to  such 
property,  the  said  board  shall  be  held  and  considered  to  be 
special  trustees. 

§ 10.  Privilege  of  Reputable  Physicians  to  Treat  Pa- 
tients. All  reputable  physicians  shall  have  equal  privileges 
in  treating  patients  in  said  sanitarium. 


Part  12. 

MISCELLANEOUS  PROVISIONS — WATER. 

§ 1.  Water — borrow  money. 

2.  Acquirmg  property  for  water  works — jurisdiction  over. 

3.  Regulations — rates — taxation,  etc. 

4.  Tax-payers  may  enforce  rights  in  name  of  city,  etc. 

5.  Maps — approval  of. 

6.  Inhabitants  competent  as  jurors,  etc. 

7.  Population — ceusus. 

8.  Municipal  year. 

9.  City  or  village  need  not  give  appeal  bond. 

§ 1.  Water — Borrow  Money.  The  City  Council  or 
board  of  trustees  shall  have  the  power  to  provide  for  a 
supply  of  water  by  the  boring  and  sinking  of  artesian  wells, 
or  by  the  construction  and  regulation  of  wells,  pumps,  cis- 
terns, reservoirs  or  water  works,  and  to  borrow  money 
therefor,  and  to  authorize  any  person  or  private  corpora- 


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tion  to  construct  and  maintain  the  same  at  such  rates  as 
may  be  fixed  by  ordinance,  and  for  a period  not  exceeding 
thirty  years ; also  to  prevent  the  unnecessary  waste  of  water ; 
to  prevent  the  pollution  of  the  water,  and  injuries  to  such 
wells,  pumps,  cisterns,  reservoirs  or  water  works. 

§ 2.  Acquiring  Property  for  Water  Works — Jurisdic- 
tion Over.  For  the  purpose  of  establishing  or  supplying 
water  works,  any  city  or  village  may  go  beyond  its  terri- 
torial limits,  and  may  take,  hold  and  acquire  property  by 
purchase  or  otherwise;  shall  have  the  power  to  take  and 
condemn  all  necessary  lands  or  property  therefor,  in  the 
manner  provided  for  the  taking  or  injuring  private  proper- 
ty for  public  uses;  and  the  jurisdiction  of  the  city  or  village 
to  prevent  or  punish  any  pollution  or  injury  to  the  stream 
or  source  of  water,  or  to  such  waterworks,  shall  extend  five 
miles  beyond  its  corporate  limits,  or  so  far  as  such  water 
works  may  extend. 

§ 3.  Regulations — Rates,  Taxations,  Etc.  The  City 
Council  or  board  of  trustees  shall  have  power  to  make  all 
needful  rules  and  regulations  concerning  the  use  of  water 
supplied  by  the  water  works  of  said  city  or  village,  and  to 
do  all  acts  and  make  such  rules  and  regulations  for  the 
construction,  completion,  management  or  control  of  the 
water  works,  and  for  the  levying  and  collecting  of  any 
water  taxes,  rates  or  assessments,  as  the  said  City  Council 
or  board  of  trustees  may  deem  necessary  and  expedient; 
and  such  water  taxes,  rents,  rates  or  assessments  may  be 
levied  or  assessed  upon  any  lot  or  parcel  of  ground,  having 
a building  or  buildings  thereon,  which  shall  abut  or  join  any 
street,  avenue  or  alley  in  such  city  or  village  through  which 
the  distributing  pipes  of  such  water  works  (if  any)  of  said 
city  or  village  are  or  may  be  laid,  which  can  be  conven- 
iently supplied  with  water  from  said  pipes.  Provided, 
(whether)  the  water  shall  be  used  on  such  lot  or  parcel  of 
ground  or  not;  and  the  same  when  so  levied  or  assessed, 
shall  become  a continuing  lien  or  charge  upon  such  lot  or 
parcel  of  ground,  building  or  buildings,  situated  thereon, 


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and  such  lien  or  charge  may  be  collected  or  enforced  in  such 
manner  as  the  City  Council  may  by  ordinance  prescribe. 
And  the  corporate  authorities  may  levy  a general  tax  for 
the  construction  and  maintenance  of  such  water  works,  and 
appropriate  money  therefor. 

§ 4.  Taxpayers  May  Enforce  Rights  in  Name  of  City , 
Etc.  A suit  may  be  brought  by  any  taxpayer,  in  the  name 
and  for  the  benefit  of  the  city  or  village,  against  any  person 
or  corporation,  to  recover  any  money  or  property  belonging 
to  the  city  or  village,  or  for  any  money  which  may  have 
been  paid,  expended,  or  released  without  the  authority  of 
law.  Provided,  that  such  taxpayer  shall  file  bond  for  all 
costs,  and  be  liable  for  all  costs  in  case  the  city  or  village  be 
cast  in  the  suit,  and  judgment  shall  be  rendered  accordingly. 

§ 5.  Maps — Approval  of.  The  City  Council  or  board 
of  trustees  shall  have  power  to  provide,  by  ordinance,  that 
any  map,  plat  or  sub-division  of  any  block,  lot,  sub-lot,  or 
part  thereof,  or  of  any  piece  or  parcel  of  land,  shall  be  sub- 
mitted to  the  City  Council  or  board  of  trustees,  or  to  some 
officer  to  be  designated  by  such  Council  or  board  of  trus- 
tees, for  their  or  his  approval;  and  in  such  cases  no  such 
map,  plat  or  sub-division  shall  be  entitled  to  record  in  the 
proper  county,  or  have  any  validity  until  it  shall  have  been 
so  approved. 

§ 6.  Inhabitants  Competent  as  Jurors , Etc.  No  per- 
son shall  be  an  incompetent  judge,  justice,  or  juror,  by  rea- 
son of  his  being  an  inhabitant  or  freeholder  in  said  city  or 
village,  in  any  action  or  proceeding  in  which  said  city  or 
village  may  be  a party  in  interest. 

§ 7.  Population — Census.  Whenever  in  this  act  any 
provision  thereof  is  based  upon  the  number  of  inhabitants 
of  the  city  or  village,  it  shall  be  determined  by  reference  to 
the  latest  census  taken  by  authority  of  the  United  States 
or  this  state,  or  of  such  city  or  village;  and  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  secretary  of  state,  upon  the  publication  of  $ny 
State  or  United  States  census,  to  certify  to  each  city  or  vil- 


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lage  the  number  of  inhabitants,  as  shown  by  such  census. 
Any  city  or  village  may,  by  ordinance,  provide  for  the  tak- 
ing of  a census  of  the  population  thereof,  in  order  to  deter- 
mine the  number  of  such  population  for  any  and  all  pur- 
poses of  this  act.  And  the  several  courts  in  this  state  shall 
take  judicial  notice  of  the  population  of  any  city  or  village 
as  the  same  may  appear  from  the  latest  federal,  state,  city 
or  village  census  so  taken. 

§ 8.  Municipal  Year.  The  term  ‘‘municipal  year” 
shall  be  construed  to  mean  the  period  elapsing  between  the 
regular  annual  elections,  unless  otherwise  provided  by  ordi- 
nance. 

§ 9.  City  or  Village  Need  Not  Give  Appeal  Bonds. 
When  in  any  suit  the  city  or  village  prays  an  appeal'  from 
the  judgment  of  any  court  of  this  state  to  a higher  court 
it  shall  not  be  required  to  furnish  an  appeal  bond. 


PUBLIC  BUILDINGS. 

§ 1.  Doors  to  open  outward. 

2.  Penalty. 

3.  When  building  may  be  closed. 

AN  ACT  to  regulate  the  means  of  egress  from  public  build- 
ings. (Approved  March  28,  1874.  In  force  July  1, 
1874.) 

1.  Doors  to  open  outward.]  § 1.  Be  it  enacted  by 
the  People  of  the  State  of  Illinois,  represented  in  the  General 
Assembly : That  all  public  buildings  now  in  process  of  con- 
struction or  hereafter  to  be  built  or  constructed,  which  may 
or  shall  be  used  for  churches,  school  houses,  operas,  theatres, 
lecture  rooms,  hotels,  public  meetings,  town  halls,  or  which 
may  or  shall  be  used  for  any  purpose  whereby  a collection 
of  people  may  be  assembled  together  for  religious  worship, 
amusement  or  instruction,  shall  be  so  built  and  constructed 
that  all  doors  leading  from  the  main  hall  or  place  where  said 
collection  of  people  may  be  assembled,  or  from  the  principal 


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room  which  may  be  used  for  any  of  the  purposes  aforesaid, 
shall  be  so  swung  upon  their  hinges  and  constructed  that 
said  doors  shall  open  outward ; and  that  all  means  of  egress 
for  the  public  from  the  main  hall  or  principal  room,  and 
from  the  building,  shall  be  by  means  of  doors  which  shall 
open  outwards  from  the  main  hall  or  building. 

2.  Penalty.]  § 2.  That  any  person  or  persons  who 
shall  fail  or  refuse  to  comply  with  the  provisions  of  this  act 
shall  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  less  than  $100  nor  more  than 
$1,000. 

8.  When  public  buildings  may  be  closed.]  § 3. 
That  in  all  cities  and  towns  having  a population  of  two  thou- 
sand inhabitants,  and  upwards,  the  mayor,  or  other  corpo- 
rate authorities  of  said  town  or  city,  shall  be  empowered 
and  he  is  hereby  authorized  to  close  and  prohibit  all  public 
buildings,  hereafter  erected,  from  being  used  in  violation  of 
this  act. 


ROADS  AND  BRIDGES. 

BRIDGES,  ETC.,  OUTSIDE  CITIES  AND  VILLAGES — DONATION  TO 

COUNTIES. 

§ 1.  Authorizes  donation — resolution — certificate — ownership. 
(House  Bill  No.  629.  Approved  June  9,  1909.) 

An  Act  to  enable  cities  and  villages  to  donate  to  counties, 
bridge,  bridges,  highway  and  toll  roads  owned  or  con- 
structed by  cities  or  villages  outside  the  cities  or  vil- 
lages and  to  be  forever  kept  open  for  public  travel  and 
maintained  by  counties. 

§ 1.  Be  it  enacted  by  the  People  of  the  State  of  Illi- 
nois, represented  in  the  General  Assembly : That  it  shall  be 
lawful  for  any  city  or  village  within  this  state  by  resolu- 
tion to  donate  any  bridge,  bridges,  highway  or  toll  road 
owned  by  it,  or  hereafter  constructed  by  it,  outside  the  city 
or  village,  to  the  county  in  which  said  bridge,  bridges,  high- 
way or  toll  road  is  located,  upon  the  State  Highway  Com- 


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missioners  certifying  to  the  board  of  supervisors  in  coun- 
ties under  township  organization  and  to  [the]  board  of 
county  commissioners  in  counties  not  under  township  or- 
ganization of  the  county  in  which  the  bridge,  bridges,  high- 
way or  toll  road  is  located,  that  the  bridge,  bridges,  high- 
way or  toll  road  proposes  to  be  donated  is  of  such  construc- 
tion and  repair  as  to  be  safely  used  by  the  public  for  travel, 
and  upon  the  filing  of  such  resolution  and  certificate  with 
the  county  clerk  of  the  county  in  which  the  bridge,  bridges, 
highway  or  toll  road  is  located,  the  county  shall  own  said 
bridge,  bridges,  highway  or  toll  road  and  forever  keep  it  or 
them,  in  repair  and  free  to  the  public  for  travel. 

Approved  June  9,  1909. 


COMMISSION  FORM  OF  MUNICIPAL  GOVERNMENT. 


1. 

Adds  Article  XIII  to  Act 

42-46. 

Recall  of  elective  offi- 

of 1872. 

cers. 

1-  8. 

Organization. 

47. 

Initiation. 

9-19. 

Election  of  Officers. 

48-49. 

Referendum. 

20-21. 

Penalties  for  election 

50. 

Miscellaneous  provi- 

frauds. 

sions. 

22-25. 

Powers  of  the  council. 

51. 

Treasurer. 

26-29. 

Civil  service. 

52-53. 

Public  service  corpora- 

30-31. 

Salaries. 

* 

tions — franchises,  etc. 

32-36. 

Meetings  and  ordi- 

54-54 ^.Contracts. 

nances. 

55-56. 

Oaths  and  bonds. 

37-39. 

Officers  not  to  be  inter- 

57. 

Adoption  of  Act. 

ested  in  city  con- 

58. 

Words  and  phrases  con- 

racts. 

strued. 

40-41. 

Finances  and  appropria- 

59. 

Invalid  portions. 

tions. 

60. 

Repeal. 

(House  Bill  No.  43.  Approved  March  9,  1910.) 


An  Act  to  amend  an  Act  entitled,  “An  Act  to  provide  for 
the  incorporation  of  cities  and  villages,”  approved  April 
10,  1872,  in  force  July  1,  1872,  and  all  Acts  amendatory 
thereto  by  adding  thereto  article  XIII. 

§ 1.  Be  it  enacted  by  the  People  of  the  State  of  Illi- 
nois represented  in  the  General  Assembly:  That  the  Act 

entitled,  “An  Act  to  provide  for  the  incorporation  of  cities 
and  villages,”  approved  April  10,  1872,  in  force  July  1,  1872, 


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and  all  Acts  amendatory  thereof,  be  and  the  same  hereby  is 
amended  by  adding  thereto  an  article  to  be  known  as  article 
XIII,  in  the  words  and  figures  following : 


ARTICLE  XIII. 

Organization. 

That  all  cities  and  villages  in  the  State  of  Illinois  not  ex- 
ceeding two  hundred  thousand  (200,000)  population  which 
are  now  or  may  hereafter  become  incorporated  under  an 
Act  entitled,  “An  Act  to  provide  for  the  incorporation  of 
cities  and  villages,”  approved  April  10,  1872,  and  in  force 
July  1,  1872,  and  all  Acts  amendatory  thereof  shall,  in  addi- 
tion to  all  rights,  powers  and  authority  in  them  vested  under 
and  by  virtue  of  said  acts  have,  and  they  are  hereby  vested 
with  the  further  and  additional  rights,  powers  and  authority 
contained  in  this  Act,  which  for  conveniences  (convenience) 
is  hereinafter  designated  “The  Commission  Form  of  Munici- 
pal Government,”  by  proceeding  as  hereinafter  provided. 

§ 2.  Whenever  electors  of  any  city  or  village  equal  in 
number  to  one-tenth  of  the  votes  cast  for  all  candidates  for 
mayor  or  president  of  the  board  of  trustees  at  the  last  pre- 
ceding city  or  village  election  of  any  such  city  or  village  vot- 
ing for  such  officer,  shall  petition  the  judge  of  the  county 
court  of  the  county  in  which  said  city  or  village,  or  the 
greater  part  thereof,  is  located  to  submit  to  a vote  of  the 
electors  of  such  city  or  village  the  proposition  as  to  whether 
such  city  or  village  shall  adopt  and  become  entitled  to  the 
provisions  of  this  Act,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  such  Judge  of 
the  county  court  to  submit  such  proposition  accordingly  to 
a special  city  or  village  election  to  be  called  by  such  judge 
within  sixty  days:  Provided,  if  a general  city  or  village 

election  is  held  within  such  sixty  days,  such  proposition  shall 
be  submitted  thereat.  An  order  shall  be  entered  and  record- 
ed in  the  county  court  of  such  county  submitting  such  propo- 
sition as  aforesaid:  Provided  further,  that  if  the  question 


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of  the  adoption  of  this  Act  shall  be  submitted  to  the  voters 
of  any  municipality,  and  it  shall  not  be  adopted  by  such 
municipality,  then  and  in  that  event  the  question  of  the 
adoption  of  this  Act  shall  not  be  again  submitted  in  such 
municipality  for  at  least  two  years. 

§ 3.  Said  petition  provided  for  in  Section  2 shall  be 
substantially  in  the  following  form : 

To  the  Honorable  (name  of  judge),  Judge  of  the  County 
Court  of  the  County  of  (name  of  county)  : 

We,  the  undersigned  qualified  electors  of  the  city  or 
village  (name  of  city  or  village),  respectfully  petition  your 
honor  to  submit  to  a vote  of  the  electors  of  said  city  or  vil- 
lage, at  an  election,  the  following  proposition : 

Shall  the  city  (or  village)  of adopt 

the  commission  form  of  municipal  government? 


Name. 

Address,  with  Street  and  Number. 

State  of  Illinois,  ) 

County  of j ss* 

I, do  hereby  certify  and  make  oath 

(or  affirm)  that  I am  upwards  of  the  age  of  twenty-one 

years;  that  I reside  at  number street,  in  the 

city  (or  village)  of of  the  county  of 

and  State  of  Illinois,  and  that  the  signatures  of  this  sheet 
were  signed  in  my  presence  and  are  genuine;  and  that  to 
the  best  of  my  knowledge  and  belief  the  persons  so  signing 
were  at  the  time  of  signing  said  petition  qualified  voters  of 
said  city  (or  village),  and  that  their  respective  lesidences 
are  correctly  stated  as  above  set  forth. 


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Subscribed  and  sworn  to  before  me  this day  of 

A.  D.  19 

(Seal,  if  officer  has  one.) 


(Official  Charter  [Character.]) 

Such  petitions  shall  consist  of  sheets  of  uniform  size, 
and  the  heading  of  each  sheet  shall  be  the  same. 

Such  petitions  shall  be  signed  by  qualified  electors  of 
such  city  or  village  in  their  own  proper  persons  only,  and 
opposite  the  signature  of  each  signer,  his  residence  address 
shall  be  written  (and  if  a resident  of  a city  or  village  hav- 
ing a population  of  over  10,000  by  the  last  preceding  federal 
or  state  census,  the  street  and  number  of  such  residence 
shall  be  given). 

At  the  bottom  of  each  sheet  of  such  petition  shall  be 
added  a statement,  signed  by  an  adult  resident  of  the  city 
or  village,  stating  his  residence  (and  if  a resident  of  a city 
or  village  having  a population  as  aforesaid,  also  stating  the 
street  and  number  of  such  residence),  certifying  that  the 
signatures  on  that  sheet  of  said  petition  were  signed  in  his 
presence  and  are  genuine,  and  that  to  the  best  of  his  knowl- 
edge and  belief  the  persons  so  signing  were,  at  the  time  of 
signing,  qualified  voters  of  said  city  or  village.  Such  state- 
ment shall  be  sworn  to  before  some  officer  of  the  county  in 
which  such  city  or  village  is  located,  authorized  to  adminis- 
ter oaths  therein. 

Such  sheets,  before  being  filed,  shall  be  neatly  fastened 
together  by  placing  the  sheets  in  a pile  and  fastening  them 
together  at  the  upper  edge  in  a secure  and  suitable  manner, 
and  the  sheets  shall  then  be  numbered  consecutively. 

§ 4.  The  judge  of  such  county  court  shall  give  at  least 
ten  days’  notice  of  the  election  at  which  such  proposition  is 
to  be  submitted  by  publishing  such  notice  in  one  or  more 
daily  newspapers  published  within  such  city  or  village  for 
at  least  five  times,  the  first  publication  to  be  at  least  ten 
days  before  the  day  of  election;  and  if  no  daily  newspaper 


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is  published  in  such  city  or  village,  then  by  posting  at  least 
five  copies  of  such  notice  in  each  ward  of  such  city  or  in 
such  village  at  least  ten  days  before  such  election.  Such 
election  shall  be  held  under  the  election  law  in  force  in  such 
city  or  village,  except  as  herein  otherwise  provided. 

The  proposition  so  to  be  voted  upon  shall  appear  in 
plain,  prominent  type,  on  a separate  and  distinct  ballot,  and 
the  names  of  no  candidates  for  any  office  or  offices,  nor  any 
other  proposition  shall  appear  thereon,  and  such  ballot  and 
the  manner  of  voting  the  same  shall  comply  as  near  as  may 
be  with  Section  16  of  an  Act  entitled,  “An  Act  to  provide 
for  the  printing  and  distribution  of  ballots  at  public  expense 
and  for  the  nomination  of  candidates  for  public  offices,  to 
regulate  the  manner  of  holding  elections,  and  to  enforce  the 
secrecy  of  the  ballot,  approved  June  22,  1891,  in  force  July 
1,  1891,  and  all  amendments  thereto.” 

If  a majority  of  the  votes  cast  upon  such  proposition 
shall  be  in  favor  of  and  for  the  adoption  of  such  proposi- 
tion, the  provisions  of  this  Act  shall  thereby  be  adopted  by 
such  city  or  village,  and  the  mayor  or  president  of  the  board 
of  trustees  shall  thereupon  immediately  issue  a proclama- 
tion declaring  this  Act  in  force  in  said  city  or  village,  and 
thenceforth  this  Act  shall  be  in  full  force  and  effect  therein. 

§ 5.  A certified  copy  of  the  canvass  of  the  votes  of  the 
election  on  such  proposition,  made  by  the  proper  officers, 
shall  be  transmitted  to  the  city  or  village  clerk  of  such  city 
or  village,  and  to  the  clerk  of  the  county  court,  and  by  each 
transcribed  upon  the  records  of  their  respective  offices  in 
full. 

§ 6.  Immediately  after  such  proposition  is  adopted, 
the  mayor^or  president  of  the  board  of  trustees  shall  trans- 
mit to  the  Secretary  of  State,  to  the  clerk  of  the  county 
court  and  county  recorder  each  a certificate,  stating  that 
such  proposition  was  adopted,  who  shall  duly  file  the  same 
in  their  respective  offices  and  transcribe  the  same  upon  the 
records  thereof. 


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§ 7.  The  failure  of  the  mayor  or  president  of  the 
board  of  trustees,  or  any  of  said  officials,  to  perform  the 
duties  and  acts  imposed  upon  them  by  Sections  4,  5 and  6, 
shall  not  invalidate  nor  prevent  the  adoption  of  this  Act. 

§ 8.  All  courts  in  this  state  shall  take  judicial  notice 
of  the  adoption  of  this  Act  by  such  cities  or  villages  as  adopt 
the  same. 

Election  of  Officers. 

§ 9.  On  the  third  Tuesday  in  April,  A.  D.,  nineteen 
hundred  eleven  (1911)  next  after  the  adoption  of  such 
proposition  and  quadrennially  thereafter,  there  shall  be  held 
a general  municipal  election  at  which  there  shall  be  elected 
a mayor  and  four  commissioners  from  the  city  or  village, 
without  regard  to  wards.  All  divisions  into  wards  of  such 
municipalities  as  adopt  this  Act  shall  be  discontinued  and 
said  officers  shall  be  nominated  and  elected  at  large:  Pro- 

vided, that  in  cities  which  include  wholly  within  their  cor- 
porate limits  a town  or  towns,  such  elections  shall  be  held 
on  the  first  Tuesday  in  April : Provided,  however,  that  the 

term  of  office  of  all  regularly  elected  municipal  officers  hold- 
ing office  at  the  time  this  Act  is  adopted  by  such  munici- 
pality shall  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  made  to  expire  at 
the  end  of  ninety  days  after  the  adoption  of  this  Act  by 
any  such  municipality,  and  before  the  end  of  sixty  days 
upon  the  election  of  a mayor  and  commissioners  in  any  such 
city  within  the  said  period  of  ninety  days : And,  provided, 

further,  that  prior  to  the  biennial  election  of  1911  and  prior 
to  the  next  biennial  election  in  any  city  after  the  adoption 
of  this  Act,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  proper  municipal  offi- 
cers to  call  a special  election,  at  once,  after  the  adoption  of 
this  Act,  to  elect  a mayor  and  four  commissioners  in  pursu- 
ance of  the  provisions  of  this  Act,  of  which  said  special  elec- 
tion ninety  days’  notice  shall  be  given  by  the  proper  munici- 
pal officers,  as  provided  by  the  terms  of  this  Act. 

§ 10.  The  mayor  and  commissioners  elected  under 
Section  9 of  this  Act  shall  be  known  as  the  council  and  shall 


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hold  their  respective  offices  until  the  next  succeeding  general 
election  for  such  officers,  respectively,  and  until  their  suc- 
cessors are  elected  and  qualified,  as  provided  in  this  Act. 

§ 11.  The  mayor  and  commissioners  shall  hold  their 
respective  offices  for  the  term  of  four  years,  or  until  their 
successors  are  elected  and  qualified:  Provided,  that  any 

mayor  or  commissioners  elected  at  a special  election  in  pur- 
suance of  the  adoption  of  this  Act,  shall  hold  their  respect- 
ive offices  until  the  next  quadrennial  general  election  or  un- 
til their  successors  are  elected  and  qualified.  If  any  vacancy 
occurs  in  any  such  office  the  remaining  members  of  said 
council  shall,  within  thirty  days  after  such  vacancy  occurs, 
appoint  a person  to  fill  such  vacancy  during  the  balance  of 
the  unexpired  term. 

§ 12.  All  candidates  to  be  voted  for  at  all  general  and 
special  municipal  elections  at  which  a mayor  and  four  com- 
missioners are  to  be  elected  under  the  provisions  of  this  Act 
shall  be  nominated  by  a primary  election  from  the  city  or 
village  at  large,  and  no  other  names  shall  be  placed  upon  the 
general  ballot  at  the  general  municipal  election  except  those 
selected  in  the  manner  hereinafter  prescribed.  The  primary 
election  for  such  nomination  shall  be  held  on  the  last  Tues- 
day in  February  immediately  preceding  the  general  munici- 
pal election  in  all  cities  or  villages  in  which  the  general  mu- 
nicipal election  under  this  Act  is  held  on  the  first  Tuesday 
in  April,  and  on  the  second  Tuesday  in  March  immediately 
preceding  the  general  municipal  election  in  all  cities  or  vil- 
lages in  which  the  general  municipal  election  under  this  Act 
is  held  on  the  third  Tuesday  of  April : And,  provided,  that 
at  all  special  elections  called,  as  hereinbefore  provided,  can- 
didates shall  be  nominated  at  a primary  called  by  the  proper 
municipal  officers,  for  the  thirty-fifth  day  preceding  the  said 
special  election,  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  this 
Act,  of  which  said  primary  election  the  proper  municipal 
officers  shall  give  due  and  legal  notice,  as  provided  by  the 
terms  of  this  Act. 

§ 13.  The  judges  and  clerks  of  election  appointed  in 


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accordance  with  the  election  law  in  force  in  such  city  or 
village  shall  be  the  judges  and  clerks  of  the  primary  elec- 
tion, and  it  shall  be  held  at  the  same  place,  and  the  polls 
shall  be  opened  and  closed  at  the  same  hours,  and  such 
election  shall  be  conducted  the  same  as  a general  municipal 
election  is  conducted  under  the  election  law  in  force  in  said 
city  or  village,  except  as  herein  otherwise  provided. 


All  election  laws  in  force  in  said  city  or  village  shall 
apply  to  and  govern  a primary  election  held  under  this  Act, 
except  as  herein  otherwise  provided. 

§ 14.  Any  person  desiring  to  become  a candidate  for 
mayor  or  commissioner  shall,  not  less  than  fifteen  days  nor 
more  than  thirty  days  prior  to  such  primary  election,  file 
with  the  city  or  village  clerk,  or,  in  those  cities  having  a 
board  of  election  commissioners,  with  the  clerk  of  such 
board,  a statement  of  such  candidacy  in  substantially  the 
following  form : 


ss. 


State  of  Illinois, 

County  of 

I, , being  the  first  duly  sworn, 

say  that  I reside  at  (here  give  number  and  street)  

street,  in  the  city  (or  village)  of  (here  name 

of  city  or  village)  , county  of  (here  name 

county) State  of  Illionis;  that  I am  a qualified 

voter  therein;  that  I am  a candidate  for  nomination  to  the 
office  of  (mayor  or  commissioner),  to  be  voted  upon  at  the 

primary  election  to  be  held  on  the Tuesday  of 

A.  D.  19.  ...  ; that  I am  legally  qualified 

to  hold  such  office;  and  I hereby  request  that  my  name  be 
printed  upon  the  official  primary  ballot  for  nomination  by 
such  primary  election  for  such  office. 

(Signed) 


Subscribed  and  sworn  to  (or  affirmed)  before  me  by 

on  this day  of 

A.  D.  19 

(Signed) 

(Seal,  if  officer  has  one.) 


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And  shall  at  the  same  time  file  therewith  the  petition 
of  at  least  twenty-five  qualified  voters  requesting  such  can- 
didacy. 

Such  petition  shall  substantially  be  in  the  following 
form: 

We,  the  undersigned,  duly  qualified  electors  of  the  city 

(or  village)  of  (city  or  village)  and 

residing  at  the  places  set  opposite  our  respective  names  here- 
to, do  hereby  petition  that  the  name  of  (name  of  candidate) 
be  placed  upon  the  ballot  as  can- 
didate for  nomination  for  the  office  of  (here  name  office) 

at  the  primary  election  to  be  held 

in  such  city  or  village  on  the Tuseday  of 

A.  D.  19 ...  . We  further  state  that  we  know  him  to  be  a 
qualified  elector  of  said  city  or  village  and  legally  qualified 
to  hold  such  office. 


Names  of  Qualified  Electors. 

Number. 

Streets. 

I, do  hereby  certify  and  make 

oath  #(or  affirm)  that  I am  upwards  of  the  age  of  twenty- 
one  years,  that  I reside  at  number  (give  number  and  street, 

if  any)  street,  in  the  city  (or  village) 

of , of  the  county  of 

and  State  of  Illinois ; that  the  signatures  on  this  sheet  were 
signed  in  my  presence,  and  are  genuine,  and  that  to  the  best 
of  my  knowledge  and  belief  the  persons  so  signing  were,  at 
the  time  of  signing  said  petitions,  qualified  electors,  and  that 
their  respective  residences  are  correctly  stated  as  above  set 
forth.  (Signed) 

Subscribed  and  sworn  to  (or  affirmed)  before  me  this 
day  of A.  D.  19 ...  . 


(Seal,  if  officer  has  one.) 


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Such  petitions  shall  consist  of  sheets  of  uniform  size, 
and  the  heading  of  each  sheet  shall  be  the  same.  Such  peti- 
tions shall  be  signed  by  qualified  electors,  in  their  own  prop- 
per  persons  only,  and  opposite  the  signature  of  each  signer, 
his  residence  address  shall  be  written  (and  of  a resident  of 
a city  or  village  having  a population  of  over  10,000  by  the 
last  preceding  federal  or  state  census  the  street  and  number 
of  such  residence  shall  be  given).  At  the  bottom  of  each 
sheet  shall  be  added  a statement,  signed  by  an  adult  resi- 
dent of  the  city  or  village,  stating  his  residence  address 
(and  if  a resident  of  a city  or  village  having  a population 
of  over  10,000  by  the  then  last  preceding  federal  or  state 
census  the  street  and  number  of  such  residence  shall  be 
given),  certifying  on  oath  or  affirmation  that  the  signatures 
on  that  sheet  of  said  petition  were  signed  in  his  presence 
and  are  genuine,  and  that  to  the  best  of  his  knowledge  and 
belief  the  persons  so  signing  were,  at  the  time  of  signing 
said  petition,  qualified  electors  of  said  city  or  village.  Said 
statement  and  also  the  statement  of  the  candidate  herein- 
before referred  to  shall  be  sworn  to  or  affirmed  before  some 
officer  of  the  county  in  which  the  person  making  the  state- 
ment resides,  authorized  to  administer  oaths  therein. 

Such  sheets,  before  being  filed,  shall  be  neatly  fastened 
together  in  book  form,  by  placing  the  sheets  in  a pile  and 
fastening  them  together  at  the  upper  edge,  in  a secure  and 
suitable  manner,  and  the  sheets  shall  then  be  numbered  con- 
secutively. The  sheets  shall  not  be  fastened  by  pasting  them 
together  end  to  end,  so  as  to  form  a continuous  strip  or  roll. 
Said  petition,  when  filed,  shall  not  be  withdrawn  or  added 
to,  and  no  signature  shall  be  revoked  except  by  revocation, 
filed  in  writing  with  the  clerk  or  other  proper  officer  with 
whom  the  petition  is  required  to  be  filed,  and  before  the 
filing  of  such  petition. 

Immediately  upon  the  expiration  of  the  time  of  filing 
the  statements  and  petitions  for  candidates,  the  said  city  or 
village  clerk  or  board  of  election  commissioners,  as  the  case 
may  be,  shall  cause  to  be  published  for  three  successive  days 


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in  all  the  daily  papers  published  in  said  city,  in  proper  form, 
the  names  of  the  persons  as  they  are  to  appear  upon  the 
primary  ballots,  and  if  there  be  no  daily  newspapers,  then  in 
two  issues  of  any  other  newspapers  published  in  said  city 
or  village,  and  if  there  be  no  newspapers  published  in  said 
city  or  village,  then  in  the  nearest  newspaper  published  in 
the  county  in  which  such  city  or  village  is  located,  or  if 
there  be  no  newspaper  published  in  said  county,  then  in  the 
nearest  newspaper  published  in  the  state ; and  the  clerk  shall 
thereupon  cause  the  primary  ballots  to  be  printed  in  the 
same  manner  and  in  the  same  number  and  within  the  same 
time  as  ballots  are  printed  under  the  election  law  in  force 
in  such  city  or  village  for  general  municipal  elections,  ex- 
cept as  herein  otherwise  provided.  Said  ballots  shall  be 
authenticated  with  the  facsimile  of  the  clerk’s  signature  on 
the  back  thereof.  Upon  said  ballots  the  names  of  the  can- 
didates for  mayor,  arranged  alphabetically,  shall  first  be 
placed,  with  a square  at  the  left  of  each  name,  and  immedi- 
ately above  the  names  and  immediately  following  the  name 
of  the  office,  the  words  “Vote  for  one.”  Following  these 
names  likewise  arranged  in  alphabetical  order,  shall  appear 
.the  names  of  the  candidates  for  commissioners  with  a square 
at  the  left  of  each  name  and  immediately  above  the  names 
of  such  candidates,  and  immediately  following  the  name  of 
the  office,  shall  appear  the  words  “Vote  for  four.”  The 
ballots  shall  be  printed  upon  plain,  substantial,  white  paper, 
and  shall  comply  with  the  election  laws  in  force  in  such 
city  or  vilage,  except  as  herein  otherwise  provided,  and 
shall  be  headed: 

CANDIDATES  FOR  NOMINATION  FOR  MAYOR 
AND  COMMISSIONERS  OF  THE  CITY  (OR  VILLAGE) 
OF AT  THE  PRIMARY  ELECTION. 

But  shall  have  no  party,  platform  or  principle  desig- 
nated, or  appellation  or  mark  whatever,  nor  shall  any  circle 
be  printed  at  the  head  of  the  ballot.  The  ballot  shall  be  in 
substantially  the  following  form: 


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OFFICIAL  PRIMARY  BALLOT. 

CANDIDATES  FOR  NOMINATION  FOR  MAYOR 
AND  COMMISSIONERS  OF  THE  CITY  (OR  VILLAGE) 
OF  AT  THE  PRIMARY  ELECTION. 

FOR  MAYOR. 

(Vote  for  one.) 

[]  JOHN  JONES. 

[]  JAMES  SMITH. 

[]  HENRY  WHITE. 

[]  RALPH  WILSON. 

FOR  COMMISSIONERS. 

(Vote  for  four.) 

[]  WILLIAM  BURKE. 

[]  GEORGE  MILLER. 

[]  THOMAS  WILLIAMS. 

[]  EDWARD  STUART. 

[]  ROBERT  BUCK. 

[]  HARRY  BROWN. 

[]  JOSEPH  TROUT. 

[]  ARTHUR  ROBBINS. 

. . . 

Such  ballots  shall  be  authenticated  and  attested  on  the 
back  thereof  in  the  same  manner  and  form  as  provided  by 
the  election  law  in  force  in  said  city  or  village. 

The  law  governing  such  primary  election  shall  be  the 
election  law  in  force  in  such  city  or  village,  for  the  general 
or  special  municipal  elections,  except  as  herein  otherwise 
provided. 

§ 15.  (a)  The  persons  who  are  qualified  to  vote  at  a 

general  municipal  election  shall  be  qualified  to  vote  at  such 
primary  election;  and  in  all  cases  where  registration  is  re- 
quired as  a condition  precedent  to  voting  at  regular  elec- 
tions, only  registered  voters  shall  be  entitled  to  vote  at  such 
primary. 


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(b)  For  such  primary  election  there  shall  be  a general 
registration,  intermediate  registration  or  revision  of  the 
register,  as  the  case  may  be,  in  accordance  with  the  election 
law  in  force  in  such  city  or  village,  the  same  as  if  such  pri- 
mary election  was  a general  municipal  election,  and  for  the 
purposes  and  requirements  of  registration,  such  primary 
election  shall  be  considered  a general  municipal  election. 

(c)  In  all  special  elections  and  special  primary  elec- 
tions held  under  this  Act,  if  the  election  law  in  force  in  such 
city  or  village,  in  regard  to  special  elections,  shall  require 
general  registration,  intermediate  registration,  or  revision 
of  the  registry,  as  the  case  may  be,  for  such  special  elec- 
tions, the  same  shall  thereupon  be  had;  and  if  the  election 
law  in  force  in  such  city  or  village  requires  registration  as 
a condition  precedent  to  voting  at  such  special  elections,  and 
general  registration,  intermediate  registration  or  revision 
of  registry,  as  above  provided,  is  had  for  such  special  elec- 
tions, only  registered  voters  shall  be  allowed  to  vote : Pro- 
vided, however,  that  if  such  election  law  requires  registra- 
tion as  a condition  precedent  to  voting  at  such  special  elec- 
tions, and  no  general  registration,  intermediate  registration 
or  revision  of  registry  is  had  for  such  special  election,  so  as 
to  give  all  legal  voters  who  are  not  registered  an  opportuni- 
ty to  register,  then  such  legal  voters  who  are  not  registered 
may  vote  upon  filing  the  affidavits  as  provided  in  subdivi- 
sion d of  this  section. 

(d)  If  the  election  law  in  force  in  such  city  or  village 

in  regard  to  special  elections  does  not  require  general  regis- 
tration, intermediate  registration  or  revision  of  the  registry, 
the  same  shall  not  be  required:  Provided,  however,  the 

books  of  registry  of  the  last  general  registration,  interme- 
diate registration  or  revision  of  registry,  as  the  case  may 
be,  shall  be  used  at  such  special  elections,  and  no  vote  shall 
be  received  at  any  such  special  election,  if  the  name  of  the 
person  offering  to  vote  shall  not  be  on  said  books  of  regis- 
try, unless  the  person  offering  to  vote  shall  furnish  to  the 
judges  of  election  his  affidavit  in  writing,  stating  therein 


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his  residence,  with  street  and  number  (if  any),  age,  nativ- 
ity, length  of  residence  in  the  state,  county  and  district,  and 
that  he  is  an  inhabitant  of  the  district  and  entitled  to  vote 
therein  at  such  special  election,  and  proves  by  the  written 
oath  of  a householder  and  registered  voter  of  the  district  in 
which  he  offers  to  vote,  that  he  knows  such  person  to  be  an 
inhabitant  of  said  district  (and  if  a city  or  village  having 
street  and  numbers)  giving  the  street  and  number  of  such 
person  within  said  district,  and  that  he  is  entitled  to  vote 
at  said  election ; the  intent  of  this  subdivision  d being  that 
no  legal  voter,  where  registration  is  not  required  as  above, 
shall  be  deprived  of  his  vote  by  reason  of  his  name  not  be- 
ing on  the  books  of  registry. 

§ 16.  The  two  candidates  receiving  the  highest  num- 
ber of  votes  for  mayor  shall  be  the  candidates  and  the  only 
candidates  whose  names  shall  be  placed  upon  the  ballot  for 
mayor  at  the  next  succeeding  general  or  special  municipal 
election,  and  the  eight  candidates  receiving  the  highest  num- 
ber of  votes  for  commissioners,  or  all  such  candidates  if 
less  than  eight,  shall  be  the  candidates  and  the  only  candi- 
dates whose  names  shall  be  placed  upon  the  ballot  for  com- 
missioners at  such  municipal  election : Provided,  that  noth- 
ing contained  in  this  Act  shall  be  construed  as  preventing 
an  elector,  either  at  the  primary  election  or  general  or  spec- 
ial municipal  election,  held  under  this  Act,  from  writing  in 
the  names  of  the  candidate  or  candidates  of  his  choice  in  a 
blank  space  on  said  ticket,  and  making  a cross  opposite 
thereto  in  accordance  with  the  election  law  in  force  in  said 
city  or  village. 

§ 17.  If,  upon  the  canvass  of  the  returns  of  said  pri- 
mary election  by  the  canvassing  board,  it  shall  appear  that 
more  than  the  number  of  persons  to  be  nominated  for  the 
office  of  mayor  or  of  commissioners  have  the  highest  and  an 
equal  number  of  votes  for  the  nomination  for  the  same  office, 
the  said  canvassing  board  shall  decide  by  lot  which  of  such 
persons  shall  be  nominated.  In  such  case  such  canvassing 
board  shall  issue  notice  in  writing  to  such  person  or  per- 


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sons  of  such  vote,  stating  therein  the  place,  the  day  (which 
shall  not.be  more  than  five  (5)  days  thereafter),  and  the 
hour  when  such  nomination  shall  be  so  determined. 

§ 18.  Any  candidate  whose  name  appears  upon  the 
primary  ballot  at  any  primary  election  held  under  this  Act 
may  contest  the  election  of  the  candidate  or  candidates  nom- 
inated upon  the  face  of  the  returns,  which  contest  and  the 
mode  of  procedure  therein  shall  be  as  follows : 

(a)  Authority  and  jurisdiction  are  hereby  vested  in 
the  county  court  or  in  the  judge  thereof  in  vacation,  or  in 
the  circuit  court  or  in  the  judge  or  judges  thereof  in  vaca- 
tion, to  hear  and  determine  primary  contests.  Where  a pe- 
tition to  contest  a primary  shall  be  filed  in  the  office  of  the 
clerk  of  the  court,  said  petition  shall  forthwith  be  presented 
to  the  judge  thereof,  who  shall  note  thereon  the  day  pre- 
sented, and  shall  also  note  thereon  the  day  when  he  will 
hear  the  same,  which  shall  not  be  more  than  five  (5)  days 
thereafter,  and  shall  order  issuance  of  summons  to  each  de- 
fendant named  in  the  petition. 

(b)  Summons  shall  forthwith  issue  to  each  defendant 
named  in  the  petition  and  shall  be  served  in  the  same  man- 
ner as  is  provided  in  cases  in  chancery.  The  case  may  be 
heard  and  determined  by  the  county  or  circuit  court  in  term 
time,  or  by  the  judge  or  judges  thereof  in  vacation,  at  any 
time  not  less  than  three  days  after  service  of  process,  and 
shall  have  preference  in  the  order  of  hearing  to  all  other 
cases.  The  petitioner  shall  give  security  for  costs. 

(c)  If,  in  the  opinion  of  the  court,  or  the  judge  there- 
of, in  which  the  petition  is  filed,  the  grounds  for  contest 
alleged  are  sufficient  in  law,  the  court  shall  proceed  in  a 
summary  manner  and  may  hear  evidence,  examine  the  re- 
turns, recount  the  ballots,  and  make  such  orders  and  enter 
such  judgments  as  justice  may  require.  The  court  shall 
ascertain  and  declare  by  a decree,  as  in  chancery,  to  be  en- 
tered of  record  in  the  proper  court,  the  result  of  such  elec- 
tion in  the  city  or  village  for  which  the  contest  is  made. 


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The  judgment  or  decree  of  the  trial  court  shall  be  final.  A 
certified  copy  of  such  decree  shall  forthwith  be  made  by  the 
clerk  of  the  court  and  transmitted  to  the  city  or  village  clerk 
or  clerk  of  the  board  of  election  commissioners,  as  the  case 
may  be,  at  least  three  days  before  election,  who  shall  in  such 
case  be  governed  accordingly. 

(d)  If  the  candidate  nominated  at  such  primary 
should  die  or  withdraw  before  the  general  municipal  elec- 
tion, the  vacancy  caused  thereby  shall  be  filed  by  the  plac- 
ing of  the  name  of  the  candidate,  if  for  the  office  of  mayor, 
receiving  the  third  highest  number  of  votes,  and  if  for  the 
office  of  commissioner,  the  candidate  receiving  the  ninth 
highest  number  of  votes  at  such  primary,  and  so  on  in  case 
of  the  death  or  withdrawal  of  more  than  one  candidate. 

(e)  All  general  and  special  municipal  elections  in  said 
city  or  village  shall  be  held,  conducted  and  contested  under 
the  election  law  in  force  in  such  city  or  village,  except  as 

-herein  otherwise  provided. 

All  general  or  special  municipal  elections  in  said  city 
or  village  shall  be  held,  conducted  and  contested  under  the 
election  law  in  force  in  such  city  or  village,  except  as  here- 
in otherwise  provided. 

§ 19.  Upon  the  ballots  for  the  general  or  special  mu- 
nicipal election  the  names  of  the  candidates  for  mayor  nomi- 
nated at  such  primary  election,  arranged  alphabetically, 
shall  first  be  placed  with  a square  to  the  left  of  each  name, 
and  immediately  above  the  names  and  following  the  name 
of  the  office,  the  words  “Vote  for  one”  shall  be  placed. 

Following  such  names,  likewise  arranged  in  alphabet- 
ical order,  shall  appear  the  names  of  the  candidates  for  com- 
missioners, nominated  at  such  primary  election,  with  a 
square  to  the  left  of  each  name,  and  above  the  name  of  such 
candidates  and  immediately  following  the  name  of  the  office, 
shall  appear  the  words  “Vote  for  four.” 

The  said  ballots  shall  be  printed  upon  plain,  substantial 
white  paper,  and  shall  comply  with  the  election  laws  in  force 


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in  such  city  or  village,  except  as  herein  otherwise  provided, 
and  shall  be  headed : 

CANDIDATES  FOR  THE  ELECTION  FOR  MAYOR 
AND  COMMISSIONERS  OF  THE  CITY  (OR  VILLAGE) 

OF AT  THE  GENERAL  (OR  SPECIAL) 

MUNICIPAL  ELECTION,  but  such  ballots  shall  have  no 
party,  platform  or  principle  designation  or  appellation  or 
marks  whatever,  nor  shall  any  circle  be  printed  thereon  at 
the  head  of  the  ballot.  The  ballot  shall  be  in  substantially 
the  following  form: 


OFFICIAL  BALLOT. 

CANDIDATES  FOR  THE  ELECTION  FOR  MAYOR 
AND  COMMISSIONERS  OF  THE  CITY  (OR  VILLAGE) 

OF AT  THE  GENERAL  (OR  SPECIAL) 

MUNICIPAL  ELECTION. 

FOR  MAYOR. 

(Vote  for  one.) 

[]  JOHN  JONES. 

[]  JAMES  SMITH. 

FOR  COMMISSIONERS. 

(Vote  for  four.) 

[]  WILLIAM  BURKE. 

[]  GEORGE  MILLER. 

[]  THOMAS  WILLIAMS. 

[]  EDWARD  STUART. 

[]  ROBERT  BUCK. 

[]  HARRY  BROWN. 

[]  JOSEPH  TROUT. 

[]  ARTHUR  ROBBINS. 


Such  ballots  shall  be  authenticated  and  attested  on  the 
back  thereof  in  the  same  manner  and  form  as  provided  by 
the  election  law  in  force  in  such  city  or  village. 


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Sample  ballots  shall  also  be  printed  and  supplied  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  election  law  in  force  in  such  city  or  vil- 
lage. 

Penalties  for  Election  Frauds. 

§ 20.  Any  person  who  shall  agree  to  perform  any 
service  in  the  interest  of  any  candidate  for  any  nomination 
or  election  for  any  office  provided  in  this  Act,  in  consid- 
eration of  any  money  or  other  valuable  thing,  or  for  the 
“treats,”  or  for  any  appointment  to  any  office  or  employ- 
ment under  such  city  or  village,  for  such  service  performed 
in  the  interest  of  any  such  candidate,  or  any  candidate  who 
shall  make  a -promise  of  money  or  other  valuable  thing,  or 
to  appoint  any  person  to  an  office  in  the  event  of  the  nomi- 
nation or  election  of  such  candidate,  in  consideration  of 
such  person  performing  any  service  in  the  interest  of  said 
candidate,  upon  conviction  thereof,  shall  be  punished  by  a 
fine  not  exceeding  three  hundred  dollars  ($300)  or  be  im- 
prisoned in  the  county  jail  not  exceeding  thirty  (30)  days, 
or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  court. 

§ 21.  Any  person  offering  to  give  a bribe,  either  in 
money  or  other  consideration,  or  in  the  form  of  treating,  or 
by  agreement  to  appoint  to  any  office  or  employment  under 
such  city  or  village  to  any  elector  for  the  purpose  of  in- 
fluencing his  vote  at  any  election,  provided  for  in  this  Act, 
or  any  elector  entitled  to  vote  at  any  such  election  request- 
ing, receiving  or  accepting  such  bribe,  money,  other  consid- 
eration or  treats,  or  agreeing  to  vote  or  support  any  candi- 
date in  consideration  that  he  be  appointed  to  an  office  or 
employment  under  such  city,  shall  be  deemed  guilty,  of  a 
misdemeanor  and,  upon  conviction,  shall  be  fined  a sum  not 
less  than  one  hundred  dollars  ($100)  nor  more  than  five 
hundred  dollars  ($500)  or  be  imprisoned  in  the  county  jail 
not  less  than  ten  nor  more  than  ninety  days,  or  both,  in  the 
discretion  of  the  court. 


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Powers  of  the  Council. 

§ 22.  Every  such  city  or  village  shall  be  governed  by 
a council,  consisting  of  the  mayor  and  four  commissioners, 
as  provided  in  this  Act,  each  of  whom  shall  have  the  right 
to  vote  on  all  questions  coming  before  the  council.  Three 
members  of  the  council  shall  constitute  a quorum,  and  the 
affirmative  vote  of  three  members  shall  be  necessary  to 
adopt  any  motion,  resolution  or  ordinance,  or  pass  any  meas- 
ure, unless  a greater  number  is  provided  for  by  this  Act. 
Upon  every  vote  the  “yeas”  and  “nays”  shall  be  called  and 
recorded,  and  every  motion,  resolution  or  ordinance  shall 
be  reduced  to  writing  and  read  before  a vote  is  taken  there- 
on, and  all  the  commissioners,  including  the  mayor,  present 
at  any  meeting  shall  vote  thereon. 

The  mayor  shall  preside  at  all  meetings  of  the  council. 
He  shall  have  no  power  to  veto  any  measure,  motion,  resolu- 
tion or  ordinance,  but  every  resolution,  ordinance  and  meas- 
ure passed  by  the  council  must  be  signed  by  the  mayor,  or 
by  two  commissioners,  and  be  recorded  before  the  same  shall 
be  in  force. 

§ 23.  The  council  shall  have  and  possess,  and  the  coun- 
cil and  its  members  shall  exercise  all  executive  and  legisla- 
tive powers  and  duties  now  had,  possessed  and  exercised 
by  the  mayor,  city  council,  president  and  board  of  trustees 
of  villages,  board  of  library  trustees,  city  clerk,  city  attor- 
ney, city  engineer,  city  treasurer,  city  comptroller  and  all 
other  executive,  legislative  and  administrative  officers  in 
cities  or  villages  now  or  hereinafter  organized  and  incor- 
porated under  the  general  incorporation  law  of  the  State 
of  Illinois  for  the  incorporation  of  cities  and  villages,  ex- 
cept that  in  each  city  or  village  organized  under  and  adopt- 
ing the  provisions  of  this  Act  the  board  of  local  improve- 
ments, provided  for,  in  and  by  an  Act  entitled,  “An  Act 
concerning  local  improvements,”  approved  June  14,  1897> 
in  force  July  1,  1897,  and  all  Acts  amendatory  thereto,  shall 
be  and  remain  a separate  and  distinct  body,  with  all  the 
rights,  powers,  duties  and  authority  in  said  Act  contained, 


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and  except  also,  that  nothing  herein  contained  shall  apply 
or  extend  or  pertain  to  or  in  any  way  affect  the  park  and 
driveway  officers  now  or  hereafter  elected  under  the  partic- 
ular laws  pertaining  thereto,  and  except  also  that  nothing 
contained  in  this  Act  shall  in  any  way  extend  or  pertain  to 
or  affect  any  public  school  law  in  operation  in  any  munici- 
pality which  may  adopt  this  Act,  anything  in  this  present 
Act  contained  to  the  contrary  notwithstanding. 

The  executive  and  administrative  powers,  authority  and 
duties  in  such  cities  and  villages  shall  be  distributed  into  and 
among  five  departments,  as  follows : 

1.  Department  of  public  affairs. 

2.  Department  of  accounts  and  finances. 

3.  Department  of  public  health  and  safety. 

4.  Department  of  streets  and  public  improvements. 

5.  Department  of  public  property. 

The  council  shall,  by  ordinance,  determine  the  powers 
and  duties  of,  and  to  be  performed  by,  each  department  and 
assign  them  to  the  appropriate  departments ; shall  prescribe 
the  powers  and  duties  of  officers  and  employes  and  may  as- 
sign employes  to  one  or  more  of  the  departments;  may  re- 
quire an  officer  or  employe  to  perform  duties  in  two  or 
more  departments,  and  may  make  such  other  rules  and  regu- 
lations as  may  be  necessary  or  proper  for  the  efficient  and 
economical  conduct  of  the  business  of  the  city  or  village. 

§ 24.  The  mayor  shall  be  commissioner  of  public 
affairs  and  as  such  be  superintendent  of  that  depart- 
ment ; and  the  council  shall,  at  the  first  regular  meeting  after 
election  of  its  members,  designate  by  a majority  vote,  one 
commissioner  to  be  commissioner  of  accounts  and  finances, 
who  shall  be  superintendent  of  that  department;  one  to  be 
commissioner  of  public  health  and  safety,  who  shall  be  su- 
perintendent of  that  department ; one  to  be  commissioner  of 
streets  and  public  improvements,  who  shall  be  superintend- 
ent of  that  department,  and  who  ex  officio  shall  be  commis- 
sioner of  public  works ; and  one  to  be  commissioner  of  pub- 


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lie  property,  and  as  such  to  be  superintendent  of  that  de- 
partment ; but  such  designation  may  be  changed  by  the  coun- 
cil whenever  it  appears  that  the  public  service  would  be 
benefited  thereby.  The  council,  by  a majority  vote,  may,  in 
their  discretion,  at  such  first  meeting  or  as  soon  as  practica- 
ble thereafter,  elect,  by  a majority  vote,  the  following  offi- 
cers: City  clerk,  corporation  counsel,  city  attorney,  assist- 

ant city  attorney,  treasurer,  comptroller,  city  physician, 
chief  of  police,  chief  of  fire  department,  harbor  master,  mar- 
ket master,  three  library  trustees  and  the  necessary  officers 
to  fill  the  offices  provided  for  by  the  Local  Improvement  Act, 
known  as  “An  Act  concerning  local  improvements,”  ap- 
proved June  14,  1897,  in  force  July  1,  1897 : Provided,  that 
the  commissioner  of  streets  and  public  improvements  under 
this  Act  shall  be  ex  officio  the  commissioner  of  public 
works  and  a member  of  the  board  of  local  improvements 
as  and  when  provided  for  by  said  Act  concerning  local  im- 
provements. 

Any  officer  or  assistant  or  employe  elected  or  appointed 
by  the  council  may  be  removed  from  office  at  any  time  by  a 
vote  of  a majority  of  the  members  of  the  council,  except  as 
otherwise  provided  in  this  Act. 

§ 25.  The  council  shall  have  the  power,  by  ordinance, 
from  time  to  time,  to  create,  fill  and  discontinue  offices  and 
employment  other  than  herein  prescribed,  according  to  their 
judgment  of  the  needs  of  the  city  or  village;  and  may,  by 
majority  vote  of  all  the  members,  remove  any  such  officer 
or  employe  appointed  by  them,  except  as  otherwise  provid- 
ed for  in  this  Act ; and  may,  by  resolution  or  otherwise,  pre- 
scribe, limit  or  change  the  compensation  of  all  appointive 
officers  or  employes. 

Civil  Service. 

§ 26.  In  all  cities  or  villages  which  have  heretofore 
or  shall  hereafter  adopt  an  Act  entitled,  “An  Act  to  regulate 
the  civil  service  of  cities,”  approved  and  in  force  March  20, 
1895,  the  council  shall  not  have  the  right,  power  or  author- 


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ity  to  appoint  or  discharge  any  officer,  assistant  or  employe, 
except  in  accordance  with  such  Act:  Provided,  however, 

the  council  shall  have  the  power  to  remove  officers  who  are 
elected  by  the  council  pursuant  to  law,  judges  and  clerks  of 
election,  heads  of  any  principal  department  of  the  city  sub- 
ordinate to  any  of  the  departments  provided  for  in  Sections 
23  and  24  of  this  Act. 

Nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  construed  to  prevent 
any  city  adopting  this  Act  from  adopting  “An  Act  to  regu- 
late the  civil  service  of  cities/’  approved  and  in  force  March 
20,  1895,  and  all  amendatory  Acts  thereto,  but  such  city  may 
adopt  such  Act  in  the  manner  in  that  Act  provided. 

§ 27.  The  council  shall  have  the  right,  power  and  au- 
thority to  appoint  the  heads  of  all  principal  departments, 
subordinate  to  the  departments  provided  for  in  Sections  23 
and  24  of  this  Act. 

§ 28.  In  all  cities  or  villages  which  have  heretofore  or 
shall  hereafter  adopt  an  Act  entitled,  “An  Act  to  regulate 
the  civil  service  of  cities,”  approved  and  in  force  March  20, 
1895,  all  officers,  assistants  and  employes  of  such  city,  ex- 
cept those  mentioned  in  Sections  23,  24  and  27,  and  within 
the  proviso  of  Section  26  of  this  Act,  shall  be  appointed  by 
the  commissioner  of  each  department  mentioned  in  Section 
23  in  accordance  with  such  Act  entitled,  “An  Act  to  regulate 
the  civil  service  of  cities,”  approved  and  in  force  March  20, 
1895 ; and  in  all  cities  or  villages  which  have  not  heretofore 
or  shall  not  hereafter  adopt  such  Civil  Service  Act,  all  such 
officers,  assistants  and  employes  shall  be  appointed  by  the 
commissioner  of  each  department  specified  in  Section  23  and 
may  be  discharged  by  him  when,  in  his  judgment,  the  effi- 
cient conduct  of  the  city’s  affairs  shall  demand  it. 

§ 29.  Any  officer,  assistant  or  employe  who  shall  have 
been  elected  or  appointed  by  the  council  in  accordance  with 
the  provisions  of  this  Act  may  be  removed  from  office  at 
any  time  by  a vote  of  a majority  of  the  members  of  such 
council,  except  as  otherwise  provided  for  in  this  Act  or  by 
law. 


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Salaries. 

§ 30.  The  mayor  and  each  of  the  commissioners  shall 
have  an  office  at  the  municipal  building  or  rooms,  and  shall 
devote  such  time  to  the  duties  of  their  respective  offices  as 
a faithful  discharge  thereof  may  require:  Provided,  that 

in  cities  of  twenty  thousand  (20,000)  population  and  over 
the  mayor  and  the  commissioners  shall  devote  at  least  six 
hours  daily  to  the  performance  of  their  official  duties;  and 
their  total  and  only  compensation  for  the  performance  of 
their  several  and  respective  duties  shall  be  annual  salaries 
which  shall  be  fixed  by  the  council  and  which  shall  not  ex- 
ceed as  follows,  to-wit : 

Where  the  population  is  not  over  2,000  the  annual  sal- 
ary of  the  mayor  may  be  $50.00,  and  of  each  commissioner 
$40.00. 

Where  the  population  is  over  2,000,  and  not  over  5,000, 
the  annual  salary  of  the  mayor  may  be  $250.00,  and  of  each 
commissioner  $100.00. 

Where  the  population  is  over  5,000,  and  not  over  10,000, 
the  annual  salary  of  the  mayor  may  be  $600.00,  and  of  each 
commissioner  $400.00. 

Where  the  population  is  over  10,000,  and  not  over  15,- 
000,  the  annual  salary  of  the  mayor  may  be  $1,200.00,  and 
of  each  commissioner  $900.00. 

Where  the  population  is  over  15,000,  and  not  over  20,- 
000,  the  annual  salary  of  the  mayor  may  be  $2,000.00,  and 
of  each  commissioner  $1,700.00. 

Where  the  population  is  over  20,000,  and  not  over  30,- 
000,  the  annual  salary  of  the  mayor  may  be  $2,500.00,  and 
of  each  commissioner  $2,000.00. 

Where  the  population  is  over  30,000,  and  not  over  40,- 
000,  the  annual  salary  of  the  mayor  may  be  $3,500.00,  and 
of  each  commissioner  $3,000.00. 

Where  the  population  is  over  40,000,  and  not  over  60,- 


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000,  the  annual  salary  of  the  mayor  may  be  $4,000.00,  and 
of  each  commissioner  $3,500.00. 

Where  the  population  is  over  60,000,  and  not  over  80,- 
000,  the  annual  salary  of  the  mayor  may  be  $4,500.00,  and 
of  each  commissioner  $4,000.00. 

Where  the  population  is  over  80,000,  and  not  over  100,- 
000,  the  annual  salary  of  the  mayor  may  be  $5,000.00,  and 
of  each  commissioner  $4,500.00. 

Where  the  population  is  over  100,000,  and  not  over  200,- 
000,  the  annual  salary  of  the  mayor  may  be  $6,000.00,  and 
of  each  commissioner  $5,500.00. 

All  such  annual  salaries  shall  be  payable  in  equal 
monthly  installments,  and,  where  the  number  of  inhabit- 
ants is  referred  to  in  this  section,  it  shall  mean  the  number 
of  inhabitants  according  to  the  state  or  federal  census  last 
preceding  the  election  of  mayor  and  commissioners. 

§ 31.  All  other  officers,  assistants  or  employes  of  such 
city  or  village  shall  receive  such  salary  or  compensation  as 
the  council  thereof  shall  by  ordinance  provide,  payable 
monthly  or  at  such  shorter  periods  as  the  council  may  deter- 
mine, but  no  change  shall  be  made  in  said  salaries  during 
the  six  months’  period  preceding  any  regular  biennial  elec- 
tion. 

Meetings  and  Ordinances. 

§ 32.  Regular  meetings  of  the  council  shall  be  held  on 
the  first  Monday  after  the  mayor  and  commissioners  shall 
have  entered  upon  the  performance  of  their  respective  offi- 
cial duties,  and  thereafter  at  least  once  each  week.  The 
council  shall  provide  by  ordinance  for  the  holding  of  regu- 
lar meetings,  and  special  meetings  may  be  called  from  time 
to  time  by  the  mayor  or  two  commissioners  upon  giving  not 
less  than  twenty-four  hours’  notice  to  all  members  of  the 
council : Provided,  however,  that  if  all  members  of  the 

council  are  present  at  such  special  meeting  no  notice  of 
such  meeting  shall  be  necessary.  All  meetings  of  the  coun- 
cil, whether  regular  or  special,  shall  be  open  to  the  public. 


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The  mayor  shall  be  president  of  the  council  and  preside 
at  its  meetings,  and  shall  supervise  all  departments  and  re- 
port to  the  council  for  its  action  all  matters  requiring  atten- 
tion in  any  department.  The  commissioner  of  accounts  and 
finance  shall  be  vice  president  of  the  council,  and  in  case  of 
vacancy  in  the  office  of  mayor  or  the  absence  or  inability  of 
the  mayor,  shall  perform  the  duties  of  mayor. 

§ 33.  Every  ordinance  or  resolution  appropriating 
any  money  or  ordering  any  street  improvement  or  sewer,  or 
making  or  authorizing  the  making  of  any  contract  or  grant- 
ing any  franchise,  right  or  license  to  occupy  or  use  the 
streets,  alleys,  highways,  bridges,  viaducts,  public  property 
or  public  places  in  the  city  or  village  for  any  purpose,  shall 
remain  on  file  with  the  city  or  village  clerk  for  public  in- 
spection, complete  in  form  in  which  it  is  finally  passed,  at 
least  one  week  before  the  final  passage  or  adoption  thereof. 

§ 34.  Every  grant  of  any  franchise,  right  or  license 
to  occupy  or  use  the  streets,  alleys,  highways,  bridges,  sub- 
ways, viaducts,  public  property  or  public  places  for  aerial 
way,  interurban,  suburban,  subway,  elevated  or  street  rail- 
ways, gas,  water  works,  electric  light,  power  plants,  heat- 
ing plants,  telegraphs,  telephone  systems  or  other  public 
service  utilities  within  said  city  or  village,  must  be  author- 
ized or  approved  by  a majority  of  the  electors  voting  there- 
on at  a general  or  special  election  as  provided  herein,  ex- 
cept as  otherwise  provided  in  Section  4 of  this  Act. 

§ 35.  Upon  the  passage  of  any  ordinance  or  ordi- 
nances by  the  council  granting  any  franchise,  right  or  li- 
cense specified  in  Section  34  of  this  Act,  the  same  shall 
forthwith  be  submitted  to  a vote  of  the  electors  of  said  city 
or  village  at  a special  election  called  by  such  council  for  such 
purpose,  and  notice  of  which  shall  be  given  in  the  same 
manner  and  form  and  within  the  same  time  by  the  same 
persons  as  notices  of  special  elections  within  said  city  or 
village  are  required  to  be  given  under  the  election  law  in 
force  in  such  municipality,  except  as  otherwise  provided  in 
this  Act. 


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The  ballots  used  when  voting  upon  said  ordinance  or 
ordinances  shall  contain  these  words : “Shall  the  city  or 

village  (name  of  city  or  village) 

adopt  the  ordinance  (stating  the  nature  of  the  proposed  or- 
dinance) ?” 

The  proposition  or  propositions  to  be  voted  upon  shall 
appear  in  plain,  prominent  type,  and  on  a separate  and  dis- 
tinct ballot,  and  the  names  of  no  candidates  for  any  office 
or  offices,  nor  any  other  proposition  or  propositions  except 
those  authorized  under  this  Act,  shall  appear  thereon,  and 
such  ballot  and  the  manner  of  voting  the  same  shall  sub- 
stantially comply  with  Section  16,  and  all  amendments  there- 
to, of  an  Act  entitled,  “An  Act  to  provide  for  the  printing 
and  distribution  of  ballots  at  public  expense,  and  for  the 
nomination  of  candidates  for  public  offices,  to  regulate  the 
manner  of  holding  elections  and  to  enforce  the  secrecy  of 
the  ballot,  approved  June  22,  1891,  in  force  July  1,  1891” : 
Provided,  that  two  or  more  such  ordinances  specified  in 
Section  34  may  be  submitted  at  the  same  time  and  upon  the 
same  ballot : Provided,  further,  that  any  one  or  more  ordi- 
nances, as  hereinafter  provided  for  in  Sections  47  and  48, 
may  be  submitted  at  such  election  upon  the  same  ballot,  if 
all  the  other  requirements  of  this  Act  relative  to  such  pro- 
posed ordinance  or  ordinances  shall  have  been  compiled 
with. 

The  style  of  all  ordinances  passed  by  municipalities 
adopting  this  Act  shall  be : “Be  it  ordained  by  the  council 

of  the  city  (or  village)  of ” 

§ 36.  No  special  election  shall  be  called  for  the  ap- 
proval or  rejection  of  any  ordinance  mentioned  in  Sections 
34  and  35,  if  a general  municipal  election  provided  for  by 
law  occurs  within  ninety  days  after  the  passage  thereof,  in 
which  case  such  ordinance  or  ordinances  shall  be  submitted 
to  a vote  of  the  electors  of  said  city  or  village,  at  such  gen- 
eral municipal  election  in  manner  and  form  as  provided 
herein. 


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If  a majority  of  the  qualified  electors,  either  at  a gen- 
eral or  special  election,  voting  on  such  ordinance  or  ordi- 
nances respectively,  shall  vote  in  favor  thereof,  such  ordi- 
nance or  ordinances  shall  thereupon  become  a valid  and  bind- 
ing ordinance  of  the  municipality. 

Officers  not  to  be  Interested  in  City  Contracts. 

§ 37.  No  mayor,  commissioner,  officer,  assistant  or 
employe  elected  or  appointed  in  any  such  city  or  village  shall 
be  interested,  directly  or  indirectly,  in  any  contract  or  job 
for  work  or  materials,  or  profits  thereof,  or  services  to  be 
furnished  or  performed  for  the  city  or  village,  and  no 
mayor,  commissioner,  officer,  assistant  or  employe  shall  be 
interested,  directly  or  indirectly,  in  any  contract  or  job  for 
work  or  materials,  or  the  profits  thereof,  or  services  to  be 
furnished  or  performed  for  any  person,  firm  or  corpoation, 
operating  aerialway,  interuban,  suburban,  subway,  elevated 
or  street  railways,  gas  works,  water  works,  electric  light 
plants,  power  plants,  heating  plants,  telegraph  or  telephone 
lines,  systems  or  exchange,  or  other  public  utility  wholly  or 
partly  within  the  territorial  limits  of  said  city  or  village. 
No  mayor,  commissioner,  officer,  assistant  or  employe  shall 
request,  accept  or  receive,  directly  or  indirectly,  from  any 
person,  firm  or  corporation  owning,  operating  or  leasing 
within  or  partly  within  the  territorial  limits  of  said  city  or 
village  any  aerialway,  interurban  railway,  suburban  rail- 
way, subway  railway,  elevated  railway  or  street  railway, 
gas  works,  water  works,  electric  light  plant,  power  plant, 
heating  plant,  telegraph  lines  or  systems,  telephone  lines, 
system  or  exchange,  or  other  public  service  utility  operat- 
ing under  any  grant  or  franchise,  license  or  rights,  or  from 
any  steamboat,  ship,  tug  or  ferry  line  leaving  or  entering 
or  operating  within  said  city  or  village,  any  employment, 
for  hire  or  otherwise,  or  any  frank,  free  ticket,  pass,  or 
free  service,  either  for  himself,  family,  relatives  or  any 
other  person,  or  request,  accept  or  receive,  directly  or  in- 
directly, from  any  such  person,  firm  or  corporation,  any 


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other  service  upon  terms  more  favorable  than  is  granted  to 
the  public  generally. 

Any  violation  of  this  section  shall  be  a misdemeanor 
and  punished  by  a fine  not  less  than  $100.00  nor  more  than 
$500.00,  and  shall  be  ground  for  removal  from  office  or  em- 
ployment. 

Such  prohibition  of  free  transportation  shall  not  apply 
to  policemen  or  firemen  in  uniform,  nor  shall  any  free  ser- 
vice to  city  or  village  officials  or  employes  heretofore  pro- 
vided by  any  franchise,  or  license,  be  affected  by  this  section. 

Any  officer  or  employe  of  such  city  or  village  who  in 
any  manner  contributes  money,  labor  or  other  valuable 
thing  to  any  person  for  election  purposes,  shall  be  guilty 
of  a misdemeanor,  and  upon  conviction  thereof,  shall  be 
punished  by  a fine  not  exceeding  $300.00  or  by  imprison- 
ment in  the  county  jail  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  or  both, 
at  the  discretion  of  the  court. 

§ 38.  All  officers,  assistants  and  employes  in  any  such 
municipality  shall  be  elected  or  appointed  in  accordance  with 
this  Act  with  reference  to  their  qualifications  and  fitness  and 
for  the  good  of  the  public  service,  and  without  reference  to 
their  political  or  religious  faith  or  party  affiliations. 

Any  candidate  for  any  office  authorized  to  be  voted  for 
under  this  Act,  who  shall,  directly  or  indirectly,  enter  into 
any  understanding  or  agreement  to  do  or  not  to  do  any  offi- 
cial act  in  the  event  of  his  election  to  the  benefit  or  advan- 
tage of  any  person,  firm,  corporation  or  association  in  con- 
sideration for  the  influence,  support  and  assistance  of  said 
person,  firm,  corporation  or  association  to  bring  about  the 
election  of  such  candidate,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  giving, 
or  offering  to  give,  a bribe,  and  if  convicted  thereof  shall  be 
punished  by  a fine  of  not  less  than  $100.00  nor  more  than 
$500.00  or  by  imprisonment  in  the  county  jail  not  exceed- 
ing thirty  days,  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  court,  and 
if  elected  to  office  he  shall  be  deemed  to  have  resigned  such 
office  by  reason  of  such  conviction.  Nothing  herein  con- 
tained shall  be  taken  to  prevent  any  candidate  from  pub- 


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licly  outlining  his  position  or  pledging  his  support  for,  or 
opposition  to,  any  measure  or  prospective  measure  of  a pub- 
lic nature. 

§ 39.  Every  elective  officer,  elected  by  the  electors  of 
such  city  or  village,  shall,  within  thirty  days  after  qualify- 
ing, file  witJh  the  city  or  village  clerk  and  publish  at  least 
once  in  a daily  newspaper  of  general  circulation,  or  if  there 
is  no  daily  newpaper  published  in  such  city  or  village,  then 
in  a weekly  newspaper  of  general  circulation  published  in 
such  city  or  village,  or  if  there  is  no  weekly  newspaper  pub- 
lished in  such  city  or  village,  then  in  some  newspaper  of 
general  circulation  published  in  the  county  in  which  such 
city  or  village  is  located,  his  sworn  statement  of  all  his  elec- 
tion and  campaign  expenses  (including  primary  election) 
and  by  whom  such  funds  were  contributed. 

Any  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  con- 
stitute a misdemeanor  and  be  punished  by  a fine  not  exceed- 
ing $500.00  or  by  imprisonment  in  the  county  jail  not  ex- 
ceeding three  months,  or  by  both  such  fine  and  imprison- 
ment, in  the  discretion  of  the  court,  and  shall  be  ground  for 
removal  from  office. 

Finances  and  Appropriations. 

§ 40.  The  council  shall  each  month  print  in  a pam- 
phlet form,  a detailed  itemized  statement  of  all  receipts  and 
expenses  of  the  city  or  village  and  a summary  of  its  pro- 
ceedings during  the  preceding  month,  and  furnish  printed 
copies  thereof  to  the  state  library,  the  city  library,  all  the 
daily  and  weekly  newspapers  of  general  circulation  of  the 
city  or  village,  and  to  persons  who  shall  apply  therefor  at  the 
office  of  the  city  or  village  clerk.  At  the  end  of  each  year 
in  addition  to  the  duties  prescribed  in  Section  55  of  the 
Act,  the  council  shall  cause  a full  and  complete  examination 
of  all  books  and  accounts  of  the  city  or  village  to  be  made 
by  competent  accountants,  and  shall  publish  the  result  of 
such  examination  in  the  manner  above  provided  for  publica- 
tion of  statement  of  monthly  expenditures. 


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It  shall  be  unlawful  for  the  council  or  any  commissioner 
to  directly  or  indirectly  expend  a greater  amount  for  any 
municipal  purpose  than  the  amount  appropriated  for  such 
municipal  purpose  in  the  annual  appropriation  ordinance 
passed  for  that  fiscal  year.  A violation  of  this  provision  by 
any  member  of  the  council  shall,  upon  conviction  thereof, 
subject  the  offender  to  a fine  of  not  less  than  $100.00  and 
not  to  exceed  $500.00. 

§ 41.  If,  at  the  beginning  of  the  term  of  office  of  the 
first  council  elected  in  such  city  or  village  under  the  pro- 
visions of  this  Act,  the  appropriation  for  the  expenditures 
of  the  city  or  village  government  for  the  current  fiscal  year 
have  been  made,  said  council  shall  have  the  power  by  ordi- 
nance to  revise,  to  repeal  or  change  said  appropriation  and 
to  make  additional  appropriations  in  the  manner  and  within 
the  time  provided  by  law. 

Recall  of  Elective  Officers. 

§ 42.  Every  incumbent  of  an  elective  office,  whether 
elected  by  a popular  vote  or  appointment  to  fill  a vacancy, 
is  subject  to  recall  and  removal  at  any  time  by  the  electors 
qualified  to  vote  for  a successor  of  such  incumbent. 

The  procedure  to  effect  the  removal  of  an  incumbent 
of  such  office  shall  be  as  follows : 

(a)  A petition  signed  by  electors  entitled  to  vote  for 
a successor  to  the  incumbent  sought  to  be  recalled  or  re- 
moved, equal  in  number  to  at  least  seventy-five  per  centum 
of  the  entire  vote  for  all  candidates  for  the  office  of  mayor 
at  the  last  preceding  general  municipal  election,  demanding 
an  election  of  a successor  of  the  person  sought  to  be  re- 
moved or  recalled,  shall  be  filed  with  the  city  or  village  clerk 
or  clerk  of  the  board  of  election  commissioners,  as  the  case 
may  be,  which  petition  shall  contain  a general  statement,  in 
not  more  than  two  hundred  words,  of  the  ground  for  which 
the  removal  or  recall  is  sought. 

(b)  The  petition  shall  be  substantially  in  the  follow- 
ing form : 


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To  the  clerk  of  the  city  (name  of  city  or  village),  or 
Board  of  Election  Commissioners  of  the  city  or  village  of 
(as  the  case  may  be)  : 

We,  the  undersigned  electors  of  the  city  or  village  of 
(name  of  city  or  village),  entitled  to  vote  for  a successor  to 
(name  of  person),  an  incumbent  of  the  office  of  (name  of 
office),  in  said  city  or  village,  do  hereby  demand  an  elec- 
tion of  a successor  to  said  (name  of  person)  for  the  follow- 
ing reasons,  to-wit:  (Here  state  reasons  in  not  more  than 

two  hundred  words.) 


Name 

House  Number  (if  any) 

Street 

Date  of  Signing 

State  of  Illinois, 
County  of 


I, do  hereby  certify  and  make  oath 

(or  affirm)  that  I am  upwards  of  the  age  of  twenty-one 

years,  that  I reside  at  Number street,  in  the  city 

or  village  of of  the  county  of and 

State  of  Illinois,  that  the  signatures  on  this  sheet  were 
signed  in  my  presence,  on  the  dates  set  opposite  their  re- 
spective names,  and  that  the  same  are  genuine,  and  that 
to  the  best  of  my  knowledge  and  belief  the  persons  so  sign- 
ing were  at  the  time  of  signing  qualified  electors,  entitled 
to  vote  for  a successor  of  (here  insert  name  of  person  hold- 
ing office  and  also  the  title  of  the  office) 

and  that  their  respective  residences  are  correctly  stated  as 
above  set  forth. 


Subscribed  and  sworn  (or  affirmed)  to  before  me  this 
day  of A.  D.  19.  . . . 


(Seal  if  officer  has  one.) 


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(c)  Such  petition  shall  consist  of  sheets  having  such 
form  printed  or  written  at  the  top  thereof  and  shall  be 
signed  by  electors  qualified  to  vote  for  such  successor,  in 
their  own  proper  person  only,  and  opposite  the  signatures 
of  each  petitioner  shall  be  written  by  such  person  his  resi- 
dence address  (stating  the  street  and  number  if  there  be 
such)  and  the  date  of  signing  the  same.  No  signatures 
shall  be  valid  or  be  counted  in  considering  such  petition 
unless  these  requirements  are  complied  with  and  unless  the 
date  of  signing  is  less  than  four  months  preceding  the  date 
of  filing  such  petition. 

At  the  bottom  of  each  sheet  shall  be  added  a statement, 
signed  by  a resident  of  the  city  or  village  in  which  the 
signers  thereof  reside,  with  his  residence  address  as  afore- 
said, stating  that  the  signatures  on  the  sheet  were  signed 
in  his  presence,  on  the  dates  set  opposite  the  respective 
names,  and  that  the  same  are  genuine  and  to  the  best  of 
his  knowledge  and  belief  the  persons  so  signing  were  at  the 
time  of  signing  qualified  electors,  entitled  to  vote  for  a suc- 
cessor of  the  incumbent  sought  to  be  removed  or  recalled, 
and  in  cities  or  villages  in  which  voters  are  or  may  be  re- 
quired to  be  registered,  that  they  were  at  time  of  signing 
said  sheet  duly  registered,  and  that  their  respective  resi- 
dences are  correctly  stated  as  set  forth  on  such  sheet. 

Such  statement  shall  be  sworn  to  before  an  officer  re- 
siding in  the  county  in  which  such  city  or  village  is  located, 
who  is  qualified  to  administer  oaths  therein.  Such  petition, 
so  verified,  or  a copy  thereof  duly  certified  by  the  proper  per- 
sons, shall  be  prima  facie  evidence  that  the  signatures,  state- 
ment of  residence,  and  dates  upon  such  are  genuine  and  true 
and  that  the  persons  signing  the  same  are  electors  qualified 
to  vote  for  a successor  of  such  incumbent  and  in  cities  and 
villages  in  which  the  voters  are  or  may  be  required  to  be 
registered,  that  they  were  at  the  time  of  the  signing  of  such 
petition  duly  registered  voters. 

(d)  Such  sheets  shall  be  fastened  together  in  one 
document  filed  as  a whole  and  when  filed  shall  not  be  with- 


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drawn  or  added  to  or  altered  in  any  manner  by  any  person. 
No  signature  shall  be  revoked  except  by  a revocation  filed 
in  writing  with  the  clerk  with  whom  the  petition  is  required 
to  be  filed  and  before  the  filing  of  such  petition.  Upon  re- 
quest of  any  person,  the  clerk  shall  furnish  a certified  copy 
of  such  petition  and  names  thereto,  upon  the  payment  by 
such  person  to  the  clerk  of  a fee  of  one  dollar  for  each  100 
names  thereto. 

(e)  Whoever  in  making  the  sworn  statement  above 
prescribed  shall  knowingly  willfully  and  corruptly  swear 
falsely  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  perjury  and  on  conviction 
thereof  shall  be  punished  accordingly.  Whoever  forges  the 
signatures  of  any  person  upon  any  petition  or  statement,  or 
residence  address,  street  or  number  or  date  of  signing,  shall 
be  deemed  guilty  of  forgery  and  on  conviction  thereof,  pun- 
ished accordingly. 

(f)  All  objections  to  such  petition  shall  be  filed  and 
determined  within  ten  days  after  the  filing  of  the  same: 
Provided,  no  officer  sought  to  be  recalled  shall  have  any 
voice  or  vote  in  determining  sufficiently  of  such  petition.  All 
objections  shall  be  determined  by  the  council. 

(g)  The  petition  being  sufficient,  the  clerk  shall 
immediately  after  the  expiration  of  such  ten  days  submit 
the  same  to  the  council  without  delay,  and  the  council  shall 
order  and  fix  the  date  for  holding  the  said  election,  which 
shall  not  be  less  than  thirty  days  nor  more  than  forty  days 
after  the  expiration  of  such  ten  days. 

(h)  Such  election  and  the  primary  election  immediate- 
ly preceding  the  same  shall  be  considered  a special  election, 
so  far  as  registration  for  voters  and  revision  of  registry  is 
concerned,  but  notices  of  and  arrangements  for  holding 
such  election  shall  be  the  same,  and  such  election  shall  be 
conducted,  returned  and  the  result  thereof  declared,  in  all 
respects  as  general  municipal  elections  under  this  Act : Pro- 
vided, the  primary  election  for  nomination  of  a candidate 
shall  be  held  two  weeks  preceding  such  special  election,  and 


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only  one  candidate  for  each  officer  sought  to  be  recalled  shall 
be  nominated:  Provided,  further,  that  section  12  of  this 

Act  shall  also  apply  to  special  primary  election : And  pro- 
vided, further,  the  statements  and  petitions  of  candidates 
may  be  filed  not  less  than  seven  days  preceding  said  primary 
election. 

§ 43.  If  the  officer  sought  to  be  recalled  or  removed, 
shall  resign  within  five  days  after  the  said  petition  is  filed 
with  the  clerk,  the  council  shall  proceed  to  appoint  his  suc- 
cessor, the  same  as  in  the  case  of  other  vacancies,  and  no 
election  shall  be  held:  Provided,  the  council  shall  have  no 

power  to  appoint  the  person  so  resigning : And,  provided, 
further,  that  unless  such  officer  sought  to  be  recalled  resigns 
within  said  five  days  said  recall  election  shall  proceed. 

§ 44.  The  successor  of  any  officer  so  removed  or  re- 
signing shall  hold  office  during  the  unexpired  term  of  his 
predecessor.  Any  person  sought  to  be  recalled  or  removed 
shall  be  a candidate  to  succeed  himself,  unless  he  shall  re- 
sign as  aforesaid,  and  his  name  shall  be  placed  on  the  offi- 
cial ballot  without  nomination. 

In  any  such  removal  or  recall  election  the  candidate 
receiving  the  highest  number  of  votes  shall  be  declared 
elected  and  in  the  primary  election  preceding  the  same  the 
person  receiving  the  highest  number  of  votes  shall  be  de- 
clared the  nominee  to  oppose  the  present  incumbent. 

At  such  special  election  if  some  other  person  than  the 
incumbent  receives  the  highest  number  of  votes,  the  incum- 
bent shall  thereupon  be  deemed  removed  from  office  upon 
the  qualification  of  his  successor.  In  case  the  party  who  re- 
ceives the  highest  number  of  votes  should  fail  to  qualify, 
within  ten  days  after  receiving  notice  of  his  election,  the 
office  shall  become  vacant,  and  the  council  shall  proceed  to  fill 
the  same  as  in  other  vacancies:  Provided,  that  the  incum- 
bent whose  successor  was  elected  and  failed  to  qualify  shall 
not  be  appointed  to  fill  such  vacancy. 

§ 45.  No  recall  or  removal  petition  shall  be  filed 


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against  any  officer  until  he  has  actually  held  office  for  at 
least  twelve  months. 

§ 46.  No  person  who  has  been  recalled  or  removed 
from  an  elective  office,  or  who  has  resigned  from  such  office 
while  recall  or  removal  proceedings  were  pending  against 
him,  shall  be  appointed  or  elected  to  any  office  in  said  city 
within  one  year  after  such  recall  or  resignation. 

Initiative. 

§ 47.  Any  proposed  ordinance  may  be  submitted  to 
the  council  by  petition  signed  by  electors  of  the  city  or  vil- 
lage, equal  in  number  to  the  percentage  hereinafter  re- 
quired. The  signature,  verification,  authentication,  inspec- 
tion, certification  and  submission  of  such  petition  shall  be 
the  same  as  provided  for  petitions  under  Section  42  hereof : 
Provided,  such  petition  shall  be  filed  with  the  city  or  village 
clerk. 

If  the  petition  accompanying  the  proposed  ordinance  be 
signed  by  electors  equal  in  number  to  twenty-five  per  centum 
of  the  votes  cast  for  all  candidates  for  mayor  at  the  last  pre- 
ceding general  municipal  election,  and  contains  a request 
that  the  said  ordinance  be  submitted  to  a vote  of  the  people 
if  not  passed  by  the  council,  such  council  shall  either 

(a)  Pass  such  ordinance  without  alteration  within 
thirty  days  after  the  filing  of  the  same  with  the  clerk,  or 

(b)  Forthwith  after  thirty  days  from  the  time  of 
filing  such  petition,  shall  have  expired,  the  council  shall  call 
a special  election,  unless  a general  municipal  election  occurs 
within  ninety  days  thereafter,  and  at  such  special  or  general 
election,  such  ordinance  shall  be  submitted  without  altera- 
tion to  the  vote  of  the  electors  of  said  city. 

But  if  the  petition  is  signed  by  not  less  than  ten  nor 
more  than  twenty-five  per  centum  of  the  electors  above  de- 
fined, then  the  council  shall  within  thirty  days  after  such  pe- 
tition is  filed,  pass  said  ordinance  without  change  or  sub- 
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not  more  than  ninety  days  after  the  filing  of  such  petition. 

The  ballots  used  when  voting  upon  said  ordinance  shall 
contain  these  words,  “Shall  the  ordinance  (stating  the  nature 
of  the  proposed  ordinance)  be  adopted,”  and  shall  otherwise 
comply  with  section  16,  and  the  amendments  thereto,  of  an 
Act  entitled,  “An  Act  to  provide  for  the  printing  and  distri- 
bution of  ballots  at  public  expense,  and  for  the  nomination 
of  candidates  for  public  offices,  to  regulate  the  manner  of 
holding  elections,  and  to  enforce  the  secrecy  of  the  ballot, 
approved  June  22,  1891,  in  force  July  1,  1891.”  Such  pro- 
position shall  be  submitted  on  a separate  and  distinct  ballot, 
except  as  otherwise  provided  in  this  Act. 

If  a majority  of  the  qualified  electors  voting  on  the  pro- 
posed ordinance  shall  vote  in  favor  thereof,  such  ordinance 
shall  thereupon  become  a valid  and  binding  ordinance  of 
the  city;  and  any  ordinance  proposed  by  petition  or  which 
shall  be  adopted  by  a vote  of  the  people,  cannot  be  repealed 
or  amended  except  by  a vote  of  the  people. 

Any  number  of  proposed  ordinances  may  be  voted  upon 
at  same  election,  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  this 
section ; but  there  shall  not  be  more  than  one  special  election 
in  any  period  of  six  months  for  such  purpose  alone:  Pro- 

vided, however , two  or  more  proposed  ordinances  may  be 
submitted  separately  on  the  same  ballot. 

The  council  may  submit  a proposition  for  the  repeal  of 
any  ordinance  or  for  amendments  thereto,  to  be  voted  upon 
at  any  succeeding  general  city  or  village  election ; and  should 
such  proposition  so  submitted  receive  a majority  of  the  votes 
cast  thereon  at  such  election,  such  ordinance  shall  thereby 
be  repealed  or  amended  accordingly.  Whenever  any  ordi- 
nance or  proposition  is  required  by  this  Act  to  be  submitted 
to  the  voters  of  the  city  or  village  at  any  election,  the  city 
or  village  clerk  shall  cause  such  ordinance  or  proposition  to 
be  published  once  in  each  of  the  daily  newspapers  of  general 
circulation  published  in  said  city  or  village,  or,  in  case  there 
is  no  daily  newspaper  published  in  said  city  or  village,  then 


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once  in  each  weekly  or  semi-weekly  newspaper  published  in 
said  city  or  village,  and  if  there  is  no  newspaper  published 
in  said  city  or  village,  then  by  posting  a printed  copy  of  such 
ordinance  or  proposition  in  each  of  the  voting  precincts  in 
such  city  or  village,  or,  as  near  as  possible  to  the  polling 
place  therein;  such  publication  or  posting  to  be  not  more 
than  twenty  nor  less  than  five  days  before  the  submission  of 
such  proposition  or  ordinance  to  be  voted  upon. 

Referendum. 

§ 48.  No  ordinance  passed  by  the  council,  except  when 
otherwise  required  by  the  general  laws  of  the  State  or  by 
the  provisions  of  this  Act,  except  an  ordinance  for  the  im- 
mediate preservation  of  the  public  peace,  health  or  safety, 
which  contains  a statement  of  its  urgency  and  is  passed  by 
a two-thirds  vote  of  the  council,  shall  go  into  effect  before 
thirty  days  from  the  time  of  its  final  passage,  and  if  during 
said  thirty  days  a petition  signed  by  the  electors  of  the  city 
or  village  equal  in  number  to  at  least  ten  per  centum  of  the 
entire  vote  cast  for  all  candidates  for  mayor  at  the  last  pre- 
ceding general  municipal  election  at  which  a mayor  was 
elected,  protesting  against  the  passage  of  such  ordinance,  be 
presented  to  the  council,  the  same  shall  thereupon  be  sus- 
pended from  going  into  operation,  and  it  shall  be  the  duty 
of  the  council  to  reconsider  such  ordinance ; and  if  the  same 
is  not  entirely  repealed,  the  council  shall  submit  the  ordi- 
nance as  provided  in  sub-section  (b)  of  section  47  of  this 
Act,  to  a vote  of  the  electors  of  the  city  or  village,  either  at 
the  general  election  or  at  a special -election  to  be  called  for 
that  purpose ; and  if  such  petition  protesting  against  the  said 
ordinance  is  filed  then  such  ordinance  shall  not  go  into  effect 
or  become  operative  unless  a majority  of  the  qualified  elec- 
tors voting  on  the  same  shall  vote  in  favor  thereof.  But  in 
the  event  of  no  such  petition  being  filed  protesting  against 
such  ordinance,  then  such  ordinance  shall  be  in  full  force 
and  effect.  Said  petition  shall  be  in  all  respects  in  accord- 
ance with  the  provisions  of  said  section  47,  except  as  to  the 
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§ 49.  Any  city  or  village  which  shall  have  operated 
for  more  than  four  (4)  years  under  the  provisions  of  this 
Act  may  abandon  such  organization  hereunder  and  accept 
the  provisions  of  the  general  law  of  the  State  then  applicable 
to  cities  and  villages,  by  proceeding  as  follows : 

Upon  the  petition  of  not  less  than  twenty-five  per  cent 
of  the  electors  of  such  city  the  following  proposition  shall 
be  submitted  to  the  general  municipal  election,  to-wit: 

“Shall  the  city  of (or  the  village  of ) 

abandon  its  organization  under  (the)  commission  form  of 
municipal  government  and  become  a city  (or  village) 
under  the  general  law.”  If  a majority  of  the  votes  cast  at 
such  election  be  in  favor  of  such  proposition,  the  officers 
elected  at  the  next  succeeding  annual  city  or  village  election 
shall  be  those  then  prescribed  by  the  Act  to  which  this  Act 
' i an  amendment,  and  upon  the  qualification  of  such  officers, 
such  municipality  shall  become  a city  or  village  as  it  was  at 
the  time  of  the  adoption  of  this  Act  by  such  city  or  village ; 
but  such  change  shall  not  in  any  manner  or  degree  affect  the 
property,  rights  or  liabilities  of  any  nature  of  such  munici- 
pality, but  shall  merely  extend  to  such  change  in  its  form  of 
government.  The  first  set  of  aldermen  or  president  and 
board  of  trustees  so  elected  shall  be  the  same  number  as  pro- 
vided for  in  such  municipality  at  the  time  of  its  adoption  of 
this  Act,  with  the  same  ward  and  precinct  boundaries,  and 
shall  also  have  the  same  elective  officers  as  before. 

The  petition  contemplated  by  this  section  shall  be  the 
same,  the  election  ordered  and  conducted  and  the  results  de- 
clared generally  as  provided  for  in  section  42  of  this  Act, 
in  so  far  as  the  provisions  thereof  may  be  applicable. 

Miscellaneous  Provisions. 

§ 50.  Every  public  service  corporation  or  utility  shall 
furnish  and  provide  equal  and  uniform  service  alike  to  all 
citizens  of  any  city  or  village  adopting  the  provisions  of 
this  Act,  and  it  shall  be  unlawful  and  a sufficient  ground  for 


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the  forfeiture  of  any  franchise  for  any  such  corporation  to 
grant  free  service,  or  furnish'  better  service,  or  to  furnish 
service  at  a lower  price  or  rate,  quantity  and  quality  con- 
sidered, to  any  person  or  persons,  or  otherwise  discriminate 
in  the  matter  of  rates  of  service  between  citizens  of  any 
such  city  or  village  adopting  the  provisions  of  this  Act. 
Upon  proof  being  received  by  the  council  that  this  section 
is  being  violated,  they  shall  at  once  summon  witnesses  and 
investigate,  and  if  they  so  find  then  it  shall  be  their  duty  to 
immediately  cause  suit  to  be  instituted  to  have  such  fran- 
chise forfeited:  Provided , however , the  council  shall  have 

power  by  ordinance  to  grant  any  such  corporation  or  utility 
the  right  to  grant  reduced  rates  to  persons  specified  in  such 
ordinance:  . And , provided , that  the  council  may,  by  ordi- 
nance, authorize  any  street  railway  or  interurban  railway 
to  transport  free  any  member  of  the  police  or  fire  depart- 
ment of  said  city  within  the  corporate  limits  thereof,  and 
to  authorize  the  giving  of  such  free  transportation  in  other 
cases,  when  the  same  shall  not  be  in  conflict  with  section  37 
of  this  Act,  and  the  general  law  of  the  State,  which  shall  con- 
trol and  govern  this  sub-division.  And  when  the  same  shall 
not  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  an  Act  of  Congress  enti- 
tled, “An  Act  to  regulate  commerce/’  approved  February  4, 
1887,  and  the  Act  amendatory  thereof  approved  June  29, 
1906,  and  all  other  Acts  amendatory  thereto. 

Any  person,  firm  or  corporation,  its  agents  or  officers 
thereof  violating  the  provisions  of  this  section,  and  any  per- 
son, firm  or  corporation  accepting  the  preference  herein 
named,  shall  be  punished  by  a fine  of  not  less  than  one  hun- 
dred dollars  ($100),  nor  more  than  five  hundred  dollars 
($500),  or  by  imprisonment  in  the  county  jail  not  less  than 
three  (3)  months  nor  more  than  one  (1)  year,  or  by  both 
such  fine  and  imprisonment,  in  the  discretion  of  the  court: 
Provided , that  any  person  receiving  special  favors  or  priv- 
ileges referred  to  in  section  50,  shall  be  immune  from  pun- 
ishment in  case  he  testifies  to  any  matter  referred  to  therein 
in  pursuance  of  subpoena  from  said  municipal  authorities. 


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Treasurer. 

§ 51.  In  addition  to  the  other  duties  now  imposed  by 
law  upon  the  treasurer  of  any  city  or  village,  the  said  treas- 
urer shall  make  his  daily  deposits  of  such  sums  of  money  as 
shall  be  received  by  him  from  all  sources  of  revenue  what- 
soever, to  his  credit  as  treasurer  of  said  city  or  village,  in 
one  or  more  banks  situated  in  said  city  or  village,  to  be  se- 
lected by  the  president  of  said  council,  the  commissioner  of 
accounts  and  finance,  and  the  treasurer  of  such  city  or 
village,  or  by  any  two  of  them,  and  any  such  bank,  before 
any  such  deposit  is  made  therein,  shall  be  required  to  enter 
into  an  obligation  with  the  said  council  to  pay  into  the 
treasury  of  such  city  or  village  interest  on  the  monthly  bal- 
ances of  such  deposits  at  a rate  to  be  fixed  by  the  president 
of  said  council,  the  commissioner  of  accounts  and  finance, 
and  the  treasurer,  or  by  any  two  of  them,  and  which  rate 
may  be  changed  in  the  same  manner — such  rate  to  be  not 
less  than  three  (3)  per  centum  per  annum,  and  shall  also 
execute  a good  (and)  sufficient  bond,  with  sureties  to  be 
approved  by  the  president  of  the  said  council,  and  condi- 
tioned that  such  bank  will  safely  keep  and  account  for,  and 
pay  over  said  money.  Said  president  of  the  council,  the  com- 
missioner of  accounts  and  finance  and  the  treasurer,  in  the 
selection  of  any  such  depository  bank,  shall  take  into  consid- 
eration the  reputation  and  solvency  thereof,  and  the  suffi- 
ciency of  the  security  offered  by  such  bank.  All  interest  paid 
by  any  such  bank  upon  such  balances  shall  be  collected  by  the 
treasurer  of  said  city  or  village,  and  'shall  be  by  him  report- 
ed in  his  next  statement  following  such  collection,  and  shall 
be  considered  and  treated  as  a part  of  the  general  fund  of 
such  city  or  village,  subject  to  use  for  any  legitimate  munici- 
pal purpose. 

§ 52.  Neither  the  mayor  nor  any  commissioner  elected 
under  the  provisions  of  this  Act  shall  be  interested  directly 
or  indirectly  in  any  public  service  corporation,  nor  shall  such 
mayor  or  commissioner  be  interested  directly  or  indirectly 
in  any  franchise,  grant  or  privilege  conferred  by  city  or 


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village  wherein  he  holds  office.  Nor  shall  any  such  mayor 
or  commissioner  have  been  interested  directly  or  indirectly 
in  any  public  service  corporation  or  in  any  grant,  franchise 
or  privilege  granted  by  said  city  or  village,  within  two  years 
prior  to  the  date  of  his  election  as  such  mayor  or  commis- 
sioner. 

Any  mayor  or  such  commissioner  assuming  office  sub- 
ject to  the  disqualifications  of  this  section  shall  be  deemed 
guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and  shall  be  punishable  by  a fine 
not  less  than  one  thousand  dollars  ($1,000.00)  nor  more 
than  five  thousand  ($5,000.00),  or  by  imprisonment  in  the 
county  jail  of  not  less  than  three  (3)  months  nor  more  than 
one  (1)*  year,  or  by  both  such  fine  and  imprisonment  in  the 
discretion  of  the  court. 

§ 53.  The  council  is  hereby  granted  full  power  and 
authority  to  make  proper  regulations  for  due  inspection 
of  all  plants  and  machinery  of  any  person,  firm  or  corpora- 
tion exercising  or  enjoying  any  right,  grant  or  franchise 
from  any  city  or  village  adopting  the  provisions  of  this  Act. 
And  such  council  and  their  authorized  agents  shall  have  the 
right  to  make  all  necessary  examinations  of  any  plant,  ap- 
pliances or  apparatus  for  the  purpose  of  making  the  neces- 
sary tests  to  see  that  such  firm,  person  or  corporation  comply 
with  the  regulations  of  such  council  with  reference  to  the 
quality  and  the  character  of  the  commodity  furnished.  Said 
council  shall  have  the  power  to  specify,  determine  and  regu- 
late the  quality  and  character  of  gas  and  electricity  fur- 
nished to  it  and  to  the  citizens  of  such  city  by  any  person, 
firm  or  company  furnishing  electricity  or  illuminating  or 
fuel  gas;  and  such  cities  and  villages  shall  have  full  power 
and  authority  to  do  and  perform  all  acts  necessary  to  carry 
out  and  give  full  force  and  effect  to  the  provisions  of  this 
section. 

§ 54.  All  contracts,  of  whatever  character,  pertaining 
to  public  improvement,  or  the  maintenance  of  public  proper- 
ty of  any  city  or  village,  involving  an  outlay  of  as  much  as 
five  hundred  dollars  ($500.00)  shall  be  based  upon  specifica- 


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tions  to  be  prepared  and  submitted  to,  and  approved  by  the 
council,  and  after  approval  by  the  council,  advertisement 
for  the  proposed  work,  or  matters  embraced  in  said  pro- 
posed contract,  shall  be  made,  inviting  competitive  bids  for 
the  work  proposed  to  be  done;  which  said  advertisement 
• shall  be  put  in  a daily  newspaper  not  less  than  ten  times. 
All  bids  submitted  shall  be  sealed,  shall  be  opened  by  the 
mayor  in  the  presence  of  a majority  of  the  council  and  shall 
remain  on  file  in  the  mayor’s  office  and  be  opened  to  public 
inspection  for  at  least  forty-eight  hours  before  any  award  of 
said  work  is  made  to  any  competitive  bidder.  The  council 
shall  determine  the  most  advantageous  bid  for  the  city,  and 
shall  enter  into  contract  with  the  party  submitting  the  low- 
est secure  bid,  but  shall  always,  in  every  advertisement  of 
public  work  or  contract  involving  as  much  as  five  hundred 
dollars  ($500.00),  reserve  the  right  to  reject  any  and  all 
bids.  Pending  the  advertisement  of  the  work  or  contract 
proposed,  specifications  therefor  shall  be  on  file  in  the  office 
of  the  mayor,  subject  to  the  inspection  of  all  persons  desir- 
ing to  bid. 

§ 54%.  The  city  council  shall  elect  some  secular 
English  daily  newspaper  published  in  such  city,  if  there 
be  such,  and  if  not,  some  secular  English  weekly  newspaper 
published  in  such  city,  if  there  be  one,  to  be  the  “official 
newspaper”  for  such  city.  All  notices,  advertisements,  re- 
ports, proceedings  and  miscellaneous  matters  required  to  be 
published  by  the  terms  of  this  Act  shall  be  published  in  such 
“official  newspaper.”  Such  paper  shall  be  selected  by  com- 
petitive bidding  in  the  same  manner  as  it  is  herein  provided 
other  contracts  may  be  let,  and  in  determining  which  bidder 
is  the  lowest,  the  local  circulation  of  each  of  said  newspapers 
shall  be  a determining  element. 

Oaths  and  Bonds. 

§ 55.  The  mayor  and  commissioners  and  all  officers, 
elected  or  appointed,  shall,  before  entering  upon  the  duties 
of  their  respective  offices,  take  and  subscribe  the  oath  or 


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affirmation  prescribed  by  the  constitution;  which  oath  or 
affirmation,  so  subscribed,  shall  be  filed  in  the  office  of  the 
city  or  village  clerk. 

§ 56.  The  mayor  and  each  commissioner,  city,  or  village 
clerk  and  city  or  village  treasurer,  and  such  other  officers 
and  employes  as  the  council  may  designate  by  ordinance, 
shall,  before  entering  upon  the  duties  of  their  respective 
offices,  execute  bond  with  good  and  sufficient  security  to  be 
approved  by  the  council,  payable  to  the  city  or  village  in 
such  penal  sum  as  may,  by  resolution  or  ordinance,  be  direct- 
ed, conditioned  for  the  faithful  performance  of  the  duties  of 
the  office  and  the  payment  of  all  moneys  received  by  such 
officer,  according  to  law  and  the  ordinance  of  said  city  or 
village : Provided,  however,  the  bonds  of  the  mayor  and  of 
the  commissioners  shall  be  approved  by  the  judge  of  the 
county  court  of  the  county  in  which  such  city  or  village  or 
the  greater  part  thereof  is  located,  and  shall  not  be  fixed  at 
a less  sum  than  three  thousand  dollars  ($3,000.00). 

The  bonds  of  the  mayor  and  commissioners  shall  be  filed 
in  the  office  of  the  county  clerk  of  such  county  and  be  by  him 
recorded  in  his  office  and  carefully  preserved. 

The  bonds  of  all  other  officers  of  such  city  or  village 
(except  the  city  or  village  clerk)  shall  be  filed  in  the  office 
of  the  city  or  village  clerk,  and  be  by  him  recorded  in  his 
office  and  carefully  preserved.  The  bond  of  the  city  or 
village  clerk  shall  be  filed  in  the  office  of  the  city  or  village 
treasurer  and  be  by  him  recorded  in  such  office  and  care- 
fully preserved.  Provided,  further,  the  treasurer’s  bond 
shall  in  no  case  be  fixed  at  a less  sum  than  the  amount  of  the 
estimated  taxes,  special  assessments,  special  taxes,  license 
fees  and  receipts  of  the  city  or  the  city  or  village  from  all 
sources  for  the  current  year. 

§ 57.  Any  town  or  village  or  city  having  a special 
charter  or  any  area  of  contiguous  territory  not  exceeding 
two  square  miles,  which  shall  have  resident  thereon  a popu- 
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in  the  limits  of  any  incorporated  town,  village  or  city  which 
may  take  steps  to  organize  as  a village  or  city  under  the 
Act  to  which  this  is  an  amendment,  in  addition  to  voting 
upon  said  proposition  to  so  organize,  shall  also  vote  at  the 
same  election  upon  the  question  of  adopting  this  Act  and 
shall  have  printed  on  the  same  ballot  a proposition  in  the 
following  form : 


“Shall  the  city  (or  village,  as  the  case 

Yes 

may  be)  of  (here  insert  the  name  of 

such  city  or  village)  adopt  the  commis- 

sion form  of  municipal  government?” 

No 

Such  proposition  shall  be  voted  upon  in  the  manner  as 
near  as  may  be  provided  by  section  16  of  an  Act  entitled, 
“An  Act  to  provide  for  the  printing  and  distribution  of 
ballots  at  public  expense  and  for  the  nomination  of  candi- 
dates for  public  offices,  to  regulate  the  manner  of  holding 
elections,  and  to  enforce  the  secrecy  of  the  ballot,  approved 
June  22,  1891,  in  force  July  1,  1891.” 

And  if  such  last  named  proposition  is  adopted  by  a 
majority  vote  of  such  municipality  or  territory  also  votes  to 
organize  as  a city  or  village  under  the  general  law,  then  this 
Act  shall  apply  to  such  city  or  village  and  it  shall  be  deemed 
to  be  organized  under  this  law  or  otherwise  not. 

§ 58.  In  the  construction  of  this  Act  the  following 
rules  shall  be  observed,  unless  such  construction  would  be 
inconsistent  with  the  manifest  intent,  or  repugnant  to  the 
context  of  the  statute : 

(a)  The  words  “commissioner, ” or  “alderman”  or 
“village  trustees”  shall  be  construed  to  mean  commissioner 
when  applied  to  duties  under  the  Act  to  which  this  is  an 
amendment. 

(b)  When  an  office  or  officer  is  named  in  any  law  re- 
ferred to  in  this  Act,  it  shall,  when  applied  to  cities  or  vil- 


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lages  under  this  Act,  be  construed  to  mean  the  office  or  offi- 
cer having  the  same  functions  or  duties  under  the  provi- 
sions of  this  Act,  or  under  ordinances  passed  under  authori- 
ty thereof. 

(c)  The  word  “council”  shall  be  considered  synony- 
mous with  “city  council”  or  “president  and  board  of  trus- 
tees.” 

(d)  The  word  “franchise”  shall  include  every  special 
privilege  or  right  in  the  streets,  alleys,  highways,  bridges, 
subways,  viaducts,  air,  waters,  public  places  and  public 
property,  whether  granted  by  the  State  or  the  city  or  village 
which  does  not  belong  to  the  citizens  generally  by  common 
right. 

(e)  The  word  “electors”  shall  be  construed  to  mean 
persons  qualified  to  vote  for  elective  officers  at  municipal 
elections. 

(f)  The  word  “city”  where  used  in  this  Act  shall  in- 
clude village. 

(g)  The  term  “municipal”  or  “municipality”  where 
used  herein  shall  mean  either  city  or  village. 

(h)  The  word  “treating”  shall  be  construed  to  mean 
the  entertaining  of  person  or  persons  with  food,  drink, 
tobacco  or  drugs. 

(i)  The  word  “treats”  shall  be  construed  to  mean 
the  food,  drink,  tobacco  or  drugs,  requested,  offered,  given 
or  received  in  treating  or  for  entertainment  of  a person  or 
persons. 

§ 59.  The  invalidity  of  any  portion  of  this  Act  shall 
not  effect  (affect)  the  validity  of  any  portion  thereof,  which 
can  be  given  effect  without  such  invalid  parts,  the  intention 
hereof  being  that  the  courts  of  this  State  shall  presume  con- 
clusively that  it  is  the  intention  of  the  General  .Assembly 
that  all  the  provisions  of  this  Act,  which  are  not  in  and  of 
themselves  invalid,  shall  be  given  effect,  notwithstanding 
the  courts,  but  for  the  provisions  of  this  section,  might  pre- 


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sume  it  to  be  the  intention  of  the  General  Assembly  that  the 
valid  portions  of  this  Act  should  not  be  given  effect  unless 
the  portions  thereof  which  are  invalid  would  also  be  given- 
effect. 

§ 60.  All  Acts  and  parts  of  Acts  in  conflict  with  the 
provisions  hereof  are  hereby  rendered  inoperative  in  such 
cities  or  villages  as  shall  adopt  this  Act  so  long  as  they  re- 
main under  this  Act : Provided,  however,  nothing  contained 
in  this  Act  shall  in  any  (way)  repeal,  amend  or  affect  the 
law  pertaining  to  the  making  of  local  improvements  under 
the  provisions  of  an  Act  entitled,  “An  Act  concerning  local 
improvements,”  approved  June  14,  1897,  and  all  Acts 
amendatory  thereto : And,  provided,  further,  that  this  Act 
shall  not  repeal,  amend  or  affect  any  of  the  provisions  of 
chapter  105  entitled  “Parks,”  but  all  the  several  Acts  therein 
contained  shall  be  and  remain  of  the  same  effect  as  if  this 
Act  had  not  been  adopted. 

Approved  March  9,  1910. 


PART  2. 


AN  ORDINANCE 

RESISING  AND  CONSOLIDATING 


THE  GENERAL  ORDINANCES 


AN  ORDINANCE 


FOR 

REVISING  THE  GENERAL  ORDINANCES  OF  THE 
CITY  OF  ROCK  ISLAND. 

Whereas,  Since  the  last  revision  and  consolidation  of 
the  general  ordinances  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  a great 
number  of  new  ordinances  were  passed,  many  of  the  exist- 
ing ordinances  were  amended,  others  were  repealed  and  new 
and  more  appropriate  ordinances  were  substituted,  and 

Whereas,  by  reason  thereof,  it  is  deemed  expedient 
that  all  of  said  ordinances  be  thoroughly  revised  and  cor- 
rected so  as  to  conform  to  such  amendments  made,  and  new 
subjects  and  ordinances  properly  embodied  in  a general 
City  Code  so  that  the  whole  should  be  rendered  plain,  con- 
cise, intelligible  and  correct;  therefore 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island. 


CHAPTER  1— AMUSEMENTS 

SHOWS,  THEATRES  AND  EXHIBITIONS. 

§ 1.  Circus,  menagerie,  etc.,  to  be  licensed — Proviso. 

2.  License  may  be  granted  by  city  council  and,  in  certain  cases, 

by  mayor — Rates  of  license. 

3.  License  to  specify  what — License  to  keep  good  order — Mayor 

may  refuse  or  revoke  license. 

4.  Bond  to  be  given  by  circus. 

5.  Penalty  for  violation  hereof. 

License  Required  of — Proviso.  § 1.  It  shall  not  be 
lawful  for  any  , person  to  own,  conduct,  manage  or  exhibit 
for  gain,  within  this  city,  any  circus,  menagerie,  caravan, 
show  or  amusement,  or  any  natural  or  artificial  curiosities, 
or  panoramic  show  or  device,  or  any  theatricals  or  variety 


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performances,  or  any  concert  or  other  musical  entertain- 
ment, lecture,  or  scientific  demonstration,  where  money  is 
charged  directly  or  indirectly  for  admission  to  see,  or  hear, 
or  operate  the  same.  Provided,  that  the  provisions  of  this 
section  shall  not  apply  to  any  public  entertainment  given, 
the  proceeds  of  which  are  for  the  benefit  of  any  religious, 
charitable,  or  educational  institution  located  in  the  City  of 
Rock  Island. 

Licenses  May  be  Granted  by  City  Council,  and,  in  Cer- 
tain Cases,  by  Mayor — Rates  on  License.  § 2.  License  may 
be  granted  by  the  City  Council,  upon  application  and  the 
payment  to  the  City  Clerk  of  such  sum  as  the  City  Council 
may  fix  in  each  case.  If  a meeting  of  the  City  Council 
should  not  intervene  between  the  time  of  application  and 
the  time  license  is  required  to  be  issued,  the  Mayor  may 
grant  the  license,  and  fix  the  amount  to  be  paid  for  the  same 
within  the  following  rates : 1.  For  each  circus,  menagerie, 

caravan  or  like  exhibition,  not  less  than  fifty  ($50)  dollars, 
nor  more  than  one  hundred  ($100)  dollars  per  day.  2.  To 
proprietors  of  opera  houses  and  theatres  in  the  City  of  Rock 
Island  for  one  year,  upon  the  payment  to  the  City  Clerk  of 
fifty  dollars  in  advance.  Provided,  that  any  opera  house  or 
theatre  in  said  City  of  Rock  Island,  which  is  not  licensed 
by  the  year,  shall  be  charged  license  in  accordance  with  the 
provisions  of  the  following  clause: 

To  managers  or  agents  of  theatres,  shows,  lectures,  con- 
certs or  exhibitions,  performances  or  entertainments  of  any 
kind  as  herein  mentioned  upon  the  following  terms : When 
the  highest  price  of  admission  to  the  same  is  thirty  cents  or 
under,  two  dollars  per  day  shall  be  charged ; where  the  high- 
est price  of  admission  charged  is  seventy-five  cents  or  under, 
and  more  than  thirty  cents,  three  dollars  per  day  shall  be 
charged;  and  where  the  highest  price  of  admission  exceeds 
seventy-five  cents,  five  dollars  per  day  shall  be  charged. 

License  to  Specify  What — License  to  Keep  Good  Order 
— Mayor  May  Refuse  or  Revoke  License. ' 3.  Every  license 
issued  under  the  provisions  hereof,  shall  specify  the  object 


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and  length  of  time  for  which  it  is  issued.  It  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  person  licensed  to  keep  good  order  about  his 
place  of  exhibition.  The  Mayor  may  refuse  to  grant  any 
such  license,  or  revoke  the  same  if  granted,  when  he  is 
satisfied  that  the  proposed  exhibition  is  of  an  immoral  or 
improper  character. 

Bond  to  be  Given  by  Circus.  § 4.  That  it  shall  be  un- 
lawful for  any  person,  or  persons,  firm  or  corporation  to 
conduct  or  manage  a circus  parade  upon  the  streets  or 
avenues  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island  without  first  filing  with 
the  City  Clerk  a bond  in  the  sum  of  one  thousand  ($1,000) 
dollars  for  the  protection  of  the  city  against  any  damages 
which  might  occur  to  the  city  through  the  negligence  of  the 
owners  of  the  circuses,  or  their  employees  of  said  show  or 
circus  in  the  injuring  of  sidewalks,  pavements,  curbing  or 
other  public  property. 

Penalty  for  Violation  Hereof.  § 5.  Any  person  violat- 
ing any  of  the  provisions  of  this  article,  shall  be  subject  to 
a fine  of  not  less  than  twenty  dollars,  nor  more  than  two 
hundred  dollars  for  each  offense. 


GAMES. 

§ 1.  Billiard  tables,  etc.,  to  be  licensed. 

2.  Terms  and  price  of  license. 

3.  Use  of  license  regulated. 

4.  Penalty  for  violation. 

Billiard  Tables , Etc.,  to  be  Licensed.  § 1.  No  person 
shall,  within  the  corporate  limits  of  said  city,  keep  for  pub- 
lic use,  or  let  for  hire,  gain  or  profit,  any  billiard  table, 
pool  table,  pigeon  hole  table,  bagetelle  table  or  other  like 
table,  nine  or  ten  pin  alley,  or  other  pin  alley,  or  shooting 
gallery,  or  shooting  park,  without  a license  for  such  purpose, 
under  the  penalty  hereinafter  prescribed. 

Term  and  Price  of  License.  § 2.  License  for  any  of 
the  purposes  named  in  section  one  (1),  may  be  granted  for 


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the  term  of  the  municipal  year  in  which  the  same  is  granted 
or  any  unexpired  portion  thereof,  upon  the  payment  by  the 
applicant  to  the  City  Clerk  for  the  use  of  the  city  the  follow- 
ing license  fees,  viz:  “For  each  billiard  table,  pool  table, 

ten  ($10)  dollars;  bagatelle  table,  pigeon  hole  table  or  other 
like  table,  five  ($5)  dollars;  for  each  nine  or  ten  pin  alley, 
or  other  pin  alley,  ten  ($10)  dollars;  for  each  shooting 
gallery,  ten  ($10)  dollars. 

Use  of  License  Regulated.  § 3.  No  such  table,  alley, 
or  gallery  shall  be  used  or  let  for  use  on  the  Sabbath  day  or 
night,  nor  used  by  or  let  or  hired  to  any  minor,  nor  any 
minor  allowed  to  frequent  the  premises  where  the  same 
is  kept  without  the  consent  of  his  parents  or  guardian,  nor 
by  any  intoxicated  person,  nor  any  such  person  allowed  to 
frequent  or  remain  in  said  premises,  nor  any  gambling  al- 
lowed in  or  upon  said  premises,  nor  any  intoxicating  liquor 
be  sold,  or  kept  for  sale  upon  said  premises,  or  allowed  to 
be  bought  or  drank  upon  the  premises  without  having  a 
saloon  license;  and  said  premises  shall  at  all  times  be  kept 
in  an  orderly  and  well  governed  condition,  and  shall  be 
closed  at  midnight  of  each  day,  and  no  games  or  amusements 
allowed  therein  after  that  hour. 

Penalty  for  Violation  Hereof.  § 4.  Any  violation  of 
any  of  the  provisions  of  this  article  shall  be  punished  by  a 
fine  of  not  less  than  ten  ($10)  dollars  nor  more  than  one 
hundred  dollars,  and  also  in  case  the  person  violating  is 
possessed  of  a license,  by  a forfeiture  of  such  license,  in  the 
discretion  of  the  court  or  the  Mayor. 


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CHAPTER  2 


ANIMALS. 

§ 1.  Animals  not  to  run  at  large — owner  subject  to  penalty  and 

animal  to  be  impounded. 

2.  Pounds  to  be  provided — control  of. 

3.  Animals  found  at  large  to  be  impounded. 

4.  Animals  impounded  not  to  be  released  until  charges  paid. 

5.  If  animal  not  redeemed  in  24  hours  complaint  to  be  made 

to  magistrate. 

6.  Magistrate  to  issue  summons  and  proceed  against  owner. 

7.  Procedure  against  unknown  owner — notice — trial — judgment 

— intervener. 

8.  Judgment  for  sale  of  animal — special  execution. 

9.  Excess  received  on  sale  may  be  paid  to  owner. 

10.  Fees  of  pound  keeper — penalty  for  his  neglect  of  duty. 

11.  Hindering  or  resisting  officer  or  letting  loose  impounded  ani 

mal. 

12.  Improperly  taking  up  or  impounding  animal — penalty. 

Animals  Not  to  Run  at  Large — Owner  Subject  to  Pen- 
alty and  Animal  to  be  Impounded.  § 1.  It  shall  be  unlaw- 
ful for  any  cow,  horse,  mule,  swine,  sheep,  goat  or  cattle 
of  any  kind,  or  any  geese,  ducks,  hens,  chickens,  guinea- 
fowl,  turkeys,  or  other  fowl  to  run  at  large  within  the  cor- 
porate limits  of  said  city  and  any  such  animal  or  fowl  so 
running  at  large  shall  be  impounded  and  dealt  with  as  here- 
inafter provided. 

Any  person  owning  or  having  possession  of  any  such 
animal  or  fowl  who  shall  suffer,  allow  or  permit  the  same  to 
run  or  go  at  large  within  said  limits  shall  be  fined  in  any 
sum  not  less  than  three  ($3)  dollars  nor  more  than  ten 
($10)  dollars,  to  be  received  in  the  manner  provided  for 
the  recovery  of  other  fines  for  the  violation  of  ordinances, 
or  in  the  proceedings  hereinafter  provided  for  the  recovery 
of  costs  and  expenses  of  impounding  and  keeping  such  ani- 
mals and  fowls,  and  the  finding  of  such  animals  or  fowls 
so  running  at  large  as  aforesaid  shall  be  presumptive  evi- 
dence that  the  same  was  at  large  by  the  sufferance  and  per- 
mission of  the  owner  or  possessor  of  such  animal.  In  the 
succeeding  section  of  this  chapter  the  words  “Animals”  or 
“Animal”  shall  include  and  apply  to  fowl  or  fowls. 


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Pounds  to  be  Provided — Control  of.  § 2.  There  shall 
be  provided  and  maintained  at  some  suitable  place  or  places 
in  said  city,  as  the  City  Council  may  by  order  or  resolution 
designate,  a pound  or  pounds  for  the  impounding  of  all  ani- 
mals found  running  at  large  within  the  corporate  limits  of 
said  city,  contrary  to  the  provisions  of  this  or  any  ordi- 
nance of  said  city,  which  shall  be  under  the  charge  of  the 
city  marshal  or  some  policeman  under  him,  or  the  Mayor, 
with  the  approval  of  the  City  Council,  may  appoint  a pound 
keeper  or  keepers  to  attend  the  same  and  to  perform  the 
duties  hereinafter  mentioned. 

Animals  Found  at  Large  to  be  Impounded.  § 3.  It 
shall  be  the  duty  of  the  marshal,  policeman  and  pound  keep- 
ers of  said  city,  and  all  inhabitants  of  said  city  are  hereby 
authorized  to  drive  or  take  away  any  and  all  such  animals 
found  running  at  large  within  said  limits  to  the  nearest 
pound,  and  the  keeper  of  such  pound  shall  receive  and  safe- 
ly keep  therein  such  animal  or  animals  until  redeemed  or 
disposed  of  as  hereinafter  provided. 

Animals  Impounded  not  to  be  Released  Until  Charges 
Paid.  § 4.  No  such  animal  so  impounded  shall  be  released 
until  the  owner  or  claimant  thereof  shall  have  paid  the 
keeper  of  the  pound  all  fees  and  charges  occasioned  by  and 
accruing  for  the  impounding,  receiving  and  discharging 
said  animal,  and  in  case  suit  shall  have  been  begun  as  here- 
inafter provided  before  such  animal  is  released  or  redeemed, 
all  costs  that  have  been  made  in  said  suit  and  proceedings 
connected  therewith. 

If  Animal  not  Redeemed  in  24  Hours , Complaint  to  be 
Made  to  Magistrate.  § 5.  If  any  animal  so  impounded  shall 
not  be  redeemed  within  twenty-four  hours  thereafter,  the 
keeper  or  person  in  charge  of  such  pound  shall  at  once  file 
with  the  police  magistrate  or  some  justice  of  the  peace  of 
the  city  a complaint  in  writing,  stating  that  such  animal 
has  been  impounded  for  running  or  being  at  large  contrary 
to  the  ordinance  of  the  city,  which  statement  shall  contain 
a description  of  such  animal,  the  time  when  impounded,  the 


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amount  of  charges,  cost  and  expense  then  accrued  and  the 
name  of  the  owner  or  person  previously  having  such  animal 
in  possession,  if  the  same  is  known,  and  if  not,  then  that 
such  owner  or  person  is  unknown,  which  statement  shall 
be  subscribed  and  sworn  to  by  said  keeper  or  person  in 
charge  of  said  pound. 

Magistrate  to  Issue  Summons  and  Proceed  Against 
Owner.  § 6.  Upon  the  filing  of  such  statement,  if  the 
name  of  such  owner  or  person  be  given  therein,  said  magis- 
trate or  justice  shall  immediately  issue  a summons  against 
the  person  named  in  such  statement,  the  same  as  in  other 
suits  for  the  violation  of  city  ordinances,  and  shall  proceed 
with  such  suit  in  the  same  manner  as  in  the  case  of  other 
suits;  and  upon  proof  that  such  animal  was  found  at  large 
contrary  to  this  ordinance,  shall  render  a judgment  against 
such  owner  or  person  for  the  amount  of  all  charges,  costs 
and  expenses  accrued  in  impounding  and  keeping  such  ani- 
mal, with  all  costs  of  suit.  And  if  it  shall  appear  that  such 
owner  or  person  suffered,  permitted  or  allowed  said  animal 
so  to  run  or  go  at  large  contrary  to  this  ordinance,  then 
such  judgment  shall  include  a fine  therefor  as  provided  in 
section  one  hereof. 

Procedure  Against  Unknown  Owner — Notice — Trial — 
Judgment — Intervener.  § 7.  When  such  statement  shows 
that  the  owner  or  person  having  had  previous  possession 
is  unknown,  the  magistrate  or  justice  shall  docket  the  suit 
in  the  name  of  the  city  against  the  unknown  owner  of  such 
animal,  describing  such  animal,  and  shall  at  once  cause 
notice  of  the  pendency  and  time  of  trial  of  the  suit  to  be 
given  by  the  posting  of  notice  thereof  in  three  of  the  most 
public  places  in  the  city,  which  notice  shall  contain  the  title 
of  the  suit  as  docketed  and  state  that  such  animal  has  been 
impounded  for  being  at  large  contrary  to  the  ordinance.  The 
amount  of  charges  and  expenses  due  for  impounding  and 
keeping  such  animal,  and  the  time  and  place  of  trial  of  the 
suit,  and  also  that  unless  the  defendant  shall  show  cause  to 
the  contrary,  judgment  shall  be  entered  by  default  for  such 


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amount  and  costs,  and  such  animal  sold  to  satisfy  the  same. 
Said  notice  shall  be  delivered  to  the  city  marshal  and  copies 
thereof  be  by  him  posted  as  aforesaid  at  least  five  days  be- 
fore the  day  set  for  trial.  And  on  or  before  the  time  set 
for  trial,  said  marshal  shall  make  return  upon  said  notice 
showing  the  time  and  the  places  where  he  posted  the  same. 
If  at  the  time  for  trial  it  shall  appear  that  notice  thereof 
has  not  been  given  as  required,  and  the  defendant  does  not 
appear,  the  suit  shall  be  continued  for  notice  until  the  pro- 
per notice  is  given,  and  when,  on  the  day  set  for  trial,  or  at 
any  time  to  which  the  suit  shall  have  been  continued  for 
notice,  it  shall  appear  that  the  notice  required  has  been 
given,  or  when  the  defendant  appears  the  magistrate  or 
justice  shall  proceed  to  hear  and  determine  the  case  the  same 
as  though  the  defendant  had  been  personally  served  with 
summons  therein  and  rendered  judgment  in  favor  of  the  city 
for  said  charges,  expenses  and  costs,  or  in  favor  of  the  de- 
fendant according  to  the  evidence  in  the  case.  And  in  any 
case  docketed  as  aforesaid,  if  any  person  claiming  to  own 
or  to  be  entitled  to  the  possession  of  such  animal,  shall  ap- 
pear and  desire  to  defend  the  suit,  the  name  of  such  per- 
son shall  be  entered  upon  the  docket  as  defendant  and  the 
suit  shall  then  proceed  as  though  he  had  been  personally 
and  duly  served  with  summons  therein,  and  in  such  case  if 
the  court  find  that  such  person  suffered,  permitted  or  al- 
lowed such  animal  to  run  or  go  at  large  contrary  to  this 
ordinance,  in  addition  to  the  judgment  for  charges  and  ex- 
penses enter  judgment  for  a fine  therefor  as  provided  in 
section  one  hereof. 

Judgment  for  Sale  of  Animal — Special  Execution.  § 8. 
In  case  the  magistrate  or  justice  shall  render  a judgment 
against  the  owner  of  such  animal,  either  in  case  of  service, 
appearance  or  upon  notice  as  herein  before  provided,  he 
shall  order  as  part  of  said  judgment  that  such  animal  be 
sold  to  satisfy  the  same,  and  all  charges  and  expenses  of 
keeping  such  animal  subsequent  to  the  rendition  thereof 
and  the  cost  of  sale,  and  shall  immediately  issue  a special 
execution  directing  the  city  marshal  to  sell  such  animal. 


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Excess  Received  on  Sale  May  be  Paid  to  Owner.  § 9. 
The  City  Clerk  shall  keep  an  account  of  all  money  so  re- 
ceived by  him  on  account  of  such  sales,  and  retain  the  same 
distinct  from  other  funds  for  the  period  of  one  year.  And 
if  within  one  year  the  owner  of  such  animal  shall  appear 
before  the  City  Council  and  satisfy  it  that  he  was  the  owner 
of  such  animal  so  sold  and  is  entitled  to  the  excess  of  such 
sale  so  deposited,  the  City  Council  shall  direct  the  same  to 
be  paid  to  him but  if  no  such  owner  appears  within  a year 
then  such  money  shall  become  a part  of  the  general  fund 
of  the  city. 

Fees  of  Pound  Keeper — Penalty  for  His  Neglect  of 
Duty.  § 10.  The  keeper  of  said  pound  shall  be  allowed 
for  his  services,  pursuant  to  this  chapter,  the  following  fees : 
For  receiving  and  discharging  each  animal,  fifty  cents;  for 
the  care  and  feed  of  each  horse,  mule,  cow  or  head  of  cattle 
of  any  kind,  fifty  cents  for  each  day  or  part  of  day  while 
impounded;  for  each  head  of  swine,  sheep,  goat  or  geese, 
twenty  cents  for  each  day  or  part  of  day  while  so  impound- 
ed ; for  filing  each  complaint  as  provided  in  section  five,  ten 
cents,  of  which  fees  he  shall  give  an  itemized  account  to  the 
person  applying  to  redeem  any  such  animal  to  be  paid  by 
such  person ; or  in  c^se  such  animal  is  not  redeemed  before 
suit  is  begun,  then  he  shall  present  such  account  to  the 
magistrate  or  justice  of  the  peace  before  whom  such  suit 
is  brought  to  be  made  part  of  the  judgment  in  said  suit. 
And  any  keeper  of  said  pound,  who  shall  refuse  to  receive 
into  such  pound  any  such  animal  being  at  large  contrary 
to  the  provisions  of  this  chapter,  or  refuse  to  discharge 
the  same  upon  payment  of  fees,  charges  and  costs  for  re- 
ceiving, keeping  and  discharging  the  same,  and  in  case  suit 
has  been  begun,  costs  of  suit  or  who  shall  neglect  or  properly 
feed,  water  and  care  for  any  animal  impounded  shall  be 
fined  not  less  than  five  dollars,  nor  more  than  fifty  dollars. 

Hindering  or  Resisting  Officer , or  Letting  Loose  Im- 
pounded Animal — Penalty.  § 11.  Any  person  who  shall 
willfully  hinder,  obstruct,  or  resist  any  officer  or  person 


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lawfully  engaged  in  driving  or  taking  any  such  animal  found 
so  running  at  large,  to  said  pound  or  in  impounding  the 
same,  or  in  any  manner  open,  break  or  pull  down  said  pound, 
or  any  part  thereof,  for  the  purpose  of  rescuing  or  removing 
any  animal  therefrom,  or  who  shall  in  any  manner  take  or 
let  out  any  animal  therein  impounded  without  paying  all 
fees,  charges,  expenses  and  costs  then  accrued,  shall  be  fined 
not  less  than  five  dollars  nor  more  than  fifty  dollars. 

Improperly  Taking  up  or  Impounding  Animal — Pen- 
alty. § 12.  Any  person  who  shall  willfully  drive  or  en- 
tice any  animal  from  beyond  the  corporate  limits  of  said 
city  into  the  same,  or  shall  aid,  or  abet  the  same,  or  who 
shall  let  any  animal  out  of  any  enclosure  in  which  it  may 
be  lawfully  confined,  or  aid  or  abet  the  same  in  order  to  take 
up  or  impound  the  same,  or  cause  the  same  to  be  done,  shall 
be  subject  to  a penalty  of  not  less  than  five  dollars  nor  more 
than  fifty  dollars. 


CHAPTER  3 

AUCTIONEERS.  , 

§ 1.  To  have  license. 

2.  License,  how  obtained — bond. 

3.  Terms  of  license,  fee. 

4.  Fraudulent  sales  prohibited. 

5.  Penalty  for  violation. 

No  Persons  to  Exercise  Calling  of  Auctioneer  Without 
License.  § 1.  No  person  shall,  within  the  corporate  limits 
of  said  city,  exercise  the  calling  of  a public  auctioneer,  or 
sell  any  personal  property  at  public  auction,  without  a 
license  for  that  purpose,  under  the  penalty  herein  prescribed. 

License — How  Obtained — Bond.  § 2.  License  may  be 
issued  under  the  provisions  of  chapter  16,  of  these  revised 
ordinances,  entitled  “Licenses,”  to  any  person  of  full  age 
and  good  character,  upon  such  person  giving  bond  in  the 
sum  of  five  hundred  dollars,  with  security  to  be  approved 


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by  the  Mayor,  conditioned  for  observance  of  all  ordinances 
of  said  city  applicable  to  the  business  so  licensed,  and  upon 
his  paying  to  the  City  Clerk  the  sum  herein  required  there- 
for. 

Terms  of  License.  § 3.  Said  license  may  be  issued  for 
the  term  of  one  month,  three  months,  six  months,  or  one 
year  from  the  date  of  such  license,  but  not  beyond  the  muni- 
cipal year.  An'd  for  which  the  applicant  shall  pay  to  the 
City  Clerk,  for  the  use  of  the  city  the  following  rates,  viz. : 
For  a term  of  one  month  twenty-five  $25)  dollars;  for  a 
term  of  three  months,  fifty  ($50)  dollars;  for  a term  of 
six  months,  seventy-five  ($75)  dollars;  for  a term  of  one 
year,  one  hundred  ($100)  dollars,  and  the  fee  allowed  to  the 
Clerk  for  drafting  bond,  and  issuing  and  registering  such 
license. 

Fraudulent  Sales  Prohibited.  § 4.  No  auctioneer  shall 
fraudulently  conspire  with  any  one  to  induce  bidders  to  of- 
fer more  than  its  true  value  for  any  article  offered  for  sale 
by  him,  or  by  any  artifice,  or  collusion  with  any  bidder  or 
other  person,  shall  make  any  fraudulent  or  unreal  sale  with 
intention  to  defraud  or  to  deceive  any  party  bidding  as  to 
the  value  of  any  article  offered  for  sale. 

Penalty  for  Violation.  § 5.  Any  violation  of  any  of 
the  provisions  of  this  article  shall  be  punished  by  a fine  of 
not  less  than  ten  ($10)  dollars  nor  more  than  one  hundred 
($100)  dollars,  and  also  in  case  the  person  violating  is  pos- 
sessed of  a license,  by  a forfeiture  of  such  license,  in  the  dis- 
cretion of  the  court  or  the  Mayor. 


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CHAPTER  4 

BILL  POSTING. 

§ 1.  Person  engaging  in  bill  posting  must  have  license. 

2.  Penalty  for  violation. 

3.  Exception  as  to  local  merchants. 

§ 1.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons, 
corporation  or  corporations,  to  follow  or  carry  on  within 
the  corporate  limits  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  the  business 
of  posting  bills  and  distributing  upon  the  streets,  alleys, 
and  public  grounds  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  bills,  bill- 
heads, hand-bills,  circulars  or  any  papers,  bills,  or  arti- 
cles of  any  kind  or  description  for  the  purpose  of  advertis- 
ing, without  a license,  for  that  purpose,  under  the  penalty 
herein  prescribed;  which  license  may  be  issued  to  any  ap- 
plicant for  one  day,  one  week  or  one  month,  but  not  beyond 
the  municipal  year,  and  the  applicant  shall  pay  therefor  to 
the  City  Clerk  for  said  city,  as  follows : for  one  day  one  ($1) 
dollar;  for  one  week  five  ($5)  dollars;  for  one  month  fifteen 
($15)  dollars;  and  for  one  year  fifty  ($50)  dollars. 

§ 2.  Any  violation  of  this  article  shall  be  punished 
by  a fine  of  not  less  than  five  ($5)  dollars  nor  more  than 
twenty-five  ($25)  dollars. 

§ 3.  Section  one  (1)  of  this  article  shall  not  be  so  con- 
strued as  to  prohibit  or  prevent  the  merchants,  business 
men  or  citizens  of  this  city  to  advertise  their  trade  or  busi- 
ness by  means  of  bills  to  be  distributed  within  the  City  of 
Rock  Island. 


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CHAPTER  5 

BREWERS. 

§ 1.  Brewing — distilling. 

2.  Violation  thereof — Penalty. 

Brewing.  § 1.  No  person,  firm  or  corporation  shall, 
within  the  limits  of  this  city,  carry  on  the  business  of  brew- 
ing or  making  beer,  distilling  or  extracting  spirits  by  distil- 
lation, unless  he  or  they  shall  have  obtained  a license  for 
such  business,  for  which  license  he  or  they  shall  pay  to  the 
City  Clerk  the  sum  of  twenty-five  ($25)  dollars  per  annum, 
before  such  license  shall  be  issued. 

Violation  Hereof — Penalty.  § 2.  Any  person,  firm  or 
corporation  who  shall  violate  this  section  shall  be  deemed 
guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and  upon  conviction  thereof,  shall 
be  fined  in  a sum  not  less  than  twenty-five  ($25)  dollars  nor 
more  than  one  hundred  ($100)  dollars,  and  twenty-five 
($25)  dollars  a day  for  each  and  every  day  he  or  they  shall 
continue  to  carry  on  any  such  business  without  a license. 


CHAPTER  6 

BRIDGES. 

An  Ordinance  for  the  purchase  of  the  Rock  Island  and  Cam- 
den Plank  Road  Company’s  bridges  and  franchises. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  whenever  the  bridges  of  the  Rock  Isl- 

and and  Camden  Plank  Road  Company  across  Rock  river 
between  said  City  of  Rock  Island  and  the  village  of  Camden, 
(now  Milan),  shall  be  fully  completed  and  put  in  a proper 
state  of  repair,  and  whenever  the  capital  stock  of  said  com- 
pany and  the  bridges,  real  estate  and  franchises,  now  vested 
in  said  company,  shall  be  duly  transferred  and  conveyed  to 


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the  City  of  Rock  Island  by  such  proper  vouchers  and  deeds 
of  conveyance  as  shall  be  sufficient  to  vest  the  title  thereto 
in  said  City  of  Rock  Island,  that  then  the  bonds  of  said  city 
shall  issue  to  said  Rock  Island  and  Camden  Plank  Road 
Company  for  the  sum  of  twenty-five  thousand  ($25,000) 
dollars,  payable  in  ten  years  from  the  date  hereof,  and  bear- 
ing interest  at  the  rate  of  ten  per  cent  per  annum,  payable 
semi-annually  at  such  place  in  the  City  of  New  York  as  the 
Mayor  of  said  city  and  the  president  of  said  Plank  Road 
Company  shall  by  agreement  appoint. 

§ 2.  That  in  the  year  1857,  and  in  every  year  there- 
after, there  shall  be  levied  upon  all  the  taxable  real  and  per- 
sonal estate  in  said  city  a.  special  tax  of  one  mill  on  the  dol- 
lar to  meet  the  interest  accruing  on  the  debt  hereby  above 
created,  said  tax  to  be  levied  and  collected  at  the  same  time 
with  other  taxes. 

Passed  July  25,  1857. 


An  Act  legalizing  the  sale  of  the  bridges,  property,  fran- 
chises, etc.,  of  the  Rock  Island  and  Camden  Plank  Road 
Company  to  the  City  of  Rock  Island.  Approved  Feb- 
ruary 23,  1859. 

Whereas,  The  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island, 
upon  the  request  of  the  citizens  of  said  city,  and  for  the 
purpose  of  improving  the  highways  into  said  city  and  reduc- 
ing the  rates  of  toll  for  crossing  the  bridges  of  Rock  river, 
near  said  city,  have  purchased  of  the  Rock  Island  and  Cam- 
den Plank  Road  Company  all  and  singular  the  bridges  across 
Rock  river,  and  property,  and  franchises  of  every  kind,  be- 
longing to  said  Plank  Road  Company,  and  in  payment  there- 
for, has  issued  to  said  Plank  Road  Company  the  bonds  of 
said  city  to  the  amount  of  twenty-five  ($25,000)  dollars, 
payable  in  ten  years,  from  the  first  day  of  August,  1857, 
which  bonds  bear  interest  at  the  rate  of  ten  per  cent,  pay- 
able semi-annually;  and,  whereas,  it  is  desired  by  the  people 


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of  said  city  and  county  of  Rock  Island,  and  of  all  the  parties 
interested  therein,  that  said  sale  and  purchase  shall  be  con- 
firmed and  rendered  free  of  all  doubt  as  to  its  validity; 
therefore 

§ 1.  Be  it  enacted  by  the  people  of  the  State  of  Illinois, 
represented  in  the  General  Assembly,  that  the  sale  and  pur- 
chase of  the  bridges,  franchises,  etc.,  of  the  Rock  Island 
and  Camden  Plank  Road  Company,  to  and  by  the  City  of 
Rock  Island,  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  legalized  and  de- 
clared to  be  as  valid  and  binding  upon  the  parties  as  though 
they  and  each  of  them  had  at  the  time  of  said  sale  and  pur- 
chase, possessed  full  powers  to  enter  into  and  make  the 
same ; and  that  all  and  singular  the  bridges,  property,  char- 
ter and  franchises  so  sold  and  transferred,  as  aforesaid,  are 
hereby  vested  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  its  successors  and 
assigns;  and  that  said  city,  in  its  corporate  capacity,  may 
hold,  use,  improve,  enjoy  or  transfer  and  dispose  of  the 
same,  as  fully  as  the  said  Rock  Island  and  Camden  Plank 
Road  Company  was  authorized  to  do  under  its  charter,  and 
before  the  sale  by  them  to  said  city,  and  as  fully  as  they 
are  further  empowered  to  do  under  this  act. 

§ 2.  That  so  long  as  the  said  bridges,  charter,  fran- 
chise, etc.,  shall  be  held  and  owned  by  said  city  the  same 
shall  be  free  from  taxation;  and  the  said  city  shall  have 
full  power,  by  ordinance  or  resolution,  to  regulate  and  man- 
age the  same,  and  may  by  ordinance,  provide  for  and  en- 
force the  collection  of  penalties  for  trotting  or  other  im- 
moderate or  improper  driving  upon  or  across  said  bridges, 
or  any  of  them. 

§ 3.  That  this  act  shall  be  a public  act,  and  take  ef- 
fect on  its  passage. 

Approved  February  23,  1859. 

Laws  of  Illinois,  1859 ; page  418. 


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REGULATIONS. 

§ 1.  Rates  of  toll  prescribed. 

2.  Rates  to  be  paid  by  the  Rock  Island  & Milan  Street  Railway 

Co. 

3.  Commutation  and  return  tickets. 

4.  Crossing  without  paying  toll— penalty. 

5.  Not  to  drive  faster  than  a walk — penalty. 

6.  City  bridge  tender — powers  and  duties. 

7.  Funds  to  be  kept  separate. 

Rates  of  Toll  Prescribed : § 1.  The  rates  of  toll  upon 
animals  and  vehicles  crossing  the  bridges  across  Rock  river, 
between  this  city  and  Milan,  and  owned  by  this  city,  shall 
be  as  follows,  to-wit : For  each  head  of  hogs  or  sheep,  two 
cents;  for  each  head  of  cattle,  four  cents;  for  each  horse, 
mule  or  ass  not  attached  to  any  vehicle,  five  cents ; for  each 
wagon,  carriage,  cart,  sleigh  or  other  vehicle,  loaded  or  un- 
loaded, drawn  by  one  animal  or  two  animals,  ten  cents ; for 
each  additional  animal  attached  to  any  such  vehicle,  five 
cents. 

Rates  to  be  paid  by  Rock  Island  and  Milan  Street  Ry. 
Co.  § 2.  That  there  shall  be  charged  to  and  collected  from 
the  Rock  Island  and  Milan  Street  Railway  Company  for  the 
use  of  the  City  bridges  across  Rock  river  by  said  company 
the  sum  of  one  hundred  ($100)  dollars  per  annum  for  the 
term  of  five  years;  provided  that  the  said  company  run,  in 
addition  to  its  regular  cars,  cars  as  follows : One  car  leav- 

ing each  terminus  of  its  line  at  six  (6)  o’clock  in  the  morn- 
ing and  one  car  leaving  each  terminus  of  its  line  at  seven 
(7)  o’clock  in  the  evening  of  each  and  every  day.  Said  sum 
shall  be  due  and  payable  by  said  company  on  the  first  day 
of  May  of  each  and  every  year. 

Commutation  and  Return  Tickets.  § 3.  Any  persons 
who  shall  purchase  tickets  to  the  amount  of  five  ($5)  dollars 
shall  be  allowed  a reduction  of  ten  (10)  per  cent  thereon, 
and  any  person  crossing  said  bridges  with  any  wagon,  car- 
riage, cart  or  vehicle  who  shall  pay  the  prescribed  toll  there- 
on, shall  be  given  a return  ticket,  which  will  entitle  the  hold- 
er thereof  to  cross  the  said  bridges  free  of  toll  on  his  return 


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of  the  same  continuous  trip,  on  presentation  of  the  said 
ticket. 

Crossing  Without  Paying  Toll — Penalty.  § 4.  If  any 
person  shall  drive  or  attempt  to  drive  any  animal  or  vehi- 
cle across  said  bridges,  or  any  of  them,  without  first  paying 
the  toll  thereon,  he  shall  be  fined  for  every  such  offense 
in  a sum  not  less  than  five  nor  more  than  twenty-five  dol- 
lars. 

Not  to  Drive  Faster  than  a Walk — Penalty.  § 5.  No 
person  shall  ride  or  drive  any  animal  across  or  upon  said 
bridges,  or  any  of  them,  faster  than  a walk,  nor  shall  any 
person  or  persons  drive  teams  with  wagons  loaded  with 
more  than  one  ton  of  weight  upon  the  said  bridges,  or  any 
of  them,  without  leaving  a space  between  said  wagons  of 
at  least  thirty  feet.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provi- 
sions of  this  section  shall  be  fined  upon  conviction  of  each 
offense  not  less  than  one  ($1)  dollar  nor  more  than  five  ($5) 
dollars. 

City  Bridge  Tender — Powers  and  Duties  of.  § 6.  The 
city  bridge  tender  shall  have  power  to  arrest  any  and  all 
persons  found  in  the  act  of  violating  any  of  the  provisions 
of  this  ordinance,  or  aiding  or  abetting  in  any  such  viola- 
tion, and  who  are  liable  to  escape  before  a complaint  can 
be  filed  and  a warrant  issued  for  their  arrest,  and  forthwith 
take  all  such  persons  so  arrested  to  the  office  of  the  police 
magistrate,  or  some  justice  of  the  peace  for  trial  and  he 
shall  for  such  purpose  have  police  authority.  It  shall  be 
the  duty  of  the  city  bridge  tender  to  attend  the  Rock  river 
bridge,  keep  the  same  free  from  dirt  and  in  a proper  state 
of  repair  at  the  expense  of  the  city.  He  shall  collect  the 
tolls  due  from  all  persons  crossing  the  same,  and  shall,  as 
often  as  once  each  month  pay  the  same  over  to  the  city  clerk, 
taking  his  receipt  for  the  same.  The  bridge  tender  shall 
keep  a record  of  all  his  proceedings,  and  a set  of  books,  in 
which  shall  be  entered  the  receipts  and  expenditures  per- 
taining to  his  said  office  and  shall  make  a report  in  writ- 
ing to  the  City  Council  at  each  regular  meeting  thereof  of 


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the  receipts  and  expenditures  during  the  preceding  month; 
and  he  shall  annually,  between  the  first  and  tenth  days  of 
April,  make  out  and  file  with  the  City  Clerk  a full  and  de- 
tailed account  of  all  such  receipts  and  expenditures,  and  of 
all  his  transactions  as  such  bridge  tender  during  the  pre- 
ceding fiscal  year. 

Funds  Kept  Separate.  § 7.  That  from  and  after  the 
first  day  of  May,  A.  D.  1910,  all  moneys  received  as  toll  from 
the  city  bridges  over  Rock  river  be  kept  in  a separate  fund 
and  no  expenditures  made  therefrom  except  for  the  pay- 
ment of  expenses  in  maintaining  and  repairing  said  bridges 
and  the  Camden  or  Ninth,  street  road. 


CHAPTER  7 

BURIAL  OF  THE  DEAD. 

§ 1.  Burial  in  city  prohibited. 

2.  Body  of  dead  person  not  to  be  taken  from  the  city  for  burial 

-without  a permit. 

3.  Registry  of  death  to  be  made  and  certified. 

4.  Record  and  burial  permit  to  be  made  and  issued. 

5.  Permit  to  be  exhibited  to  sexton  who  shall  thereupon  per- 

mit burial. 

6.  Violation  hereof — penalty. 

Burial  in  the  City  Prohibited.  § 1.  It  shall  be  unlaw- 
ful for  any  person  or  persons  to  bury  the  body  or  bodies 
of  any  person  or  persons  within  the  corporate  limits  of  said 
city,  or  to  deposit  any  such  body  or  bodies  in  any  vault  with- 
in the  limits  of  said  city. 

Body  of  Dead  Person  not  to  be  Taken  from  City  for 
Burial  Without  a Permit.  § 2.  No  dead  body  of  any  per- 
son shall  be  taken  or  allowed  to  be  taken  from  said  city  for 
interment  by  any  undertaker  or  other  person  until  a per- 
mit for  the  removal  and  burial  of  such  body  shall  have  been 
granted  by  the  Commissioner  of  Health. 

Registry  of  Death  to  be  Made  and  Certified.  § 3.  It 


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shall  be  the  duty  of  every  physician,  coroner,  or  midwife 
who  attended  any  person  at  a last  illness,  being  present  at 
or  informed  of  the  death  of  any  person  within  said  city,  to 
make  a registry  of  such  death,  stating  particularly  the  cause, 
time  and  place  thereof,  and  certify  the  same  to  the  Commis- 
sioner of  Health  within  twenty-four  hours  after  such  death. 

Record  and  Burial  Permit  to  be  Made  and  Issued . § 4. 
Upon  receipt  of  a certificate  of  death  as  aforesaid,  the  Com- 
missioner of  Health  shall  make  a record  thereof  and  issue 
a permit  for  the  removal  from  the  city  and  burial  of  the 
body  of  such  deceased  person,  and  deliver  the  same  to  the 
undertaker  having  charge  of  the  burial  of  said  body. 

Permit  to  be  Exhibited  to  Sexton , who  Shall  Thereupon 
Permit  Burial.  § 5.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  sexton  of 
every  cemetery,  to  within  two  miles  of  the  city  limits,  be- 
fore permitting  any  interment  in  the  cemetery  of  which  he 
is  sexton,  to  require  the  undertaker  in  charge  of  the  body 
of  any  deceased  person  for  burial  therein,  to  exhibit  a per- 
mit from  the  Commissioner  of  Health  for  the  burial  of  such 
body,  and  thereupon  he  shall  permit  the  burial  of  such  body, 
or  its  deposit  in  the  vault  in  said  cemetery. 

Violation  Hereof — Penalty.  § 6.  Any  person  violat- 
ing, disobeying,  neglecting  or  failing  to  comply  with  any 
provision  or  requirement  of  this  chapter  shall,  for  every 
such  offense,  be  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less  than  ten  dol- 
lars nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  in  the  discretion 
of  the  court  or  magistrate  having  jurisdiction  thereof. 


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CHAPTER  8 

BUTCHERS,  ETC. 

§ 1.  Butchers  must  obtain  license. 

2.  Sale  of  undrawn  animals  prohibited. 

3.  Offal. 

4.  Place  of  storing  meat  to  be  clean. 

5.  Inspection. 

6.  Transportation  of  meat  through  streets. 

7.  Rendering  offal. 

8.  Slaughtering. 

License.  § 1.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  per- 
son or  persons,  company  or  corporation,  within  said  city, 
to  sell,  offer  or  expose  for  sale,  any  fresh  meat,  excepting 
venison,  poultry,  fish  or  wild  game,  in  any  quantity,  unless 
he  or  they  shall  have  obtained  a license  for  such  business, 
for  which  license  he  or  they  shall  pay  to  the  City  Clerk  the 
sum  of  five  ($5)  dollars  per  annum.  Provided,  that  nothing 
herein  shall  prohibit  any  person  from  selling  beef  or  other 
fresh  meat  by  the  quarter,  or  any  greater  or  less  quantity, 
at  any  time  or  place  in  the  said  city,  provided  the  same  is 
the  produce  of  his  or  their  farm  or  his  or  their  own  rais- 
ing. 

Undrawn  Animals.  § 2.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any 
person,  firm  or  corporation  within  the  limits  of  the  City  of 
Rock  Island  to  sell,  offer  or  expose  for  sale,  any  fish,  fowl 
or  other  animal,  used  for  food  purposes,  refrigerated  or 
otherwise,  which  has  not  been  properly  drawn  and  prepared 
by  removing  the  viscera  (bowel-entrails)  at  the  time  of 
slaughter. 

Offal.  § 3.  That  no  butchers’  offal  or  garbage,  nor 
any  dead  animals,  nor  any  putrid  or  stinking  animal  or 
vegetable  matter  shall  be  thrown  by  any  person,  or  allowed 
to  go  into  any  street,  place,  sewer  or  receiving  basin,  or 
into  any  standing  or  running  water  or  excavation,  or  upon 
any  ground  or  premises  in  the  said  city. 

Storage  of  Meat.  § 4.  That  every  person  being  the 
owner,  lessee,  or  occupant  of  any  room,  stall  or  place  where 


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any  meat,  fish,  or  vegetables,  designed  or  held  for  human 
food,  shall  be  stored  or  kept,  or  shall  be  held  or  offered  for 
sale,  shall  put  and  keep  such  room,  stall  and  place  and  its 
appurtenances  in  a clean  and  wholesome  condition;  and 
every  person  having  charge,  or  being  interested,  or  engaged, 
whether  as  principal  or  agent,  or  in  respect  to  the  custody 
or  sale  of  any  meat,  fish,  birds,  fowl,  or  vegetables,  designed 
for  human  food,  shall  put  and  preserve  the  same  in  a clean 
and  wholesome  condition,  and  shall  not  allow  the  same  or 
any  part  thereof  to  be  poisoned,  infected  or  rendered  un- 
safe or  unwholesome  for  human  food. 

Inspection.  § 5.  That  every  butcher,  grocer  and  milk 
dealer,  and  their  agents,  shall  allow  the  parties  authorized 
by  the  board  of  health,  to  freely  and  fully  inspect  their  cat- 
tle and  milk,  meats,  fish  and  vegetables,  held,  offered  or  in- 
tended for  sale,  and  will  be  expected  to  answer  all  reason- 
able and  proper  questions  asked  by  such  persons  relative 
to  the  condition  thereof,  and  of  the  places  where  such  arti- 
cles may  be. 

Transportation.  § 6.  That  no  person  or  corporation, 
individually  or  by  his  agents,  servants  or  employees,  shall 
transport  meat  or  poultry  of  any  description  through  the 
public  streets  or  ways  of  the  city  of  Rock  Island,  except  in 
wagons  or  vehicles  which  have  been  thoroughly  washed  at 
least  once  in  every  twenty-four  hours.  All  meat  or  poultry 
transported  through  the  streets  and  public  ways  must  be 
thoroughly  covered  in  such  a manner  as  to  preclude  infec- 
tion or  contamination  from  flying  dust  or  other  causes. 

Rendering  Offal — Fertilizers — Glue  and  Glucose.  § 7. 
No  person  shall,  within  the  limits  of  this  city,  carry  on  the 
business  of  rendering  the  offal,  fat,  bones  or  scraps  from 
dead  animals,  or  any  carcass  or  any  dead  animal  matter 
whatever,  or  the  cleaning  or  rendering  of  intestines,  or  the 
manufacture  or  production  of  fertilizers,  glue,  or  glucose, 
unless  he  or  they  shall  have  obtained  a license  for  such  busi- 
ness, for  which  license  he  shall  pay  to  the  city  clerk  the  sum 
of  twelve  ($12)  dollars  and  fifty  (50)  cents  per  annum  be- 


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fore  such  license  shall  be  issued.  Provided,  that  this  section 
shall  not  apply  to  persons  rendering  the  offal,  fat,  bones  or 
scraps  of  animals  of  their  own  slaughtering,  when  fresh 
from  the  slaughtered  animal  and  in  a condition  free  from 
soreness  or  taint,  and  all  other  causes  of  offense.  And,  pro- 
vided further,  that  this  section  shall  not  apply  to  persons 
rendering  the  offal,  fat,  bones  or  scraps  of  animals,  or  ani- 
mal matter  necessary  or  convenient  for  their  business  in 
the  manufacture  or  production  of  soap,  candles,  tallow,  or 
lard  oil.  Any  person  who  shall  violate  this  section  shall  be 
deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and  upon  conviction  there- 
of, shall  be  fined  in  a sum  not  less  than  twenty-five  ($25) 
dollars,  nor  more  than  one  hundred  ($100)  dollars,  and 
twenty-five  ($25)  dollars  a day  for  each  and  every  day  he 
shall  continue  to  carry  on  any  such  business  without  a 
license. 

Slaughtering  — Packing — Soap — Candles — Lard — Tal- 
low— Lard  Oil — Hides.  § 8.  No  person  shall,  within  the 
limits  of  this  city,  carry  on  the  business  of  slaughtering 
animals  for  food,  packing  them  for  market,  or  rendering  the 
offal,  fat,  bones  or  scraps  of  such  animals,  or  to  engage  in 
the  manufacture  or  production  of  soap,  candles,  lard,  tallow 
or  lard  oil,  or  of  buying,  selling,  storing  or  curing  green  or 
salted  hides,  unless  he  shall  have  obtained  a license  for  such 
business,  for  which  license  he  shall  pay  to  the  City  Clerk 
the  sum  of  twelve  ($12)  dollars  and  fifty  (50)  cents  per  an- 
num, before  such  license  shall  be  issued.  Any  person  who 
shall  violate  this  ordinance  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a mis- 
demeanor, and  upon  conviction  thereof,  shall  be  fined  in  a 
sum  not  less  than  ten  ($10)  dollars  nor  more  than  fifty 
($50)  dollars,  and  twenty  ($20)  dollars  a day  for  each  and 
every  day  he  shall  continue  to  carry  on  said  business  with- 
out a license. 


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CHAPTER  9 

CITY  ATTORNEY. 

Attorney's  Duties,  Etc.  § 1.  The  City  Attorney  shall 
be  a licensed  attorney  in  the  courts  of  the  state;  he  shall, 
when  required,  advise  the  City  Council,  or  any  of  its  com- 
mittees, or  any  city  officers,  in  relation  to  all  matters  of  law 
arising,  in  which  the  interests  of  the  city  are  in  question. 
He  shall  examine  all  assessments  and  tax  lists  or  other 
papers,  in  relation  to  the  assessment  or  collection  of  taxes 
or  assessments,  and  approve  the  same,  and  draft  any  ordi- 
nance, bond,  contract,  or  instrument  of  writing,  on  behalf 
of  the  city,  or  examine  and  approve  the  same  when  required 
by  the  City  Council,  or  any  of  its  committees,  or  the  Mayor. 
He  shall,  when  his  services  are  necessary,  prosecute  any 
suit  brought  in  the  name  of  the  city  before  any  police  or 
other  magistrate,  for  the  recovery  of  any  penalty  or  other- 
wise; and  shall  prosecute  or  defend  in  behalf  of  the  city 
(when  the  services  of  an  attorney  are  necessary)  in  all 
cases  in  which  the  interests  of  the  city,  or  the  official  acts  of 
any  officer  or  agent  of  the  city  are  involved.  He  shall  cause 
executions  to  issue  upon  all  judgments  recovered  in  favor 
of  the  city,  and  cause  the  proper  officer  to  attend  to  their 
prompt  collection.  He  shall  report  to  the  City  Council  or 
the  Mayor  all  cases  in  which  he  shall  deem  it  expedient  to 
take  an  appeal  or  writ  of  error  on  behalf  of  the  city.  He 
shall  attend  to  all  regular  meetings  of  the  City  Council,  and 
on  request,  all  special  meetings  of  the  same.  The  City  Clerk 
shall  deliver  to  him  any  bond  or  other  paper  necessary  to 
be  used  in  any  suit  or  other  proceeding,  taking  his  receipt 
for  the  same.  He  shall  report  to  the  City  Council  without 
delay,  after  the  adjournment  of  each  term  of  any  court  of 
record,  and  at  such  other  times  as  he  may  be  required,  the 
state  or  disposition  of  all  cases  of  the  city  pending  in  such 
court.  He  shall  examine  all  fee  bills  of  officers  of  courts, 
and  others,  and  certify  to  the  correctness  of  the  same,  and 
the  liabilities  of  the  city  therefor.  But  no  fee  bill  for  costs 


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for  the  prosecution  of  any  person  for  any  criminal  offense 
in  the  circuit  court  of  Rock  Island  county,  or  for  jail  fees 
shall  be  certified  to  or  paid,  unless  the  offender  shall  have 
been  duly  convicted,  and  such  costs  cannot  be  collected  from 
him.  The  City  Attorney,  in  case  of  absence  or  other  tempor- 
ary disability  to  attend  to  the  duties  of  his  office,  may,  with 
the  consent  of  the  Mayor  and  at  his  own  expense,  appoint 
some  competent  attorney  to  act  in  his  place.  The  City  Coun- 
cil may  authorize  the  retaining  of  assistant  council  or  ap- 
point a corporation  counsel  when  deemed  expedient.  The 
City  Attorney  shall  not  be  compelled  to  bring  or  prosecute 
any  suit  in  any  case,  when  he  and  the  court  may  be  satisfied 
that  the  case  is  instituted  maliciously  or  vexatiously,  and 
without  any  probable  cause,  or  that  the  interests  of  the 
public  or  of  the  city  will  not  be  subserved  thereby. 


CHAPTER  10 

% 

CITY  COLLECTOR. 

§ 1.  Mailing  notices. 

2.  Payments — reports. 

3.  Payments  to  treasurer — bond. 

Mailing  Notices.  § 1.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City 
Clerk,  who  shall  also  be  the  City  Collector  of  special  assess- 
ments and  special  taxes,  into  whose  hands  all  warrants  for 
collection  shall  so  come,  as  far  as  practicable,  to  call  upon  all 
persons  resident  within  the  corporation  whose  names  ap- 
pear on  the  assessment  roll,  or  the  occupants  of  the  proper- 
ty assessed,  and  personally  or  by  written  or  printed  notice 
left  at  or  mailed  to  his  or  her  abode,  inform  them  of  such 
assessment  and  request  payment  of  the  same.  Any  such 
collector,  omitting  to  do  so,  shall  be  liable  to  a penalty  of 
ten  ($10)  dollars  for  every  such  omission,  but  the  validity 
of  the  special  assessment  shall  not  be  affected  by  such  omis- 
sion. 


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Payments — Reports.  § 2.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  such 
collector  to  write  the  word  “paid”  opposite  each  tract  or  lot 
on  which  the  assessment  is  paid,  together  with  the  name 
and  postoffice  address  of  the  person  making  payment,  and 
the  date  of  payment. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Clerk  and  collector  of 
special  assessments,  by  the  second  Monday  in  April  of  each 
year,  to  make  a report  to  the  general  officers  of  the  county, 
authorized  or  to  be  designated  by  the  general  revenue  law 
of  this  state,  to  apply  for  a judgment  and  sell  lands  for 
taxes  due  the  county  and  state,  of  all  lands,  town  lots  and 
real  property  on  which  he  shall  have  been  unable  to  collect 
assessments,  with  the  amount  of  the  special  assessment  due 
and  unpaid  thereon,  together  with  his  warrant  or  warrants 
received  with  a brief  description  of  the  nature  of  the  war- 
rant or  warrants  received  by  him  authorizing  the  collec- 
tion thereof;  which  report  shall  be  accompanied  with  the 
oath  of  the  collector,  that  the  list  is  a correct  return  and 
report  of  the  lands,  town  lots  and  real  property  on  which 
the  special  assessments,  levied  by  authority  of  the  City  of 
Rock  Island,  remain  due  and  unpaid;  that  he  is  unable  to 
collect  the  same  or  any  part  thereof,  and  that  he  had  given 
the  notice  required  by  law  that  the  warrants  have  been 
received  by  him  for  collection. 

He  shall  also  file  with  the  County  Collector,  on  or  before 
the  fifteenth  day  of  March  in  each  year  and  every  year,  a 
list  of  all  delinquents  for  special  assessment  or  special  tax 
which  may  remain  in  his  hands,  according  to  the  state  law 
in  such  case  made  and  provided. 

Payments  to  Treasurer — Bond.  § 3.  Said  City  Clerk 
as  collector,  shall  pay  over  to  the  City  Treasurer  at  the  end 
of  each  week  all  moneys  collected  by  him  from  any  source 
whatever,  taking  his  receipt  therefor,  and  he  shall  keep 
proper  books  of  account  and  make  report  as  provided  by 
law. 

The  City  Clerk,  as  such  collector,  shall,  before  entering 


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upon  the  duties  of  his  office,  execute  a bond  with  sureties 
to  be  approved  by  the  finance  committee  and  City  Council, 
in  the  sum  of  five  thousand  ($5,000)  dollars,  and  to  be  filed 
with  the  City  Treasurer,  conditioned  for  the  faithful  per- 
formance of  the  duties  of  his  office. 


CHAPTER  11 

I 

CITY  CONTRACTS  AND  SUPPLIES. 

§ 1.  Contracts  amounting  to  over  $100.00  to  be  let  to  lowest 
bidder. 

2.  Council  to  fix  time  of  letting  contracts. 

3.  Bids  to  be  sealed. 

4.  Council  may  reject  all  bids. 

5.  All  supplies  to  be  purchased  upon  order. 

§ 1.  That  every  contract  for  the  City  of  Rock  Island, 
other  than  contracts  for  public  improvements,  when  the  ex- 
pense thereof  exceeds  the  sum  of  one  hundred  ($100)  dol- 
lars, shall  be  let  to  the  lowest  responsible  bidder. 

§ 2.  The  Council  shall  determine  at  least  one  week 
in  advance  the  meeting  at  which  the  bids  are  to  be  opened 
and  by  resolution  state  the  nature  of  the  contract  and  such 
information  as  bidders  shall  need  in  making  their  bids. 

§ 3.  The  bids  shall  be  sealed,  and  shall  be  received 
by  the  City  Clerk  and  kept  by  him  until  opened  by  the  City 
Council  in  regular  or  special  session. 

§ 4.  The  Council  shall  have  the  right  and  authority 
to  reject  any  and  all  bids. 

§ 5.  All  purchases  for  the  City  of  Rock  Island  shall 
be  made  only  upon  the  written  order  of  the  Mayor,  which 
shall  be  countersigned  by  the  City  Clerk.  The  Clerk  shall 
state  on  all  orders  the  fund  out  of  which  the  goods  or  sup- 
plies so  purchased  shall  be  paid.  No  purchase  or  contract 
for  any  article,  supply,  material,  live  stock  or  other  per- 
sonal property  needed  by  any  officer  or  department  of  the 
city  shall  be  paid  out  of  the  city  treasury  unless  ordered  as 
herein  provided. 


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CHAPTER  12 

CITY  COUNCIL. 

§ 1.  Meetings  of  Council — where  to  be  held. 

2.  Regular  meetings — when  to  be  held. 

3.  Special  meetings — how  called — notice  of  special  and  ad- 

journed meetings. 

4.  Members  to  attend — forfeit  for  non-attendance. 

5.  Mayor  to  have  daily  office  hours. 

6.  Official  Reporter. 

Meetings  of  Council — Where  to  be  Held.  § 1.  All 
meetings  of  the  City  Council  shall  be  held  in  a public  room 
in  said  city,  provided  by  the  city  for  such  purpose,  and 
known  as  the  City  Council  room,  and  not  elsewhere,  except 
in  case  of  public  necessity  and  in  pursuance  of  previous 
public  notice  of  such  change. 

Regular  Meetings — When  to  be  Held.  § 2.  Regular 
meetings  of  the  City  Council  shall  be  held  on  the  first,  second 
and  third  Monday  of  every  month  at  the  hour  of  seven  and 
a half  o’clock  p.  m.,  unless  in  pursuance  of  previous  resolu- 
tion or  order  of  the  City  Council  and  a public  notice  thereof. 

Special  Meetings — How  Called — Notice  of  Special  and 
Adjourned  Meetings.  § 3.  The  Mayor  or  any  three  aider- 
men  may  call  special  meetings  of  the  City  Council,  in  which 
call  shall  be  specified  the  time  of  the  meeting.  Notice  of 
such  call  shall  be  given  by  the  City  Clerk,  and  served  on  the 
other  members  of  the  City  Council  by  the  City  Marshal  or 
some  police  officer,  by  delivering  a copy  thereof  to  each  of 
them  or  at  his  place  of  residence,  at  least  five  hours  before 
the  time  of  meeting  named  in  the  notice.  Notice  of  ad- 
journed meetings  shall  be  given  in  like  manner  to  each  mem- 
ber of  the  Council  not  present  at  the  time  of  the  adjourn- 
ment. 

Members  to  Attend — Forfeit  for  Non-Attendance.  § 4. 
Each  member  of  the  City  Council  shall  attend  promptly  each 
meeting  of  the  Council  and  continue  present  during  such 
meeting,  and  on  failure  to  do  so,  he  shall,  unless  excused  by 


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the  Council,  forfeit  and  pay  the  sum  of  three  dollars  for 
each  omission,  to  be  deducted  from  his  official  salary. 

Mayor  to  Have  Daily  Office  Hours.  § 5.  The  Mayor 
shall  attend  each  day,  between  the  hours  of  nine  and  ten 
o’clock  a.  m.,  at  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk,  for  the  perform- 
ance of  such  official  duties  as  may  be  required  of  him. 

The  Office  of  Deputy  City  Clerk  and  Official  Reporter 
of  the  City  Council.  § 6.  The  said  Deputy  City  Clerk  and 
Official  Reporter  shall  work  under  the  direction  and  control 
of  the  City  Council  and  City  Clerk.  It  shall  be  his  duty  to  at- 
tend all  meetings  of  the  City  Council,  report  the  proceedings 
of  the  same  and  keep  a complete  record  of  all  actions  taken 
by  the  said  council,  and  perform  such  other  duties  during 
the  meeting  of  the  City  Council  as  the  City  Clerk  shall  direct : 
Within  twenty-four  hours  after  each  meeting  the  minutes 
thereof  shall  be  copied  into  the  journal  of  the  City  Council 
kept  in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk,  and  the  minutes  of  each 
meeting  shall  be  read  at  the  next  regular  meeting. 
Said  Deputy  City  Clerk  and  Official  Reporter  shall  be  ap- 
pointed by  the  Mayor  for  the  term  of  one  (1)  year,  with  the 
approval  of  the  City  Council,  and  shall  receive  for  the  work 
attending  upon  each  meeting  the  sum  of  five  ($5)  dollars. 
The  Deputy  City  Clerk  and  Official  Reporter  shall  subscribe 
and  properly  attest  under  oath  the  minutes  of  each  proceed- 
ing when  written  up,  and  his  bond  shall  be  fixed  at  $1,000, 
payable  to  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  Illinois. 


CHAPTER  13 

CITY  ENGINEER. 

§ 1.  Appointment  and  removal. 

2.  Oath,  bond  and  salary. 

3.  Duties. 

The  office  of  City  Engineer  for  the  City  of  Rock  Island 
is  hereby  established. 

Appointment — Removal.  § 1.  The  City  Engineer  shall 


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be  appointed  by  the  Mayor,  with  the  advice  and  consent  of 
the  City  Council,  and  he  must  be  a graduated  Civil  Engineer. 

The  regular  appointment  shall  be  made  at  the  first  meet- 
‘ ing  of  the  City  Council  in  May  following  the  election  of 
Mayor,  and  thereafter  every  two  years. 

The  Mayor  shall  have  the  power  to  remove  the  City 
Engineer  from  office,  whenever  it  clearly  appears  that  he 
is  incompetent  or  has  been  guilty  of  wilful  misconduct  in 
office  or  gross  negligence  or  carelessness  in  the  performance 
of  the  duties  of  his  office. 

Oath — Bond — Salary.  § 2.  The  City  Engineer  shall 
subscribe  to  the  oath  prescribed  for  the  other  City  Officers, 
and  shall  give  bond,  to  be  approved  by  the  City  Council,  for 
the  faithful  performance  of  his  duties,  in  the  penal  sum  of 
two  thousand  ($2,000)  dollars. 

He  shall  devote  as  much  of  the  time  to  the  duties  of 
his  office  as  the  faithful  performance  of  the  same  may  re- 
quire. 

All  city  work  shall,  in  every  instance,  be  given  prefer- 
ence. He  shall  be  held  strictly  responsible  for  all  his  offi- 
cial acts  and  for  the  efficient  and  economical  administration 
of  his  department.  In  the  purchase  of  supplies  and  employ- 
ment of  assistants  for  help,  the  City  Engineer  shall  act  only 
by  the  authority  of  the  Street  and  Alley  Committee,  first 
obtained,  except  that  in  the  case  of  small  articles,  the  com- 
mittee may  authorize  such  digression  as  they  deem  for 
the  best  interests  of  the  city. 

He  shall  receive  as  compensation  for  his  services  the 
sum  of  twelve  hundred  ($1,200)  dollars  per  year,  payable 
in  equal  monthly  installments. 

Duties.  § 3.  The  City  Engineer  shall  prepare  plans, 
specifications  and  estimates  for  public  improvements. 

He  shall  be  superintendent  of  construction  for  all  pub- 
lic works,  and  have  immediate  charge  of  all  contract  work 
for  grading,  paving  and  improving  streets  and  alleys,  for 


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constructing  sewers,  for  the  extension  of  water  mains  and 
water  supply,  for  constructing  and  repairing  bridges,  etc., 
and  all  such  other  work  as  the  Mayor  or  proper  committees 
of  the  City  Council  may  direct.  He  shall  inspect  all  material 
and  labor  used  in  his  department  and  certify  to  the  correct- 
ness of  the  bill  for  the  same. 

The  City  Engineer  shall  make  all  surveys  required  with- 
in and  for  the  City  of  Rock  Island  for  the  purpose  of  estab- 
lishing the  boundaries  of  city  property,  establishing  grades, 
making  new  improvements,  etc. 

He  shall  keep  a complete  record  of  all  the  work  done 
in  his  department  and  preserve  all  books,  maps,  profiles  and 
other  papers  and  documents  to  be  turned  over  to  the  City 
Clerk  at  any  time  said  Engineer’s  services  are  dispensed 
with. 

All  principal  entries  made  in  said  records  and  books 
shall  be  properly  indexed  at  the  time  the  same  are  entered. 
Such  records  as  the  Mayor  may  designate,  shall  be  open  for 
inspection  of  all  persons  interested  in  the  same. 

He  shall  examine  all  petitions  for  permits  to  open 
streets,  alleys  or  public  grounds  for  the  purpose  of  making 
connections  with  sewers  or  water  mains,  and  report  to  the 
City  Council  in  regard  to  the  advisability  of  granting  such 
petition,  and  in  case  his  report  is  adverse  to  granting  it, 
he  shall  state  his  reasons  in  such  report. 

Report.  § 4.  At  the  first  meeting  in  May  of  every 
year,  the  City  Engineer  shall  make  a full  report  in  writing 
to  the  City  Council,  showing  the  work  performed  by  his 
department  during  the  year,  together  with  such  recommen- 
dation with  reference  to  future  work  as  he  may  deem  fit. 


City  Jail. 


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CHAPTER  14 

CITY  JAIL. 

§ 1.  City  jail  established. 

2.  Who  may  be  imprisoned. 

3.  City  marshal,  jailer — to  receive  and  confine  prisoners — may 

appoint  deputy. 

4.  Jailer  to  keep  register — make  rules — report. 

City  Jail  Established.  § 1.  A city  jail  shall  be  kept 
and  maintained  by  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  and  shall  be 
located  in  the  building  known  as  the  City  Hall. 

Who  May  be  Imprisoned.  § 2.  Every  person  commit- 
ted to  imprisonment  for  the  violation  of  any  of  the  provi- 
sions of  any  ordinance  of  said  city,  whether  for  non-pay- 
ment of  fines  or  otherwise,  shall  be  imprisoned  in  said  city 
jail. 

City  Marshal,  Jailer — To  Receive  and  Confine  Prison- 
ers— May  Appoint  Deputy.  § 3.  The  city  marshal  shall 
be  the  keeper  of  the  city  jail  and  have  the  custody  of  all 
prisoners  confined  therein;  and  shall  receive  and  confine 
therein,  until  discharged  by  due  course  of  law,  all  persons 
who  shall  be  committed  to  such  jail  by  any  competent 
authority.  He  may  detail  a policeman  to  assist  him  as  jail- 
er, and  when  necessary  may  appoint  an  assistant  jailer  under 
him  and  remove  him  at  pleasure,  for  whose  conduct  he  shall 
be  responsible. 

Jailer  to  Keep  Register — Make  Rules — Report.  § 4. 
The  jailer  shall  keep  a calendar  of  all  persons  committed 
to  said  jail,  wherein  he  shall  register  the  names  of  all  pris- 
oners, the  time,  cause  and  authority  of  their  commitment, 
and  the  time  and  manner  of  their  discharge.  He  may  make 
and  enforce  such  reasonable  rules  and  regulations  as  he  may 
deem  proper  for  the  government  and  control  of  said  jail  and 
the  prisoners  confined  therein,  subject,  nevertheless,  to  re- 
vision and  revocation  by  the  City  Council,  and  shall  make  re- 
port of  the  condition  and  management  of  the  jail  when  re- 
quired so  to  do  by  the  city  Council. 


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City  Tools  and  Implements. 


CHAPTER  15 

CITY  TOOLS  AND  IMPLEMENTS. 

§ 1.  City  officers  to  make  and  report  a list  of  tools  and  imple- 
ments. 

2.  To  report  all  tools  carelessly  lost  and  by  whom. 

3.  All  tools  to  be  branded  and  safely  kept. 

4.  All  tools,  implements,  etc.,  to  be  purchased  only  on  order 

of  the  mayor. 

City  Officers  to  Make  and  Report  a List  of  Tools,  Etc. 
§ 1.  The  City  Street  Commissioner,  City  Marshal,  City 
Clerk,  City  Weigher,  Bridge  Tender,  Superintendent  of 
Waterworks,  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  and  all  other 
officers  of  said  city,  are  respectively  directed  and  required 
to  make  and  report  to  the  City  Council,  at  its  last  regular 
meeting  in  each  municipal  year  a list  of  all  tools,  imple- 
ments, furniture  and  apparatus  belonging  to  the  city,  for 
use  in  their  respective  offices  and  departments,  showing 
therein  the  kind  and  number  of  such  tools,  implements,  fur- 
niture and  apparatus  then  on  hand,  and  what,  if  any,  have 
been  lost  or  destroyed,  and  how. 

To  Report  all  Tools  Carelessly  Lost,  and  by  Whom.  § 2. 
If  any  officer  or  employe  of  said  city  shall  carelessly  lose, 
destroy  or  damage  any  of  such  tools,  implements,  furniture 
or  apparatus,  the  officer  having  charge  of  the  same  shall 
promptly  report  such  loss  to  the  City  Council,  stating  the 
character  and  value  of  the  article  and  the  name  of  the  per- 
son by  whom  lost,  destroyed  or  damaged. 

All  Tools,  Etc.,  to  be  Marked  and  Safely  Kept.  § 3. 
So  far  as  practicable,  all  such  tools,  implements,  furniture 
and  apparatus  belonging  to  the  city  shall  be,  by  the  officer 
in  whose  department  or  office  the  same  shall  be  used,  brand- 
ed or  otherwise  clearly  marked  with  the  words,  “City  of 
Rock  Island/'  and  when  not  in  use  shall  be  properly  stored 
and  kept  in  some  safe  and  convenient  place. 

All  Tools,  Etc.,  to  be  Purchased  Only  on  Order  of  the 
Mayor.  § 4.  All  tools,  implements,  furniture  and  appa- 


Clairvoyants,  Palmists  and  Fortune  Tellers.  163 


ratus  required  by  any  of  such  officers,  for  the  use  of  the  city, 
shall  be  purchased  only  upon  the  written  order  of  the  Mayor, 
whose  order  or  certificate  shall  accompany  all  bills  present- 
ed to  the  City  Council  for  payment  therefor. 


CHAPTER  16 

CLAIRVOYANTS,  PALMISTS  AND  FORTUNE 
TELLERS. 

§ 1.  Palmist,  etc.,  to  have  license. 

2.  Terms  of  license. 

3.  Penalty. 

Clairvoyants,  Palmists , etc.,  to  Have  License.  § 1.  No 
person  or  persons  in  this  city  shall  conduct,  manage  or  pur- 
sue the  avocation  or  business  of  clairvoyant,  palmist,  fortune 
teller,  or  any  like  avocation,  or  pursue  for  gain,  or  advertise 
the  same  in  any  manner,  whether  by  signs,  in  print,  or  other- 
wise, without  first  having  obtained  a license  therefor. 

Terms  of  License.  § 2.  Such  license  may  be  issued 
by  the  City  Clerk,  by  and  with  the  consent  of  the  Mayor,  up- 
on the  payment  of  ten  ($10)  dollars  per  day;  or  fifty  ($50) 
dollars  per  week  for  each  and  every  week  or  fraction  thereof, 
not  exceeding  the  municipal  year. 

The  Mayor  may  refuse  to  grant  any  such  license,  or 
revoke  the  same  when  granted,  when  he  is  satisfied  that  such 
avocation  is  conducted  for  immoral  or  improper  purposes, 
or  in  an  immoral  or  improper  manner. 

Penalty  for  Violation.  § 3.  Any  person  or  persons 
violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall  be 
subject  to  a fine  of  not  less  than  ten  ($10)  dollars,  nor  more 
than  one  hundred  ($100)  dollars  for  each  offense. 


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CHAPTER  17 

CORPORATE  SEAL. 

§ 1.  Corporate  seal  established. 

2.  City  Clerk  to  keep  and  use. 

Corporate  Seal  Established.  § 1.  The  seal  heretofore 
provided  and  used  by  and  for  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  (the 
impression  of  which  is,  in  the  center  an  Indian,  with  bow 
and  arrow,  standing  beneath  a tree;  on  the  right  a steam- 
boat, with  hills  in  the  distance ; and  on  the  left  a locomotive, 
surrounded  by  the  inscription,  “City  of  Rock  Island,  Illi- 
nois.”) shall  be  and  hereby  is  established  and  declared  to 
be  the  corporate  seal  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island. 

City  Clerk  to  Keep  and  TJse  Seal.  § 2.  The  said  seal 
shall  be  and  remain  in  the  custody  and  keeping  of  the  City 
Clerk,  to  be  used  by  him  in  all  cases  provided  for  by  the 
ordinances  of  said  city  or  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Illinois; 
and  in  all  such  other  cases,  where,  by  the  laws  and  customs 
of  any  state  or  nation,  the  use  of  the  corporate  seal  of  said 
city  may  be  requisite  or  proper. 


CHAPTER  18 

DOGS. 

§ 1.  Dog  registration  and  tax. 

2.  Owner  or  dog  to  register  it  and  pay  tax.  * 

3.  Metallic  check  to  be  furnished  and  attached  to  dog — false 

checks  not  to  be  used. 

4.  Metallic  checks  to  be  provided. 

5.  Notices  to  register  and  pay  tax  to  be  posted. 

6.  Violation  of  foregoing  provisions — penalty. 

7.  Dangerous  dogs — those  in  heat,  or  not  muzzled  in  specified 

periods  not  to  run  at  large — penalty. 

8.  Word  “dog”  defined. 

9.  Fees  of  city  marshal. 

Dog  Registration  and  Tax.  § 1.  No  person  shall  have, 
keep  or  harbor  in  his  possession,  within  the  corporate  limits 


Dogs. 


165 


of  this  city,  any  dog,  until  the  same  be  registered,  the  regis- 
tration tax  thereon,  herein  required,  be  paid,  and  it  be 
checked  as  herein  required ; and  the  other  provisions  hereof 
be  complied  with. 

Owner  of  Dog  to  Register  It  and  Pay  Tax.  § 2.  It 
shall  be  the  duty  of  all  persons  who  shall  own,  have,  harbor 
or  keep  in  this  city  any  dog,  in  each  municipal  year  and 
prior  to  the  first  day  of  June  each  year,  to  cause  such  dog 
to  be  registered  by  its  name,  if  it  has  any,  and  its  general 
description,  in  the  office  of  the  city  marshal,  in  a register  to 
be  kept  by  him  for  that  purpose,  and  to  pay  to  the  city  mar- 
shal a tax  of  one  dollar  for  every  male  dog  and  of  two  dol- 
lars for  every  female  dog,  and  also  to  obtain  from  said  mar- 
shal and  attach  to  every  such  dog  the  metallic  check,  or  plate, 
hereinafter  required  to  be  furnished  by  him. 

Metallic  Check  to  he  Furnished  and  Attached  to  Dog — 
False  Checks  Not  to  he  Used.  § 3.  The  City  Marshal  shall, 
at  the  time  of  such  payment,  deliver  as  a receipt  therefor, 
to  each  person  paying  said  tax,  a metallic  check  or  plate 
having  inscribed  thereon  the  letters  C.  T.  P.,  and  the  calen- 
dar year  in  figures  for  signifying  that  the  city  dog  tax  is 
paid  for  the  municipal  year,  beginning  in  the  calendar  year 
indicated.  The  keeper  or  possessor  of  any  dog,  upon  which 
the  dog  tax  is  paid  as  aforesaid,  shall  place  and  keep  around 
the  neck  of  such  dog,  a collar  to  which  shall  be  attached  and 
kept  the  metallic  check  or  plate  so  furnished  by  the  city 
marshal.  Any  person  causing  or  permitting  any  such  check 
to  be  attached  to  any  dog  without  having  paid  the  tax  on 
such  dog,  or  causing  or  permitting  to  be  attached  to  any 
dog  any  check  other  than  that  furnished  by  the  city  marshal 
for  the  purpose,  shall  be  liable  to  the  penalties  hereinafter 
provided. 

The  foregoing  provisions  shall  not  apply  to  the  dogs  of 
non-residents  of  the  city,  who  are  temporarily  in  the  city 
for  a period  not  exceeding  ten  days,  where  the  owner  or 
keeper  of  such  dog  is  known  to  the  city  marshal  to  be  a non- 
resident of  the  city. 


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Dogs. 


Metallic  Checks  to  he  Provided.  § 4.  The  City  Clerk 
shall  provide  the  metallic  checks  or  plates  herein  required, 
in  such  number  and  of  such  description  as  the  City  Council 
may  direct,  and  from  time  to  time  furnish  the  same  to  the 
city  marshal,  taking  his  receipt  therefor,  and  the  city  mar- 
shal shall  render  an  account  of  the  same,  the  disposition 
made  thereof,  and  the  dog  tax  received  by  him,  whenever 
required  by  the  City  Council. 

Notice  to  Register  and  Pay  Tax  to  he  Posted.  § 5.  The 
City  Marshal  shall,  in  each  municipal  year,  and  on  or  before 
the  tenth  day  of  May  of  each  year,  cause  to  be  posted  gen- 
erally throughout  the  city,  printed  notices  notifying  all  per- 
sons owning  or  keeping  dogs  within  the  city,  to  register  the 
same  and  pay  the  tax  thereon  at  the  marshal's  office  on  or 
before  the  first  day  of  June  next  thereafter;  but  the  omis- 
sion to  give  such  notice  shall  not  excuse  any  person  for  any 
violation  or  failure  to  comply  with  any  of  the  requirements 
of  this  chapter,  or  relieve  any  person  of  any  liability  there- 
under. 

Violation  cf  Foregoing  Provisions — Penalty.  § 6.  Any 
person  violating  or  failing  to  comply  with  any  of  the  fore- 
going provisions  of  this  chapter,  on  conviction  thereof,  shall, 
for  each  offense,  be  fined  in  a sum  not  less  than  two  dollars 
nor  more  than  twenty  dollars  and  costs,  in  the  discretion  of 
the  court  or  magistrate  before  whom  such  conviction  is  had. 
And  all  dogs  found  in  the  city  without  being  registered,  or 
without  the  proper  metallic  check  or  plate  attached  thereto, 
as  herein  required,  except  dogs  known  to  the  city  marshal 
to  belong  to  non-residents  and  temporarily  in  the  city  for  ten 
days  or  less,  as  aforesaid,  are  hereby  declared  a public  nuis- 
ance, and  subject  to  be  abated,  destroyed  and  removed  as 
such. 

Dangerous  Dogs — Those  in  Heat  or  not  Muzzled  in 
Specified  Periods , net  to  Run  at  Large — Penalty.  § 7.  No 
fierce  or  dangerous  dog,  nor  any  female  dog  while  in  heat, 
whether  registered  or  not,  or  having  the  proper  metallic 
check  attached  to  it  or  not,  shall  be  permitted  to  run  at  large 


Dogs. 


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in  the  city  at  any  time.  And  no  dog  whatever,  whether 
registered  or  having  a proper  check  attached  or  not,  shall 
be  permitted  to  run  at  large  within  the  city  at  any  time,  be- 
tween the  first  day  of  July  and  the  first  day  of  October  of 
each  year,  or  at  any  other  time,  when  by  proclamation  of  the 
Mayor,  danger  of  hydrophobia  shall  be  declared  to  exist  in 
the  city,  unless  such  dog  be  securely  muzzled.  The  owner, 
keeper  or  possessor  of  any  dog  who  shall  permit  the  same 
to  go  at  large  in  the  city  contrary  to  the  provisions  of  this 
chapter,  shall,  for  each  offense,  be  fined  in  a sum  not  less 
than  two  dollars  nor  more  than  twenty  dollars  and  costs, 
in  the  discretion  of  the  court  or  magistrate  before  whom  the 
conviction  is  had.  All  dogs  found  running  at  large  within 
this  city,  contrary  to  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  section, 
are  hereby  declared  to  be  a public  nuisance  and  subject  to 
be  summarily  abated,  and  as  such,  shall  be  killed  and  buried 
or  the  carcass  otherwise  properly  disposed  of.  And  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  City  Marshal,  all  policemen  and  such  other 
persons  as  the  Mayor  may  designate,  to  carry  out  the  pro- 
visions of  this  chapter. 

The  Word  Dog , as  Used  in  This  Chapter  Defined.  § 8. 
The  word  dog,  as  used  in  this  chapter,  shall  be  held  and  con- 
strued to  mean  all  animals  of  the  canine  species,  both  male 
and  female,  when  not  otherwise  indicated  herein. 

Fees  of  City  Marshal  and  Policemen.  § 9.  The  City 
Marshal  and  policemen  shall  be  allowed,  as  compensation 
for  services  rendered  under  the  provisions  of  this  chapter, 
ten  per  cent  of  the  dog  tax  collected,  and  also  a fee  of  fifty 
cents  for  each  dog  killed  and  buried,  or  the  carcass  otherwise 
disposed  of  by  them  or  under  his  direction,  his  accounts  for 
which  shall  be  verified  by  affidavit  and  be  audited  and  al- 
lowed as  in  other  cases. 


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Expressmen,  Carters,  Etc. 


CHAPTER  19 

EXPRESSMEN,  CARTERS,  ETC. 

§ 1.  To  have  license — fee. 

2.  Name  and  number  of  license  to  be  affixed  to  vehicle. 

3.  Charges  allowed. 

4.  Carrying  trunks,  etc. — bond. 

5.  Standing  places. 

6.  Penalty  for  not  carrying  goods  when  applied  to. 

7.  Penalty  for  violation. 

Expressmen , Carters , Etc.,  to  Have  License — Fee.  § 1. 
No  person  shall,  within  the  limits  of  said  city,  pursue  the 
occupation  of  a public  expressman,  carter,  wagoner,  dray- 
man, or  any  like  occupation  for  the  carriage  o£  goods,  wares 
and  merchandise,  or  other  property,  or  in  pursuing  such 
occupation  either  obtain  or  deliver  the  same  for  hire,  profit 
or  gain,  without  a license,  to  be  issued  to  him  for,  but  not 
beyond  the  municipal  year,  for  which  license  he  shall  pay 
to  the  City  Clerk  for  said  city  the  sum  of  five  ($5)  dollars. 
And  the  fact  that  such  person  may  have  procured  a license 
from  another  municipality  within  or  outside  of  the  State  of 
Illinois  to  pursue  such  occupation  shall  not  exempt  such  per- 
son from  the  provisions  of  this  section. 

Name  and  Number  of  License  to  be  Affixed  to  Vehicle. 
§ 2.  Every  person  so  licensed  shall  have  and  keep  his 
flame  and  number  of  his  license,  painted  in  plain  letters 
and  figures,  conspicuously  placed  on  the  outside  of  each  side 
of  his  vehicle,  during  the  continuance  of  his  license,  and 
upon  its  expiration  or  revocation,  shall  remove  and  discon- 
tinue the  use  of  same. 

Charges  Allowed.  § 8.  Every  person  so  licensed  and 
registered  shall  be  entitled  to  charge  for  carrying  freight, 
goods  or  other  property,  except  trunks  or  other  traveling 
baggage,  the  following  rates  per  load  (and  where  less  than 
a full  load  is  contracted  to  be  carried  it  shall  be  deemed  a 
load),  viz:  for  the  use  of  one  man  and  a team  for  house 
moving  and  all  other  drayage,  except  for  the  hauling  of 
baggage,  a charge  of  fifty  (50)  cents  per  hour  shall  be  made. 


Expressmen,  Carters,  Etc. 


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The  following  rates  shall  be  charged  for  the  hauling  of 
baggage:  For  one  piece  for  a distance  of  sixteen  (16) 

blocks  or  less,  twenty-five  (25)  cents;  thirty  blocks  or' less 
and  more  than  sixteen  blocks,  fifty  (50)  cents,  and  exceed- 
ing thirty  blocks,  seventy-five  (75)  cents.  Where  more 
than  one  piece  of  baggage  is  carried,  a reduction  of  20 
per  cent,  off  the  above  stated  charge  shall  be  made  on  each 
piece  in  excess. 

Carrying  Trunks , etc. — Bond.  § 4.  No  person  so  li- 
censed shall  carry  trunks  or  other  traveling  baggage  of  any 
description,  without,  in  addition  to  the  payment  of  the  li- 
cense fixed  in  Section  1 of  this  chapter,  having  first  given 
a bond  in  the  sum  of  $500  with  good  and  sufficient  sureties, 
to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor,  conditioned  that  he  will  pay 
all  damages  which  may  occur  to  any  person  or  persons  by 
reason  of  the  careless  handling  or  loss  of  such  article. 

Standing  Places.  § 5.  The  standing  places  for  per- 
sons so  licensed  shall  be  the  same  as  fixed  for  hackmen,  etc. 

Penalty  for  Not  Carrying  Goods  When  Applied  To. 
§ 6.  No  person  licensed  for  the  carriage  of  goods  as  afore- 
said, when  disengaged  and  his  legal  charges  are  paid  or 
tendered  to  him,  shall,  without  lawful  excuse,  refuse  to 
carry  any  goods,  when  applied  to  for  that  purpose,  or  hav- 
ing undertaken  to  carry  the  same,  shall  omit  or  neglect  so 
to  do. 

Penalty  for  Violation.  § 7.  Any  person  who  shall 
violate  or  neglect  to  comply  with  any  of  the  provisions  of 
this  article  shall  be  subject  to  a fine,  not  to  exceed  fifty 
($50)  dollars. 


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CHAPTER  20 

FERRIES. 

§ 1.  Ferries  to  have  license. 

2.  License,  how  obtained — fee — bond — proviso. 

3.  Term  of  license — renewal — revocation. 

4.  Steamboat  to  be  provided — hours  of  running — wharves, 

docks,  walks  and  causeways  to  be  provided. 

5.  Fees  for  carrying  persons  and  property — printed  lists  of  fees 

to  be  posted  on  boat — penalty  for  charging  greater  fee. 

6.  Landing  dock  location — proviso — additional  boats  to  be  pro- 

vided if  necessary. 

7.  Penalty  for  violation. 

8.  Failure  of  ferryman  to  comply  with  ordinance — prior  license 

shall  lapse. 

Ferries  to  Have  License.  § 1.  No  person  shall  estab- 
lish, keep  or  use  any  ferry,  or  keep  or  use  any  boat  or  other 
craft  for  the  purpose  of  conveying  persons  or  property 
across  the  Mississippi  river  to  and  from  any  point  within 
the  limits  of  said  city,  for  profit  or  hire,  without  having 
first  obtained  a license  from  the  City  Council  of  said  city 
therefor. 

License , How  Obtained — Fee — Bond — Proviso.  § 2. 

Any  person  may  petition  the  City  Council  for  license  to 
keep  a ferry,  and  if  said  City  Council  shall  deem  such  ferry 
necessary,  it  shall  order  the  City  Clerk  to  issue  a license 
to  such  person,  upon  the  payment  of  a fee  therefor,  at  the 
rate  of  one  hundred  ($100)  dollars  a year,  the  first  $100 
to  be  paid  when  the  license  is  issued,  and  the  like  amount 
annually  thereafter  during  the  term  for  which  license  is 
granted  and  upon  the  execution  and  delivery  to  said  City 
Clerk  of  a bond  in  the  sum  of  five  thousand  ($5,000)  dol- 
lars, conditioned  for  the  faithful  discharge  of  his  duties 
as  ferryman  and  compliance  with  the  laws  of  the  United 
States,  of  the  State  of  Illinois,  and  the  ordinances  of  this 
city  relative  to  ferries,  payable  to  the  City  of  Rock  Island, 
with  sufficient  sureties,  to  be  approved  by  the  City  Council, 
which  bond  shall  be  filed  in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk: 
Provided,  no  such  license  shall  be  granted  unless  the  peti- 
tioner shall  have  given  notice  of  his  intended  application 


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by  publication  in  some  daily  newspaper  published  in  s^id 
city  for  five  (5)  successive  issues,  the  first  publication 
whereof  shall  be  at  least  ten  days  previous  to  the  meet- 
ing of  the  City  Council  at  which  the  application  shall  be 
made.  Suit  may  be  brought  upon  such  bond  for  the  use  of 
said  city,  or  for  the  use  of  any  person  aggrieved. 

Term  of  License — Renewal — Revocation.  § 3.  The 

term  for  which  a ferry  license  shall  continue  shall  be  five 
(5)  years,  but  the  same  may  be  renewed  from  time  to  time 
upon  petition  at  the  expiration  of  the  term  or  terms,  with- 
out the  notice  hereinbefore  required  upon  giving  the  bond 
and  paying  the  license  fee  as  provided  in  Section  2 of  this 
ordinance:  Provided,  however,  that  such  license  may  be 

revoked  by  said  City  Council  whenever  the  person,  firm  or 
company  to  whom  such  license  was  granted,  or  any  person 
managing  such  ferry  shall  violate  any  of  the  provisions  or 
neglect  to  comply  with  any  of  the  requirements  of  the  ordi- 
nances of  this  city  relative  to  ferries. 

Steamboat  to  be  Provided  — Hours  of  Running  — 
Wharves , Dock , Walks,  Causeways,  etc.,  to  be  Provided. 
§ 4.  Every  person  obtaining  a license  as  aforesaid  shall 
forthwith  provide  and  keep  in  good  repair,  a good  and  safe 
steamboat,  such  as  will  comply  with  the  marine  laws  of  the 
United  States,  of  sufficient  size  and  capacity  to  carry  at 
least  100  persons  and  four  teams  of  loaded  wagons  attached 
at  the  same  time,  and  provided  with  a proper  cabin  for  the 
reception  of  passengers,  kept  neat  and  well  lighted  and 
heated  when  necessary,  said  boat  shall  run  from  5 :30  o’clock 
a.  m.  until  9 :30  o’clock  p.  m.  and  shall  afford  safe  and 
speedy  passage  to  all  persons  and  their  teams  and  property 
during  the  time  aforesaid,  unless  delay  is  necessary  and  ex- 
cept when  it  would  manifestly  appear  hazardous  so  to  do. 
He  shall  maintain  and  keep  the  same  for  the  ready  and 
safe  conveyance  of  persons  and  property  across  the  said 
river,  and  shall  faithfully  attend  thereto  with  such  and  so 
many  sufficient  and  safe  boats,  and  so  many  competent  pi- 
lots, engineers  and  other  men  and  proper  implements,  as 
shall  be  necessary  to  operate  such  ferry  for  the  accommo- 


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dation  of  the  public  when  said  river  is.  reasonably  passable. 
He  shall  provide  suitable  wharves  and  docks,  with  neat  and 
clean  waiting  rooms,  properly  lighted  and  heated  when  nec- 
essary, and  also  convenient  causeways  and  walks  leading  to 
the  same,  for  teams  and  property  and  foot  passengers,  and 
all  other  conveniences  and  safeguards  necessary  for  the 
embarking  and  landing  of  passengers,  teams,  cattle  and 
other  property  in  safety  and  without  unnecessary  delay, 
and  shall  keep  the  said  causeways  and  walks  properly 
lighted  with  stationary  gas,  naptha  or  electric  lights  from 
dark  in  the  evening  until  daylight  in  the  morning  of  each 
day. 

Fees  for  Carrying  Persons  and  Property  — Printed 
Lists  to  be  Posted  — Penalty  for  Charging  More.  § 5. 
Any  licensed  ferry  keeper  may  demand  and  receive  the 
following  fees  for  carrying  passengers  and  property,  and 
no  more:  Footmen,  each,  5 cents;  double  team,  each,  50 

cents;  each  additional  horse,  15  cents;  single  team,  each, 
25  cents;  horse  and  rider,  20  cents;  neat  cattle,  6 or  less 
in  number,  each,  15  cents;  neat  cattle,  over  6 in  number, 
each,  8 cents;  sheep  or  hogs,  10  or  less  in  number,  each,  5 
cents;  sheep  or  hogs,  over  10  in  number,  each,  3 cents;  and 
a printed  list  of  such  fees,  or  ferriage,  shall,  by  the  keeper 
of  said  ferry,  be  posted  and  kept  continually  up,  in  at  least 
two  conspicuous  places  on  the  boat,  one  on  the  lower  deck 
and  one  in  the  passengers’  cabin,  and  every  ferry  keeper 
who  shall  demand,  or  receive  any  greater  fees,  shall  be 
deemed  guilty  of  a violation  of  this  ordinance,  and  he  shall 
also  forfeit  and  pay  to  the  party  aggrieved  the  sum  of  five 
($5)  dollars  and  such  amount  as  shall  have  been  taken  from 
him  for  ferriage. 

Landing  DocU  Location — Proviso — Additional  Boats  if 
Required.  § 6.  The  landing  dock,  or  wharf,  to  be  pro- 
vided by  the  person  so  obtaining  a license,  shall  be  located 
as  the  City  Council  may  direct,  and  shall  be  subject  to 
such  changes  as  to  location  as  the  City  Council  may  deem 
necessary  and  expedient,  and  may  from  time  to  time  direct. 


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Provided,  that  no  person  shall  be  licensed  to  keep  a ferry 
within  three  (3)  blocks  of  an  established  ferry,  unless  the 
City  Council  should  deem  the  same  necessary  for  the  public 
interest. 

The  City  Council  also  reserves  the  right  to  require  the 
ferry  keeper  to  provide  additional  boats  if  the  Council  shall 
deem  the  same  necessary  and  required  by  the  traffic  to  regu- 
late the  time  of  service  and  the  frequency  of  trips,  and  full 
authority  in  all  matters  of  conveniences,  comforts  and  safe- 
guards to  be  provided  as  the  interest  of  the  public  may  re- 
quire. 

Penalty  for  Violation.  § 7.  Any  keeper  of  a ferry 
or  any  person  in  his  employment,  or  any  person  managing 
such  ferry,  or  any  other  person  or  persons  who  shall  vio- 
late or  fail  to  comply  with  any  of  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and 
upon  conviction  shall  be  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less  than 
ten  ($10)  dollars  nor  more  than  one  hundred  ($100)  dol- 
lars, in  the  discretion  of  the  court  for  each  offense,  and  every 
trip  made,  every  person  carried,  and  every  article  of  prop- 
erty transported,  by  any  person  not  licensed,  shall  be  deemed 
a distinct  offense. 

Failure  of  Ferrymen  to  Comply — Penalty.  § 8.  If 
any  person,  or  parties,  to  whom  license  has  heretofore  been 
granted  by  the  City  Council,  or  by  any  ordinance,  may  be 
authorized  to  keep  and  run  a ferry,  shall  fail  or  neglect 
for  a period  of  ten  (10)  days  after  the  passage  of  this  ordi- 
nance to  file  with  the  City  Clerk  a bond,  as  herein  provid- 
ed, to  comply  with  all  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  then 
such  license  shall  be  deemed  as  lapsed  and  void,  and  from 
thenceforth  of  no  effect. 


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CHAPTER  21 

FINES  AND  PENALTIES. 

§ 1.  Actions  for  penalty- -how  brought. 

2.  Costs,  how  taxed  and  payable — no  security  for  or  judgment 

for  costs  against  city. 

3.  Prisoner  to  work  on  streets — penalty  for  disobeying,  etc. 

4.  Officer  to  protect  prisoner — person  interfering  subject  to 

penalty. 

Actions  for  Penalty — How  Brought.  § 1.  All  actions 
and  prosecutions  to  recover  any  fine,  or  to  enforce  any 
penalty,  under  any  ordinance  of  this  city,  shall  be  brought 
and  the  proceedings  therein  conducted  as  provided  by  law 
in  such  cases ; and  when  there  is  no  provision  relating  there- 
to, then  as  near  as  may  be  in  the  manner  prescribed  by  law 
in  other  cases  before  police  magistrates  and  justices  of  the 
peace. 

Costs — Hoiv  Taxed  and  Payable — No  Security  for  or 
Judgment  Against  the  City  for  Costs.  § 2.  The  police 
magistrate  or  justice  of  the  peace,  before  whom  any  such 
actions  may  be  tried,  shall  be  entitled  to  recover  the  same 
costs  as  are  affixed  by  the  statutes  of  the  State  of  Illinois 
for  justices  of  the  peace  in  similar  cases.  Provided,  that 
security  for  costs  on  the  part  of  the  city  shall  not  be  re- 
quired in  any  case  and  judgment  for  costs  shall  not  in  any 
case  be  rendered  against  the  city;  but  in  cases  where  the 
defendant  may  be  acquitted,  or  when  the  costs  cannot  be 
collected  from  the  defendant  when  convicted,  the  magistrate 
or  justice  shall  present  to  some  regular  meeting  of  the  City 
Council,  a transcript  from  the  docket,  showing  the  costs  in 
such  cause,  and  which  may  be  paid  or  not,  in  the  discretion 
of  the  City  Council.  In  cases  where  the  defendant  is  ac- 
quitted the  complainant  or  prosecutor  may  be  adjudged  to 
pay  the  costs  if  it  appears  to  the  magistrate  that  the  prose- 
cution was  instituted  vexatiously,  maliciously  or  without 
probable  cause. 

Prisoner  to  Work  on  Streets — Penalty  for  Disobedience , 
Etc.  § 3.  Every  person  committed  to  the  city  prison  or 


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calaboose,  for  failure  to  pay  any  fine  or  costs  imposed  upon 
him  for  violation  of  any  ordinance  of  said  city,  shall,  when 
directed  or  required  by  the  City  Marshal,  work  for  said 
city,  upon  its  streets,  alleys,  walks  or  public  grounds,  or, 
at  such  other  labor  as  said  city  shall  provide  for  and  re- 
quire, as  his  physical  ability  will  admit,  for  the  space  of 
not  more  than  eight  hours  each  working  day,  and  shall  be 
allowed  therefor,  exclusive  of  board,  the  sum  of  two  dol- 
lars for  each  day’s  work,  on  account  of  such  fine  and  costs, 
and  until  the  same  are  paid.  Such  work  shall  be  performed 
under  the  supervision  of  the  superintendent  of  streets,  or 
such  other  officer  of  the  city  as  the  City  Marshal  may  direct, 
who  shall  have  the  custody  and  charge,  under  the  City  Mar- 
shal, of  such  person  while  so  employed,  and  shall  keep  and 
report  to  the  keeper  of  the  city  prison  or  calaboose  the  time 
made  by  such  person,  at  such  work,  which  shall  be  credited 
upon  said  fine  and  costs;  and  when  the  same  is  fully  paid, 
said  keeper  shall  discharge  such  person  from  imprisonment, 
and  make  return  upon  the  writ,  by  which  he  was  held,  to 
the  magistrate  or  justice  who  issued  the  same  showing  the 
payment  of  said  fine  and  costs  and  how  the  same  were  paid. 
Every  person  who  shall  be  put  to  work,  as  aforesaid,  who 
shall,  while  so  at  work,  or  on  the  way  to  or  from  such  work, 
escape  or  attempt  to  escape  from  the  custody  of  the  officer 
or  person  having  him  in  charge,  or  who  shall  be  refractory 
or  refuse  to  obey  the  directions  of  the  officer  or  person  hav- 
ing charge  of  him,  or  to  labor  diligently  and  industriously, 
according  to  his  ability,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misde- 
meanor and  be  subject  to  a fine  not  exceeding  one  hundred 
($100)  dollars  for  every  such  offense. 

Officer  to  Protect  Prisoner — Persons  Interfering  Sub- 
ject to  Penalty.  § 4.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  officer 
having  charge  of  any  such  person  to  protect  him  from  an- 
noyance and  insult,  and  from  communication  by  or  with 
others  while  at  labor,  or  going  to  or  returning  therefrom; 
and  any  person  who  shall  annoy  or  insult  any  such  person 
in  custody,  or  who  shall  communicate  or  converse  with  or 
hinder  any  such  person  in  his  work,  or  assist  any  such  per- 


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son  to  escape  or  attempt  to  escape  from  custody,  or  shall 
interfere  with,  molest  or  hinder  any  officer  or  person,  hav- 
ing charge  as  aforesaid,  in  the  performance  of  his  duty, 
shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor  and  shall  be  sub- 
ject to  a fine  of  not  more  than  one  hundred  ($100)  dollars. 


CHAPTER  22— FIRE 


ARTICLE  I.  FIRE  DEPARTMENT. 

I 1.  Of  what  shall  it  consist. 

2.  Officers — appointment — fire  committee. 

3.  Fire  committee — meeting — suspension  of  officers  and  em- 

ployes. 

4.  Purchase  of  supplies. 

5.  Firemen — appointment — removal. 

6.  Chief  of  the  fire  department  and  firemen — salary. 

7.  Chief— powers  and  duties  of. 

8.  Assistant  Chief  and  City  Electrician. 

9.  Firemen — duties. 

10.  Employes  disobeying  orders. 

11.  Tearing  down  building  or  other  structures. 

12.  Limits  may  be  prescribed  at  fires. 

13.  Persons  under  suspicion — Chief  may  arrest. 

14.  Firemen  to  wear  uniforms. 

15.  Buildings  of  fire  department — use  of — fire  apparatus — use  of 

— not  to  be  taken  beyond  city  limits. 

16.  Draymen  and  others  to  assist  officers — penalty  for  refusal. 

17.  Driving  over  hose. 

18.  Injury  to  property. 

19.  Returning  from  fire — fast  driving  prohibited — penalty. 

20.  Violation  of  ordinance — penalty. 

ARTICLE  II.  FIRE  LIMITS. 

§ 21.  Fire  limits  defined. 

22.  Regulations  for  building. 

23.  Wooden  sheds  and  privies  may  be  erected. 

24.  Smoke  and  ash  houses  of  fire-proof  material. 

25.  Wooden  buildings  not  to  be  repaired  or  removed. 

26.  Buildings  erected,  etc.,  in  violation  hereof — nuisances. 

27.  Penalty  for  erecting,  etc.,  in  violation  hereof. 

28.  Combustible  material  not  to  be  left  so  as  to  endanger  build- 

ings. 

29.  Chimneys — how  to  be  built. 

30.  Stove  pipes — how  to  be  adjusted. 

31.  Penalty  for  violation  of  sections  27,  28  and  29. 

32.  Shavings,  etc.,  not  to  be  burned  in  city. 

33.  Gunpowder — how  to  be  kept. 

34.  Covering  of  buildings  in  fire  limits.  « 

35.  Shutters  on  doors  and  windows. 

36.  Sale  of  fireworks. 


Fire  Department. 


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ARTICLE  I.  FIRE  DEPARTMENT. 

Of  What  It  Shall  Consist.  § 1.  The  fire  department 
of  the  City  of  Rock  Island  shall  consist  of  one  chief,  one 
assistant  chief  and  such  number  of  captains  and  firemen  as 
the  City  Council  may  from  time  to  time  direct,  and  the  fire 
committee. 

Officers  — Appointment  — Fire  and  Light  Committee. 
§ 2.  The  Mayor  shall  by  and  with  the  advice  and  consent 
of  the  City  Council  in  the  month  of  May  next  following  his 
installation  in  office,  or  as  soon  thereafter  as  may  be,  ap- 
point a competent  and  experienced  fireman,  a citizen  of  said 
city,  as  such  chief,  and  one  other  person  of  like  qualifica- 
tions as  assistant  chief  of  said  department.  The  Mayor 
shall  at  the  same  meeting  designate  and  appoint  three  aider- 
men  who  with  the  Mayor  shall  constitute  a committee  to  be 
known  as  the  “fire  and  light  committee,”  to  whom  shall  be 
referred  all  matters  pertaining  to  the  fire  department,  and 
who  shall  from  time  to  time  make  such  reports  and  sugges- 
tions to  the  City  Council  in  relation  to  said  department  as 
they  may  deem  necessary  and  expedient. 

Fire  and  Light  Committee — Meeting — Suspension  of 
Officers  or  Employes.  § 3.  The  fire  and  light  committee 
shall  meet  as  often  as  once  in  each  month  at  the  Mayor’s 
office  in  said  city  for  the  transaction  of  such  business  as 
may  pertain  to  said  department,  and  the  chief  and  assist- 
ant chief  shall  meet  and  consult  with  them  when  requested 
so  to  do.  They  may  for  incapacity,  misconduct  or  neglect 
of  duty  suspend  any  officer  or  employe  of  said  department, 
but  shall  report  their  action  at  the  next  meeting  of  the  City 
Council,  which  may  approve  or  reverse  the  same. 

Purchase  of  Supplies.  § 4.  Said  committee  shall  as 
often  as  may  be  necessary  advertise  in  the  corporation  news- 
papers for  proposals  to  furnish  current  supplies  for  said 
department,  stating  the  kind  and  quantity  of  such  supplies 
required  and  the  time  and  place  of  opening  the  bids;  the 
right  to  reject  any  or  all  bids  shall  be  reserved,  provided 


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that  no  current  supplies  shall  be  furnished  nor  expenses  for 
repairs  incurred,  except  upon  the  order  of  the  Mayor  and 
City  Council,  and  no  purchase  of  hose,  engine  or  other  ap- 
paratus shall  be  made  unless  the  City  Council  shall  direct 
the  same,  after  a report  of  the  fire  and  light  committee  in 
the  matter.  The  contract  shall  then  be  let  to  the  lowest 
and  best  bidder,  and  the  Mayor  shall  enter  into  contract 
for  such  supplies  in  the  name  of  the  city.  No  bills  on  ac- 
count of  the  fire  department  shall  be  audited,  allowed  or 
paid  unless  the  same  be  ordered  by  the  City  Council. 

Firemen — Appointment — Removal.  § 5.  The  chief 
shall  recommend,  with  the  consent  of  the  committee,  the 
appointment  of  such  number  of  able  and  respectable  per- 
sons of  said  city  as  the  City  Council  shall  direct  as  firemen, 
to  take  the  care  and  management  of  the  engines  and  other 
apparatus  and  implements  belonging  to  said  department, 
and  with  like  consent  may  remove  them,  and  make  from 
time  to  time  such  rules  and  regulations  for  the  government 
of  the  department  as  are  not  inconsistent  with  the  ordi- 
nances of  said  city,  and  such  as  may  be  deemed  necessary 
to  promote  the  greatest  efficiency. 

Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  and  Firemen.  § 6.  The 
Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  shall  receive  a salary  of  twelve 
hundred  and  sixty  ($1,260)  dollars  per  annum.  The  Assist- 
ant Chief  shall  receive  a salary  of  ten  hundred  and  eighty 
($1,080)  dollars  per  annum.  Each  captain  shall  receive  a 
salary  of  nine  hundred  and  sixty  ($960)  dollars  per  annum. 
The  Electrician  is  to  receive  nine  hundred  and  sixty  ($960) 
dollars  per  annum.  Each  fireman  shall  receive  a salary  at 
the  rate  of  seven  hundred  and  eighty  ($780)  dollars  per  an- 
num for  the  first  six  months’  service,  and  at  the  rate  of 
eight  hundred  and  ten  ($810)  dollars  for  the  second  six 
months’  service  and  at  the  rate  of  eight  hundred  and  forty 
($840)  dollars  for  the  second  year  of  service,  and  at  the 
rate  of  eight  hundred  and  seventy  ($870)  dollars  for  the 
third  year  of  service,  and  at  the  rate  of  nine  hundred  ($900) 
dollars  per  annum  for  his  fourth  year  of  service  and  for 


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each  year  thereafter,  besides  such  other  compensation  as 
may  be  allowed  them  respectively,  by  ordinance  or  resolu- 
tion. 

The  increase  of  salary  above  stated  shall  be  made  in 
each  instance,  by  the  fire  and  light  committee,  on  the  recom- 
mendation of  the  Chief  of  the  Department  and  the  Captain 
under  whom  the  man  is  working,  and  if  the  fireman  is  not 
entitled  to  this  increase  above  stated  at  the  time  same  is 
due,  he  may  be  discharged  by  the  Chief,  with  the  consent 
of  the  fire  and  light  committee. 

This  ordinance,  be  it  further  understood  that  each  and 
every  fireman  in  continuous  service  for  one  (1)  year  or 
more  shall  be  entitled  to  a fifteen  (15)  day  furlough  of  each 
and  every  year  thereafter. 

The  service  in  this  section  contemplated  shall  be  en- 
titled to  greater  compensation  on  account  of  previous  em- 
ployment in  such  department:  Provided,  however,  that  a 

member  of  the  department  who  shall  have  voluntarily  quit 
the  service  and  not  for  any  breach  of  discipline,  shall  on 
again  entering  the  department  be  entitled  to  start  at  the 
rate  of  compensation  fixed  for  the  second  six  months  period. 

Chief — Powers  and  Duties  of.  § 7.  The  chief,  and 
in  his  absence  the  assistant  chief,  shall  have  command  over 
all  members  of  the  fire  department,  and  all  other  persons 
who  may  be  present  at  fires,  and  shall  have  police  powers 
at  all  fires.  It  shall  be  his  duty  to  look  into  the  condition 
of  all  engines  and  other  apparatus  belonging  to  the  city  and 
used  for  the  purposes  of  the  fire  department,  as  often  as 
circumstances  render  expedient,  or  when  directed  so  to  do 
by  the  City  Council,  or  said  fire  and  light  committee,  and 
shall  keep  an  inventory  of  all  property  used  in  connection 
with  or  belonging  to  the  fire  department,  together  with  an 
account  of  all  expenditures  in  connection  therewith;  and 
shall  also  keep  a list  of  fires  which  may  occur  during  his 
term  of  office,  the  cause  or  origin  thereof,  if  known,  the 
amount  of  loss,  insurance,  and  such  other  information  as 


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may  be  deemed  of  importance  or  public  interest;  and  shall 
make  a report  thereof  to  the  City  Council  annually,  at  least 
one  week  before  the  close  of  the  fiscal  year. 

The  chief  of  the  fire  department  of  this  ciy  is  instruct- 
ed, and  it  is  hereby  delegated  as  part  of  his  duty  “to  prevent 
the  dangerous  construction  and  condition  of  chimneys,  fire- 
places, hearths,  stoves,  stovepipes,  ovens,  boilers  and  appa- 
ratus used  in  and  about  any  building  and  manufactory,  and 
to  cause  the  same  to  be  removed  or  placed  in  a safe  condi- 
tion, when  considered  dangerous;  to  regulate  and  prevent 
the  carrying  on  of  manufactories  dangerous  in  causing  or 
promoting  fires;  to  prevent  the  deposit  of  ashes  in  unsafe 
places,  and  to  cause  all  such  buildings  and  inclosures  as  may 
be  in  a dangerous  state  to  be  put  in  a safe  condition.” 

The  chief  of  the  fire  department,  as  the  authorized  head 
of  said  department  in  this  city,  is  hereby  delegated  with  all 
lawful  authority  that  can  be  vested  by  this  Council,  to  en- 
force and  carry  into  effect  the  provisions  hereof ; and  wher- 
ever it  is  desired  to  abate,  regulate  and  prevent  any  act  or 
construction  or  existing  structure  that  may  be  considered 
by  him  dangerous,  he  is  to  be  the  judge  of  the  length  of 
notice  that  is  to  be  sent  to  the  party  upon  whom  the  bur- 
den devolves  of  correcting  the  dangerous  condition. 

Any  person  or  persons  resisting  the  chief  of  the  fire 
department,  or  those  acting  for  him,  in  the  exercise  of  his 
duties  specified  herein,  shall  be  deemed  to  be  guilty  of  a 
misdemeanor,  and  upon  conviction  of  the  same,  shall  be 
fined  a sum  not  less  than  ten  ($10)  dollars  nor  more  than 
twenty-five  ($25)  dollars,  and  for  the  second,  and  all  subse- 
quent offenses  of  the  same  nature,  shall  be  fined  in  the  sum 
of  not  less  than  twenty-five  ($25)  dollars  nor  more  than 
fifty  ($50)  dollars. 

Assistant  Chief.  § 8.  The  assistant  chief  shall  be 
under  the  control  of  the  chief,  but  in  his  absence  shall  have 
the  chief  direction  of  the  fire  department,  and  have  the  con- 
trol of  all  fire  apparatus  and  other  property  connected  with 


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the  department,  and  in  general  perform  all  the  duties  of 
the  chief. 

That " an  experienced  electrician  shall  be  appointed  on 
the  fire  department  to  serve  as  electrician  of  the  fire  de- 
partment of  the  City  of  Rock  Island. 

Firemen — Duties  of.  § 9.  The  firemen,  under  the 
direction  of  the  chief  and  his  assistant,  shall,  upon  every 
alarm  of  fire,  repair  to  the  place  of  fire  with  the  fire  appa- 
ratus under  their  care,  and  there  work  and  manage  the 
same,  under  the  direction  of  the  chief  and  his  assistant, 
and  shall  place  and  work  their  apparatus  in  the  most  effect- 
ual manner,  until  the  fire  be  extinguished. 

Employes  Disobeying  Orders.  § 10.  Any  employe 
of  the  fire  department  refusing  to  obey  the  orders  of  the 
chief,  and,  in  his  absence,  of  the  assistant,  or  neglect  or 
refuse  to  perform  any  lawful  duty  assigned  him,  or  who 
shall  violate  any  of  the  rules  and  regulations  governing  the 
fire  department,  may  be  suspended  by  such  chief,  and  in 
his  absence,  by  the  assistant  chief  in  charge,  until  the  next 
meeting  of  the  fire  and  light  committee,  at  which  time  said 
officer  shall  prefer  charges,  and  said  committee,  after  a fair 
and  impartial  hearing  of  all  the  facts,  may,  in  their  discre- 
tion, dismiss,  suspend,  or  reinstate;  but  they  shall  report 
their  finding  and  doings  in  the  matter  to  the  City  Council, 
who  may  confirm  or  reverse  their  action. 

Any  employe  of  the  fire  department  who  shall  become 
intoxicated  while  either  on  or  off  duty  shall  be  summarily 
dismissed  by  the  chief. 

Tearing  Down  or  Blowing  Up  Buildings  or  Other 
Structures.  § 11.  The  chief,  or  assistant  chief,  in  com- 
mand during  a fire,  or,  in  the  absence  of  both,  the  Mayor 
or  two  aldermen  may  direct  the  removal,  tearing  down  or 
partial  destruction  of  any  frame  building,  erection  or  fence, 
for  the  purpose  of  checking  the  progress  of  the  fire;  and 
the  officer  in  command,  with  the  advice  and  concurrence  of 
the  Mayor,  shall  have  power  to  blow,  or  cause  to  be  blown 


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up,  with  powder,  or  otherwise,  any  building  or  erection  dur- 
ing the  progress  of  the  fire,  for  the  purpose  of  extinguish- 
ing or  checking  the  same. 

Limits  May  be  Prescribed  at  Fires.  § 12.  The  Chief, 
and  in  his  absence,  the  Assistant  Chief,  may  prescribe  lim- 
its in  the  vicinity  of  a fire  which  no  person  except  persons 
residing,  or  owning  property  therein,  members  of  the  City 
Council  or  of  the  fire  or  police  department,  and  those  ad- 
mitted by  the  order  of  the  Mayor,  shall  be  permitted  to  en- 
ter except  on  the  order  of  the  officer  in  command.  And  it 
shall  be  the  duty  of  the  police  officers  to  aid  in  carrying  into 
effect  the  provisions  of  this  section. 

Persons  Under  Suspicion  of  Having  Caused  Fire  and 
Carried  Away  Property  May  be  Arrested  by  Chief.  § 13. 
During  the  progress  of  a fire  and  for  twenty-four  hours 
after  its  extinction,  the  Chief  and  his  assistant  shall  have 
power  to  arrest  any  person  whom  they  may  have  reason- 
able cause  to  suspect  of  having  wilfully  caused  such  fire,  or 
having  carried  away  during  such  fire  any  property  belong- 
ing to  another,  and  hidden  or  converted  the  same  to  his  use, 
and  turn  such  person  over  to  the  police  authorities,  who  shall 
cause  him  to  be  securely  held  until  the  charges  can  be  in- 
vestigated before  some  court  having  jurisdiction. 

Firemen  to  Wear  Uniform.  § 14.  The  Chief  and  his 
assistant,  and  all  members  of  the  fire  department  regularly 
appointed,  shall  wear  caps,  badges,  or  uniforms,  as  the  fire 
and  light  committee  may  direct,  with  the  approval  of  the 
City  Council.  Any  such  chief  or  assistant,  or  member  of 
the  fire  department  who  shall  allow  any  person  not  author- 
ized by  this  section  to  wear  his  fireman’s  cap,  badge  or  uni- 
form, or  any  person  not  authorized  herein,  who  shall  wear 
the  same,  shall  be  liable  to  a fine  of  not  less  than  three  ($3) 
nor  more  than  ten  ($10)  dollars. 

Buildings  of  Fire  Department — Use  of — Fire  Appara- 
tus— Use  of — Not  to  be  Taken  Beyond  City  Limits.  § 15. 
No  building  belonging  to  the  city  and  used  for  the  purpose 


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of  the  fire  department  shall  be  used  for  any  other  purpose 
except  by  permission  of  the  fire  and  light  committee  or  the 
City  Council;  nor  shall  any  person  or  member  of  the  said 
fire  department  having  in  charge  any  engine  or  other  fire 
apparatus,  belonging  to  the  city,  suffer  or  permit  the  same 
to  be  applied  to  any  private  use,  or  shall  take  the  same  be- 
yond the  city  limits,  except  in  the  immediate  vicinity  of  the 
city,  during  the  time  of  a fire,  without  having  obtained  per- 
mission of  the  fire  and  light  committee  of  City  Council ; and 
it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Chief  and  assistant  to  see  that 
the  engines  and  other  apparatus  committed  to  their  care, 
and  the  building,  or  buildings,  in  which  the  same  are  de- 
posited and  all  things  in  and  belonging  to  the  same  are  kept 
neat  and  clean  and  in  order  for  immediate  use.  And  it  shall 
be  their  duty  to  preserve  order  and  discipline,  at  all  times 
among  the  men  under  their  charge,  and  to  require  and  en- 
force the  strict  compliance  with  the  city  ordinance  and  rules 
and  regulations  of  the  fire  department. 

Draymen  and  Others  to  Assist  Officers — Penalty  for 
Refusal.  § 16.  It  shall  be  lawful  for  the  Chief  or  his  as- 
sistant, Mayor,  aldermen  or  for  any  police  officer  to  require 
the  aid  of  any  drayman  with  his  horse  and  dray,  driver  of 
a licensed  wagon  with  his  wagon  and  team,  carter,  express- 
man,  wagoner  or  any  other  person,  inhabitant  or  bystander, 
with  his  horse  and  conveyance,  in  drawing  or  conveying  any 
engine  or  fire  apparatus,  hose  carriage  or  hose,  to  the  fire, 
and  on  neglect  or  refusal  of  any  person  to  comply  with  such 
requisition,  the  offender  shall,  for  every  default,  forfeit  and 
pay  a fine  of  not  less  than  three  ($3)  nor  more  than  twenty- 
five  ($25)  dollars. 

Driving  Over  Hose.  § 17.  Whenever  any  hose  of  the 
fire  department  is  laid  upon  any  street  or  alley  for  the  pur- 
pose of  being  used  by  the  department,  it  shall  not  be  lawful 
for  any  wagon,  street  car,  or  locomotive,  railroad  car,  or 
any  other  vehicle,  to  pass  over  the  same,  unless  the  said 
hose  shall  have  been  protected  by  wooden  railings  laid  along 
side  thereof,  and  then  only  at  the  places  so  protected,  the 


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driver  or  owner  of  any  wagon,  dray,  street  car,  or  locomo- 
tive railroad  car,  or  any  other  vehicle,  who  shall  drive  or 
cause  the  same  to  be  driven  over  any  such  unprotected  hose, 
shall,  upon  conviction,  be  fined  in  a sum  not  less  than  five 
($5)  nor  more  than  fifty  ($50)  dollars. 

Injury  to  Property.  § 18.  Any  person  who  shall  wil- 
fully injure  any  property  belonging  to  the  city  pertaining 
to  the  fire  department,  shall,  -upon  conviction,  be  fined  in  a 
sum  not  less  than  five  ($5)  nor  more  than  fifty  ($50)  dol- 
lars. 

Returning  from  Fire — Fast  Driving  Prohibited — Pero- 
alty.  § 19.  No  fire  engine,  hose  cart  or  hook  and  ladder 
truck  shall  be  driven  faster  than  a slow  trot  on  its  return 
from  any  fire  or  alarm  of  fire,  under  a penalty  of  not  less 
than  three  ($3)  nor  more  than  fifty  ($50)  dollars,  to  be 
paid  by  the  person  or  persons  committing  the  offense. 

Violation  of  Ordinance — Penalty.  § 20.  Any  person 
who  shall  violate  any  or  either  of  the  provisions  of  this 
article,  or  any  section,  clause  or  provisions  of  any  section 
of  this  article,  or  who  shall  neglect  or  fail  to  comply  with 
any  or  either  of  the  requirements  thereof,  or  any  person 
hindering  or  attempting  to  hinder  or  in  any  way  interfere 
with  the  Chief  or  Assistant  Chief  or  any  firemen  of  said 
city,  when  in  the  discharge  of  their  legitimate  duties,  or 
who  shall  refuse  to  obey  the  lawful  commands  of  the  Chief 
or  Assistant  Chief,  or  who  shall  conduct  himself  in  a 
noisy  and  disorderly  manner  while  in  the  vicinity  of  a fire, 
shall,  on  conviction,  excepting  as  herein  is  otherwise  pro- 
vided, pay  a fine  of  not  less  than  five  ($5)  nor  more  than 
one  hundred  ($100)  dollars. 

ARTICLE  II.  FIRE  LIMITS. 

Fire  Limits  Defined.  § 21.  All  that  part  of  said  city 
embraced  within  the  following  specified  limits  shall  here- 
after be  known  as  the  fire  limits  of  said  city,  viz. : Begin- 

ning on  the  south  bank  of  the  Mississippi  river  in  the  cen- 


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ter  of  Thirteenth  (13th)  street,  running  thence  southerly, 
in  the  center  of  said  street  to  the  center  of  the  alley  next 
south  of  Fourth  (4th)  avenue,  thence  easterly  in  the  cen- 
ter of  said  alley  to  the  center  of  Twenty-fourth  (24th) 
street,  thence  north  along  the  center  of  said  street  to  the 
south  bank  of  the  Mississippi  river,  thence  westerly  along 
the  south  bank  of  said  river,  to  the  place  of  beginning.  In 
case  there  shall  be  no  alley  next  south  of  Fourth  (4th)  av- 
enue in  any  part  of  said  fire  limits  district,  then  as  to  such 
part  a line  running  along  such  part  corresponding  with  the 
center  line  of  said  alley  next  south  of  Fourth  (4th)  avenue 
shall  be  the  limit. 

Regulations  for  Building . § 22.  No  building  shall  be 

erected  within  said  fire  limits  except  in  conformity  with  the 
regulations  herein  specified': 

First.  No  wooden  buildings  shall  be  erected  within  the 
said  fire  limits  without  permission  of  the  City  Council, 
granted  on  petition  of  all  the  property  holders  of  the  block. 
The  term  “wooden  buildings”  used  in  this  chapter  shall  be 
understood  to  embrace  and  mean  all  buildings  of  every  de- 
scription, the  outer  walls  of  which  are,  in  whole  or  part, 
constructed  or  built  of  wood. 

Second.  No  building  shall  be  constructed  within  the 
fire  limits  except  by  permit  of  the  City  Council.  Every  per- 
son, firm  or  corporation  before  beginning  the  construction 
of  any  building  within  the  fire  limits  shall  file  with  the  city 
clerk  plans  and  specifications  thereof.  The  Fire  and  Light 
Committee  of  the  City  Council  and  such  other  city  officials 
and  persons  as  the  said  committee  may  designate,  shall  ex- 
amine said  plans  and  make  to  the  council  such  recommenda- 
tion as  they  may  deem  proper. 

Third.  All  joists,  beams  and  other  timbers  in  outside 
walls,  and  all  wooden  lintels  and  plate  pieces  shall  recede 
from  the  outside  of  the  walls  at  least  four  (4)  inches,  and 
all  wooden  joists,  beams  or  other  timbers  in  party  walls  of 
all  buildings  hereafter  erected  within  said  fire  limits,  shall 


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be  placed  so  as  not  to  meet  the  joists,  beams  or  other  tim- 
bers in  the  adjoining  building,  but  be  so  laid  in  that  the  ends 
of  the  timbers  in  one  building  be  half  way  between*  the  ends 
of  the  timbers  in  the  adjoining  building. 

Fourth.  All  end  and  party  walls  where  the  buildings 
connect  shall  extend  above  the  sheeting  of  the  roof  at  least 
twelve  (12)  inches,  or  five  courses  of  brick,  and  in  no  case 
shall  the  planking  or  sheeting  of  any  roof  extend  across  any 
party  or  end  wall. 

Wooden  Privies  and  Sheds  May  he  Erected.  § 23. 
Privies  not  exceeding  ten  (10)  feet  square  and  not  more 
than  twelve  (12)  feet  in  height  and  detached  from  other 
buildings,  and  sheds  not  more  than  twelve  (12)  feet  in 
height  nor  more  than  256  feet  in  area,  and  disconnected 
from  any  other  building,  and  having  one  or  more  sides  en- 
tirely open,  may  be  built  of  wood.  But  such  sheds  shall  be 
used  only  to  contain  fuel  for  use  upon  the  premises. 

Smoke  and  Ash  Houses  of  Fire-Proof  Material.  § 24. 
All  smoke  houses  and  places  for  the  deposit  of  ashes  within 
the  limits  of  the  city  shall  be  of  stone,  brick,  iron  or  other 
fire-proof  material. 


Wooden  Buildings  Not  to  be  Repaired  or  Removed. 
§ 25.  No  wooden  building  within  the  fire  limits  shall  be 
repaired  (further  than  to  make  good  ordinary  and  natural 
deterioration)  nor  enlarged,  nor  added  to,  nor  shall  any 
wooden  building,  whether  within  or  without  the  said  fire 
limits,  be  removed  to  any  place  within  the  same. 


Buildings  Erected , Etc.,  in  Violation  Hereof. — Nui- 
sances. § 26.  Any  wooden  building  erected,  enlarged,  re- 
moved or  repaired,  or  in  process  of  erection,  enlargement 
removal  or  repairs,  in  violation  of  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance,  shall  be  deemed  a nuisance,  and  it  shall  be  the 
duty  of  the  Mayor  of  the  city  to  give  notice  to  the  owner 
or  builder  thereof  to  remove  the  same,  and  upon  neglect  or 
refusal  so  to  do,  to  direct  that  proper  steps  be  taken  to 
abate  the  said  nuisance  and  to  recover  the  penalties  pre- 
scribed in  this  ordinance. 


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Penalty  for  Erecting , Etc.,  in  Violation  Hereof.  § 27. 
Any  person  or  persons  who  shall  cause  to  be  built,  build, 
or  aid  in  the  erection  of  any  building  or  part  of  building 
within  the  fire  limits  aforesaid,  contrary  to  or  otherwise 
than  as  authorized  herein,  or  who  shall  enlarge,  repair,  or 
cause  to  be  enlarged  or  repaired  any  building  within  said 
fire  limits,  or  assist  therein,  or  shall  cause  to  be  moved  or 
assist  in  moving  any  wooden  building,  contrary  in  any  case 
to  any  provision  of  this  ordinance,  shall  be  subject  to  a 
fine  of  not  less  than  twenty  ($20)  dollars,  and  not  more 
than  one  hundred  ($100)  dollars,  in  the  discretion  of  the 
court,  for  each  offense,  and  a like  penalty  for  every  forty- 
eight  (48)  hours  such  person,  or  persons,  shall  fail  to  com- 
ply with  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  or  wilfully  con- 
tinue in  violation  thereof. 

Combustible  Material  Not  to  be  Left  so  as  to  Endan- 
ger Buildings.  § 28.  No  person  shall,  within  the  limits  of 
said  city,  place  any  lumber,  hay,  straw,  or  other  easily  com- 
bustible material,  in  any  street,  alley,  public  place,  or  pri- 
vate lot,  within  sixty  (60)  feet  of  any  lot  or  ground  in 
the  same  block,  without  the  consent  of  the  owner  of  said 
lot  or  ground,  or  the  owner  of  buildings  thereon,  and  in 
case  such  buildings  are  leased,  of  the  tenant ; excepting  lum- 
ber intended  for  the  erection  of  buildings  on  the  premises, 
lumber  to  be  manufactured  on  the  premises,  and  in  cases 
where  the  exception  may  be  made  without  materially  en- 
dangering contiguous  property,  small  quantities  of  mill 
wood  or  other  combustible  material  for  use  on  the  premises. 

Chimneys — How  to  be  Built.  § 29.  It  shall  be  unlaw- 
ful within  said  city,  to  build,  or  have  built,  any  chimney 
with  walls  of  less  than  four  (4)  inches  in  thickness  of  brick 
or  stone,  completely  imbedded  in  lime  mortar,  and  here- 
after such  chimneys  shall  be  plastered  on  the  inside  with 
a smooth  coat  of  mortar,  and  no  chimney  shall  be  con- 
structed with  a flue  of  less  than  eight  by  eight  inches,  and 
if  intended  for  full  two  stories  of  any  building,  such  flue 
shall  not  be  constructed  less  than  eight  by  twelve  inches. 


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All  chimneys  shall  be  extended  at  least  three  (3)  feet  above 
the  roof. 

Stove-pipes — How  to  be  Adjusted.  § 30.  No  stove- 
pipes in’ said  city,  when  in  use,  shall  be  less  than  four  (4) 
inches  from  any  wood  or  other  combustible  material,  unless 
there  is  a double  circle  of  tin  connected  together  and  with 
air  holes  through  the  connecting  tin,  between  said  pipes 
and  such  combustible  material. 

Penalty  for  Violation  of  Sections  27,  28  and  29.  § 31. 
Any  person  who  shall  violate  any  of  the  provisions  of  Sec- 
tions twenty-seven  (27),  twenty-eight  (28)  or  twenty-nine 
(29)  of  this  chapter,  shall  be  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less 
than  five  dollars  nor  more  than  twenty-five  dollars  for  each 
and  every  offense,  and  to  a further  fine  of  five  ($5)  dollars 
for  every  twenty-four  (24)  hours  he  or  she  wilfully  con- 
tinues in  violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  of  these  sec- 
tions after  notice  from  the  Mayor  or  City  Marshal  to  cease 
such  violation. 

Shavings,  Etc.,  Not  to  be  Burned  in  City.  § 32.  It 
shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  burn  any  shavings  or 
other  combustible  materials,  in  any  street,  alley,  or  other 
place  in  said  city,  less  than  twenty  (20)  feet  from  any 
wooden  building,  or  after  night  fall,  or  in  any  other  than 
a safe  and  careful  manner.  Any  violation  of  any  of  the 
provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  a fine  of  not 
less  than  five  ($5)  dollars,  nor  more  than  twenty-five  ($25) 
dollars,  for  each  and  every  offense. 

Gunpowder — How  to  be  Kept — Penalty.  § 33.  No 
powder  magazine  or  place  for  storing  and  keeping  dyna- 
mite or  gunpowder  shall  be  kept  or  used  within  this  city, 
except  by  special  permission  of  the  City  Council,  in  each 
case.  No  person  shall  have  or  keep  within  said  city,  ex- 
cept in  a licensed  magazine,  a greater  quantity  of  gunpow- 
der than  thirty  pounds  at  one  time,  and  the  same  shall  only 
be  kept  in  tin  canisters  or  closed  kegs,  and  in  a situation 
remote  from  fires,  lighted  lamps,  candles,  gas,  or  other  in- 


Fire  Department. 


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flammable  matter,  and  shall  not  be  weighed,  opened  or  ex- 
posed, except  by  daylight.  Provided,  that  wholesale  deal- 
ers may  keep,  for  storage  only,  not  exceeding  three  hun- 
dred (300)  pounds  of  gunpowder,  in  closed  kegs,  contain- 
ing not  more  than  twenty-five  (25)  pounds  each,  in  a fire- 
proof box,  securely  locked  and  placed  upon  wheels  outside 
and  adjacent  to  their  places  of  business,  so  that  the  same 
may  be  easily  moved  in  case  of  fire.  Any  violation  of  any 
of  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  punished  by  a fine 
of  not  less  than  five  ($5)  dollars,  nor  more  than  fifty  ($50) 
dollars,  for  each  offense. 

Covering  of  Buildings  in  Fire  Limits . § 34.  The  cov- 
ering of  all  buildings  hereafter  erected  or  re-covered  within 
said  fire  limits,  shall  be  of  metal,  tile,  slate,  or  other  fire- 
proof material.  Provided,  that  buildings  erected  and  used 
for  private  dwellings  may  be  re-covered  with  shingles  paint- 
ed with  fire-proof  paint. 

Shuttters  on  Doors  and  Windows.  § 35.  All  doors, 
windows  and  openings  of  any  kind,  on  the  side  or  rear 
walls  of  any  and  all  buildings  that  shall  be  built  within 
said  fire  limits,  which  shall  be  used  for  mercantile,  manu- 
facturing or  storage  purposes,  where  such  side  or  rear  walls 
are  facing,  or  within  forty  (40)  feet  of  the  side  or  rear 
walls  of  any  other  buildings,  shall  be  covered  with  iron 
shutters.  Any  person  owning  or  occupying  any  such  build- 
ing for  the  purposes  afoiesaid,  and  failing  to  comply  with 
the  provisions  of  this  section,  shall  be  fined  not  less  than 
five  ($5)  dollars,  nor  more  than  fifty  ($50)  dollars,  and  a 
further  sum  of  five  ($5)  dollars  for  each  day  they  shall  fail 
to  comply  with  this  provision,  after  notice  from  the  Mayor 
or  City  Marshal  to  comply  with  the  same. 

Sale  of  Fireworks  Regulated.  § 36.  The  discharge, 
firing  or  use  of  all  fire  crackers,  rockets,  torpedoes,  Roman 
candles,  or  other  fireworks  or  substances  designed  and  in- 
tended for  pyrotechnic  display,  and  of  all  pistols,  canes,  can- 
nons, or  other  appliances,  using  blank  cartridges  or  caps 


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containing  chlorate  of  potash  mixture,  is  hereby  prohibited. 
Provided  that  the  Mayor  or  Council  may  order  the  public 
display  of  fireworks  by  properly  qualified  individuals  under 
the  direct  supervision  of  experts  in  the  handling  of  fire- 
works. Provided  also,  that  such  display  or  displays  shall 
be  of  such  character  and  so  located,  discharged  or  fired  as, 
in  the  opinion  of  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department,  shall 
not  be  hazardous  to  surrounding  property,  or  endanger  any 
person  or  persons. 

THE  SALE  OF  FIREWORKS  AT  RETAIL  IS  PROHIBITED. 

The  storage  or  sale  of  fireworks  at  wholesale  is  prohibit- 
ed, except  by  permit  from  the  Mayor,  issued  for  a period  of 
one  year.  Application  for  permit  must  be  filed  with  the 
Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  at  least  thirty  days  previous 
to  the  issuing  of  the  permit  and  must  give  detailed  descrip- 
tion of  the  proposed  care  and  storage  of  said  materials  and 
of  the  structural  conditions  and  occupancies  of  the  building. 

Permits  may  be  issued  only  after  an  inspection  of  the 
premises  by  the  Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  or  his  author- 
ized agent,  who  shall  file  with  the  Mayor  and  Fire  Depart- 
ment a certificate  of  approval  or  his  disapproval  and  rea- 
sons therefor. 

Any  person,  firm  or  corporation  violating  any  of  the 
provisions  of  this  section  as  regards  the  storage  and  sale 
of  fireworks  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor  and 
be  fined  not  less  than  ten  ($10)  dollars  nor  more  than  twen- 
ty-five ($25)  dollars  for  each  day's  neglect  of  compliance. 
Provided  also,  that  violations  of  other  sections  of  this  sec- 
tion shall  be  considered  a misdemeanor  punishable  by  a fine 
not  exceeding  ten  ($10)  dollars. 

The  Chief  of  Fire  Department  may,  at  his  discretion, 
remove  or  have  removed,  at  the  owner’s  expense,  all  stocks 
of  fireworks  or  other  combustibles  exposed  for  sale,  or  held 
in  stock  in  violation  of  this  section. 

The  Chief  of  Fire  Department  shall  direct  such  fire 


Gasoline. 


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appliances  as  in  his  judgment  may  be  necessary  for  the 
premises,  and  he  shall  see  that  two  or  more  persons  are  in- 
structed in  their  use,  and  as  to  the  best  means  of  getting 
fire  alarms  to  the  Fire  Department. 


CHAPTER  23 

GASOLINE. 


§ 1. 

Red  can. 

2. 

Quantities 

to  be  kept. 

3. 

Outside  of 

fire  limits. 

4. 

Storage. 

5. 

Penalty. 

To  be  Sold — Red  Can.  § 1.  No  person,  firm  or  corpo- 
ration shall  sell  or  offer  for  sale,  carry  or  deliver  gasoline  in 
the  City  of  Rock  Island  by  retail,  unless  the  same  shall  be  so 
sold,  offered  for  sale  and  delivered  in  a can  or  other  proper 
receptacle  which  is  painted  red;  and  no  illuminating  oil,  or 
oil  of  any  kind  or  any  other  liquid  material  other  than  gaso- 
line shall  be  sold  in  a can  or  receptacle  painted  red  as  above 
specified. 

Quantities  to  be  Kept.  § 2.  No  merchant,  dealer, 
painter  or  other  person,  company  or  corporation  shall  with- 
in the  fire  limits  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  keep  on  hand 
in  any  store  building,  cellar  or  other  place  within  the  fire 
limits  a greater  quantity  of  camphene,  benzine,  bensole, 
naptha,  or  other  coal  oils,  or  any  easily  inflammable  burn- 
ing, fluid,  than  one  barrel,  not  exceeding  sixty  gallons,  of 
each,  at  any  one  time,  not  exceeding  five  barrels  in  all,  and 
benzine,  bensole  and  naptha,  kept  for  retail,  shall  be  sold 
by  daylight  only,  and  shall  be  kept  in  a tin  can  or  other 
metal  vessel : Provided,  that  any  dealer,  merchant  or  other 
person,  if  he  keeps  none  of  the  other  oils  or  inflammable 
substances  named  or  referred  to  in  this  ordinance,  may  keep 
five  barrels  of  kerosene  or  two  barrels  of  benzine,  or  two  of 
any  other  kind,  not  exceeding  five  in  all,  and  if  retailed,  it 


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shall  be  from  tin  cans  or  metal  cases:  Provided  also,  that 
kerosene  may  be  retailed  by  gaslight. 

Outside  of  Fire  Limits.  § 3.  Outside  of  said  fire  lim- 
its no  such  merchant,  dealer,  person,  company  or  corpora- 
tion shall  keep  any  of  said  articles  other  than  as  above  pro- 
vided without  the  consent  of  the  City  Council. 

Storage.  § 4.  None  of  the  articles  or  substances 
named  or  referred  to  in  Section  2 of  this  ordiance  shall  be 
kept  or  stored  in  front  of  any  building  or  structure,  or  on 
any  street,  alley,  wharf,  sidewalk  or  lot  for  a longer  time 
than  is  sufficient  to  receive  in  store  or  in  delivering  the 
same:  Provided,  that  such  time  shall  not  exceed  six  (6) 

hours;  but  this  ordinance  shall  not  prevent  common  carri- 
ers from  receiving  and  storing  in  the  usual  course  of  busi- 
ness, in  any  building  belonging  to  said  carrier,  said  oils  and 
substances  for  a period  not  exceeding  five  (5)  days;  nor 
shall  this  ordinance  prevent  any  merchant  from  storing  for 
his  own  use,  or  for  the  purposes  of  sale,  in  any  building  or 
structure  said  oils  and  inflammable  substances  belonging  to 
himself : Provided,  they  are  so  stored  outside  the  fire  lim- 
its, and  provided  the  building  or  structure  in  which  they  are 
so  stored  is,  and  during  the  time  of  said  storing  shall  re- 
main, at  least  three  hundred  (300)  feet  from  any  other 
building  or  structure.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Chief  of 
the  Fire  Department  to  enforce  the  provisions  of  this  ordi- 
nance. 

Penalty.  § 5.  Any  person  who  shall  violate  or  neg- 
lect to  comply  with  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance 
shall  be  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less  than  three  ($3)  dollars 
nor  more  than  ten  ($10)  dollars  for  each  offense. 


Hackmen,  Etc. 


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CHAPTER  24 


HACKMEN,  ETC. 


§ 1.  To  have  license. 

2.  Number  to  be  affixed  to 

vehicle. 

3.  Charges  allowed. 

4.  Penalty  for  not  conveying. 

5.  May  demand  fare  m ad- 

vance. 

6.  Police  to  enforce  ordi- 

nance. 


§ 7.  To  give  name  and  number. 

8.  Standing  places  fixed. 

9.  Omnibus  to  be  licensed. 

10.  Automobile  cabmen. 

11.  Charges. 

12.  Penalty  for  violations. 


Hackmen , Etc.,  to  Have  License.  § 1.  No  person 
shall,  within  the  limits  of  said  city,  pursue  the  occupation 
of  a public  hackman,  cabman,  or  any  like  occupation,  for 
the  carriage  of  passengers  for  hire,  profit  or  gain,  without 
a license;  which  license  may  be  issued  for  the  period  of 
three  months,  six  months  or  one  year,  but  not  beyond  the 
municipal  year;  and  for  which  he  shall  pay  to  the  City 
Clerk  for  said  city,  twenty  ($20)  dollars  for  one  year,  fif- 
teen ($15)  dollars  for  six  months,  and  ten  ($10)  dollars 
for  three  months. 


Number  of  License  to  be  Affixed  to  Vehicle.  § 2. 
Every  person  so  licensed  shall  keep  the  number  of  his  li- 
cense painted  in  plain  figures,  conspicuously  placed  on  the 
outside  of  each  side  of  his  vehicle,  during  the  continuance 
of  his  license,  and  upon  its  expiration  or  revocation,  shall 
remove  and  discontinue  the  use  of  the  same. 

Charges  Allowed.  § 3.  Every  such  person  so  licensed 
and  registered,  shall  be  entitled  to  make  the  following 
charges:  For  carrying  one  passenger  over  fourteen  years 

of  age  a distance  of  sixteen  blocks  or  less,  twenty-five  (25) 
cents;  and  over  sixteen  blocks  and  within  the  city  limits, 
fifty  (50)  cents;  for  carrying  any  passenger  under  fourteen 
and  over  five  years  of  age  a distance  of  sixteen  blocks  or 
less,  fifteen  (15)  cents,  over  sixteen  blocks  and  within  the 
city  limits,  twenty-five  (25)  cents;  for  any  child  under  five 
years  old,  attended  by  any  person,  no  charge  shall  be  made. 


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Every  passenger  conveyed  by  any  hackman,  etc.,  as  afore- 
said, shall  be  allowed  to  have  conveyed  upon  such  vehicle, 
free  of  charge,  one  trunk  and  packages,  or  parcels  of  bag- 
gage, not  exceeding  in  weight  one  hundred  (100)  pounds, 
and  a charge  of  twenty-five  (25)  cents  may  be  made  for 
each  fifty  (50)  pounds  or  part  thereof,  in  excess  of  one  hun- 
dred (100)  pounds  of  baggage. 

Penalty  for  Not  Conveying  Passengers  When  Applied 
to.  § 4.  No  hackman  or  person  licensed  as  aforesaid  when 
unemployed  and  his  legal  fare  is  paid  or  tendered  to  him, 
shall,  without  lawful  excuse,  refuse  to  convey,  within  said 
city,  any  person,  with  or  without  baggage,  as  aforesaid, 
when  applied  to  for  that  purpose,  or  having  undertaken  to 
convey  such  person,  shall  omit  or  neglect  so  to  do  under  the 
penalty  herein  prescribed. 

May  Demand  Fare  in  Advance.  § 5.  Hackmen  and 
others,  licensed  as  aforesaid,  may  demand  his  legal  fare  to 
be  paid  in  advance  by  any  person  seeking  to  employ  him, 
and  may  refuse  to  convey  any  person  who  shall  fail  to  com- 
ply with  such  demand. 

Policemen  to  Enforce  Ordinances.  § 6.  It  shall  be  the 
duty  of  all  policemen  to  see  that  all  ordinances  relating  to 
hackmen  and  others  engaged  in  carrying  passengers  for  hire, 
are  strictly  complied  with,  and  may  order  away  and  remove 
from  the  stands  and  other  places,  any  such  person  not  hav- 
ing a license,  or  not  having  the  number  of  his  license  upon 
his  vehicle,  as  herein  required,  or  not  having  proper  and 
suitable  harness  or  horses,  or  whenever  his  horses  are  un- 
ruly, or  he  is  improperly  obstructing  any  street  or  public 
way,  or  is  intoxicated  or  in  any  manner  misbehaving  him- 
self; and  all  such  orders  shall  be  obeyed  by  such  person  to 
whom  the  same  may  be  given  by  any  policeman,  as  afore- 
said. 

Hackman  to  Give  His  Name  and  Number , When  Re- 
quested— Penalty  for  Refusal.  § 7.  Every  hackman  or 
other  person  licensed  as  aforesaid,  shall  give  to  any  person 
requesting  the  same,  his  name  and  the  number  of  his  license. 


Habkmen,  Etc. 


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Standing  Places  Fixed.  § 8.  Every  licensed  hackman, 
cabman,  or  person  of  like  occupation,  shall,  while  waiting 
for  employment,  stand  with  his  vehicle  at  one  of  the  follow- 
ing places  herein,  viz. : 1.  On  Nineteenth  street,  on  either 

side  thereof,  beginning  at  a point  sixty  (60)  feet  north  of 
the  lot  line  on  Second  avenue.  2.  On  West  Seventeenth 
street,  on  either  side  thereof,  beginning  at  a point  twenty 
(20)  feet  north  of  the  lot  line  on  Second  avenue.  3.  At 
railroad  depots,  steamboat  landings,  hotels,  theaters  and 
other  public  places,  at  such  times,  and  for  such  length  of 
time  as  may  be  reasonably  necessary  for  the  receiving  and 
discharging  of  passengers  at  such  places.  4.  At  such  other 
places,  temporarily,  where  the  occupants  of  the  premises, 
in  front  of  Which  it  is  desired  to  stand  for  employment, 
shall  give  permission  to  the  owner  or  driver  so  to  do,  and 
with  the  consent  and  approval  of  the  city  marshal.  Such 
permission  and  consent,  when  granted,  shall  be  general,  and 
no  preference  shall  be  shown  between  vehicles  of  the  same 
class.  No  owner  or  driver  shall  make  any  stand  or  stopping 
place  within  twenty  feet  of  any  street  crossing,  and  the 
drivers  of  all  such  vehicles  shall  remain  and  be  within  twen- 
ty feet  of  their  respective  vehicles. 

Owner  or  Driver  of  Omnibus.  § 9.  The  owner  or 
driver  of  every  omnibus  in  said  city,  for  the  carriage  of  the 
passengers,  for  hire,  to  or  from  any  hotel,  public  house  or 
depot  only,  shall  have  a license  therefor,  for  which  he  shall 
pay  to  the  City  Clerk  for  said  city,  the  sum  of  ten  ($10) 
dollars;  and  every  person  so  licensed,  and  the  driver  of 
every  such  omnibus,  shall  be  subject  to  the  provisions  of 
section  5,  6 and  10  of  this  ordinance,  except  that  such  omni- 
bus need  not  be  numbered. 

Automobile  Cabmen.  § 10.  That  no  person  shall,  with- 
in the  limits  of  said  city,  pursue  the  occupation  of  a public 
automobile  cabmen  without  a license;  which  license  shall  be 
issued  for  the  period  of  one  year  and  shall  begin  on  the  first 
day  of  each  municipal  year,  and  for  which  a fee  shall  be 
paid  to  the  City  Clerk  in  the  sum  of  $30.00. 


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The  rules,  regulations  and  requirements  of  automobile 
cabmen  shall  be  the  same  as  those  affecting  hackmen  as  far 
as  possible  and  practicable. 

Charges.  § 11.  Every  person  so  licensed  and  regis- 
tered shall  be  entitled  to  make  the  following  charges : For 
carrying  a group  of  two  or  more  persons  for  any  distance 
within  said  city,  50  cents ; and  for  each  person  unaccompan- 
ied, 75  cents;  children  under  eight  years  of  age  shall  be  al- 
lowed to  ride  free  when  accompanied  by  parent,  and  chil- 
dren over  eight  years  of  age  shall  pay  full  fare. 

Penalty  for  Violation.  § 12.  Any  person  who  shall 
violate  or  neglect  to  comply  with  any  of  the  provisions  of 
this  article,  shall  be  subject  to  a fine  not  to  exceed  fifty 
dollars. 


CHAPTER  25 

HEALTH  BOARD. 

§ 1.  Department  of  health — board — commissioner. 

2.  General  duties  and  power — to  see  that  business  is  conducted 

with  regard  to  health — report  delinquencies — request  revo- 
cation of  licenses — .advise  city  authorities — investigate 
as  to  existence  of  disease. 

3.  To  enforce  health  laws  and  ordinances — to  enter  on  premises 

— cause  same  to  be  cleaned. 

4.  Notice  to  abate  nuisance — penalty  for  not  abating — shall 

have  same  abated — expense  of  same. 

5.  To  visit  persons  having  infectious  diseases — to  remove  them 

when  proper — to  provide  medical  attendance. 

6.  To  place  notices  on  houses  where  pestilential  diseases  exist — 

penalty  for  defacing  or  removing  notice. 

7.  Cause  premises  to  be  cleaned,  disinfected,  or  closed  to  visit- 

ors— penalty  for  disobeying  orders. 

8.  Shall  have  charge  of  all  places  where  contagious  or  infec- 

tious diseases  exist — employ  assistants  and  nurses — fur- 
nish medicines  in  case  of  indigent  perons. 

9.  Persons  to  be  vaccinated — penalty  for  refusing  to  vaccinate. 

10.  To  have  vaccine  virus — give  vaccination  certificate. 

11.  To  issue  quarantine  proclamation — approved  by  mayor. 

12.  To  station  physician  at  quarantine  to  examine  boats,  cars, 

etc.,  and  determine  who  shall  land — duty  of  person  in 
charge  of  boat,  car  or  vessel  to  assist  commissioner. 

13.  To  attend  sick  and  supervise  quarantine. 


Health. 


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14.  To  give  permits  to  vessels,  boats  and  persons  to  enter  from 

quarantine. 

15.  No  person  shall  bring  into  city  contagious  diseases — vessels 

and  cars  to  report  at  quarantine. 

16.  Board  to  make  rules  for  government  of  quarantine. 

17.  Expenses  of  quarantine— how  paid. 

18.  Commissioner  to  make  weekly  visits  to  discover  evidence  of 

disease. 

19.  Inability  or  absence  of  commissioner — city  marshal  to  act. 

20.  To  provide  books  and  blanks  for  births  and  deaths. 

21.  Make  annual  statement  to  city  clerk  of  appropriations,  etc. 

22.  Commissioner  to  keep  office  hours. 

23.  Health  office — salary — duties — general  sanitary  regulations. 

24.  Seal. 

Board  of  Health.  § 1.  There  is  hereby  created  an  ex- 
ecutive department  of  the  municipal  government  of  the  City 
of  Rock  Island,  to  be  known  as  the  department  of  health, 
to  consist  of  the  board  of  health,  as  herein  constituted,  to- 
gether with  such  employes  as  the  City  Council  may  by  ordi- 
nance determine.  The  Board  of  Health  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island  shall  consist  of  seven  (7)  members,  as  follows: 
Mayor,  Chief  or  Police,  Health  Commissioner*  and  four  (4) 
regularly  licensed  physicians,  practicing  their  profession  in 
the  City  of  Rock  Island.  The  physicians  on  the  Board  shall 
be  appointed  by  the  Mayor  and  approved  by  the  City  Coun- 
cil, and  upon  the  passing  of  this  ordinance  they  shall  be 
appointed  for  one  (1),  two  (2),  three  (3)  and  four  (4) 
years  respectively,  and  at  the  expiration  of  the  term  of 
office  of  each  physician  a successor  shall  be  appointed,  whose 
term  of  office  shall  be  four  (4)  years. 

The  said  Board  of  Health  shall  elect  its  own  president. 
The  secretary  shall  be  the  health  commissioner,  who  shall 
be  appointed  by  the  Mayor  and  approved  by  the  City  Coun- 
cil. Said  department  of  health  shall  have  the  management 
of  all  matters  pertaining  to  the  public  health  within  said 
city. 


General  Duties  and  Powers — to  See  that  Business  is 
Conducted  with  Regard  to  Health — Report  Delinquencies — 
Request  Revocation  of  the  Licenses — Advise  City  Authori- 
ties— Investigate  as  to  Existence  of  Disease.  § 2.  It  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  commissioner  of  health,  at  all  times,  to 


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see  that  all  business  is  conducted  with  due  regard  to  the 
public  health  and  comfort,  and  to  request  the  revocation  of 
any  license  which  he  may  deem  necessary  for  the  proper 
preservation  of  the  public  health  or  comfort,  and  he  shall 
have  and  exercise  a general  supervision  over  the  sanitary 
condition  of  the  city,  and  in  case  of  any  emergency,  to  re- 
port the  same  to  the  City  Council.  He  shall  give  to  the 
Mayor  and  other  city  authorities  all  such  professional  ad- 
vice and  information  as  they  may  require,  with  a view  to  the 
preservation  of  the  public  health;  and  whenever  he  shall 
hear  of  the  existence  of  any  malignant,  contagious,  or  pes- 
tilential disease,  he  shall  investigate  the  same,  and  adopt 
measures  to  arrest  its  progress. 

To  Enforce  Health  Laws  and  Ordinances — To  Enter  on 
Premises — Cause  Same  to  be  Cleaned , Etc.  § 3.  It  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  said  commissioner  to  enforce  all  the  laws 
of  the  state  and  ordinances  of  the  city  in  relation  to  the 
sanitary  regulation  of  the  city,  and  cause  all  nuisances  to 
be  abated  with  all  reasonable  promptness.  And  for  the  pur- 
pose of  carrying  out  the  foregoing  requirements  he  shall  be 
permitted  at  all  times,  from  the  rising  to  the  setting  of  the 
sun,  to  enter  into  any  house,  store,  stable  or  other  building, 
or  premises,  in  order  to  make  a thorough  examination  of 
cellars,  vaults,  sinks  or  drains,  and  to  cause  the  floors  to 
be  raised,  if  he  shall  deem  it  necessary;  and  to  cause  all 
privies  to  be  cleaned  and  kept  in  good  condition,  and  to 
cause  all  dead  animals  or  other  nauseous  and  unwholesome 
things  or  substances  to  be  buried,  or  removed,  or  disposed  of 
as  he  may  direct. 

Notice  to  Abate  Nuisance — Penalty  for  not  Abating — 
Shall  have  same  Abated — Expense  of  Same.  § 4.  In  order 
to  carry  out  the  provisions  of  the  foregoing  section,  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  board  of  health  to  serve  a notice  upon  the 
owner,  occupant  or  agent  of  any  lot,  building  or  premises 
in  or  upon  which  any  nuisance  may  be  found,  or  who  may 
be  the  owner  or  cause  of  such  nuisance,  requiring  him  to 
abate  the  same  within  reasonable  time.  It  shall  not  be 


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necessary  in  any  case  for  the  board  to  specify  in  such  notice 
the  manner  in  Which  any  nuisance  shall  be  abated,  unless 
it  shall  deem  it  advisable  so  to  do ; such  notice  may  be  served 
by  any  officer  of  the  city,  and  if  such  owner,  occupant  or 
agent  shall  neglect  or  refuse  to  comply  with  such  order 
within  the  time  specified,  he  shall  be  subject  to  a fine  of  not 
less  than  five  dollars,  nor  more  than  fifty  dollars  for  every 
such  violation ; and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  board,  upon 
the  expiration  of  the  time  specified  in  said  notice,  to  cause 
such  nuisance  to  be  abated;  whenever  the  owner,  occupant 
or  agent  of  the  premises,  in  or  upon  which  any  nuisance  may 
be  found,  is  unknown  or  cannot  be  found,  the  said  board 
shall  proceed  to  abate  the  same  without  notice ; and  in  either 
case,  the  expense  of  such  abatement  shall  be  collected  from 
the  person  or  persons  who  may  have  created,  continued  and 
suffered  such  nuisance  to  exist. 

To  Visit  Persons  Having  Infectious  Diseases — to  Move 
Them  When  Proper — Provide  Medical  Attendance.  § 5. 
It  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  commissioner  to  visit  and  ex- 
amine, or  cause  to  have  visited  or  examined,  all  sick  per- 
sons who  shall  be  reported  to  him  as  laboring,  or  supposed 
to  be  laboring,  under  yellow  fever,  small  pox,  cholera,  or 
any  infectious  or  pestilential  disease,  and  cause  all  such  in- 
fected persons  to  be  removed  to  such  safe  and  proper  place 
or  places  as  he  may  think  proper  and  necessary,  and  cause 
them  to  be  provided  with  suitable  nurses  and  medical  at- 
tendance, at  their  own  expense,  if  they  are  able  to  pay  for 
the  same,  but  if  not,  then  at  the  expense  of  the  county.  All 
persons  having  any  contagious  or  infectious  disease  in  the 
city,  are  hereby  required  to  be  kept  and  confined  within 
their  respective  dwellings,  or  places  of  abode,  or  place  to 
which  they  have  been  removed,  so  long  as  there  is  danger 
of  transmitting  said  disease. 

To  Place  Notice  on  Houses  Where  Pestilential  Diseases 
Exist — Penalty  for  Defacing  or  Removing  Notice.  § 6. 
It  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  board  of  health  to  cause  a notice 
to  be  placed  upon  or  near  any  house  in  which  any  person 


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may  be  affected  or  sick  with  small  pox,  scarlet  fever  or  any 
infectious,  pestilential  or  epidemic  disease,  upon  which  shall 
be  written  or  printed,  in  large  letters,  the  name  of  such  dis- 
ease ; and  if  any  person  or  persons  shall  deface,  alter,  mutil- 
ate, destroy  or  tear  down  such  notice,  without  permission  of 
the  board  of  health,  such  person  or  persons  shall  be  liable 
for  each  offense,  to  pay  a fine  of  not  less  than  five  ($5)  dol- 
lars, nor  more  than  fifty  ($50)  dollars;  the  occupant  of  any 
house  upon  which  such  notice  shall  be  placed  or  posted,  as 
aforesaid,  shall  be  held  responsible  for  the  removal  of  the 
same,  and  if  the  same  shall  be  removed  without  permission 
of  said  board,  such  occupant  shall  be  subject  to  the  like  fine, 
unless  he  shall  notify  the  board  within  twelve  hours  after 
such  removal. 

Cause  Premises  to  be  Cleaned , Disinfected  or  Closed 
to  Visitors — Penalty  for  Disobeying  Orders.  § 7.  Said 
board  of  health  shall  have  power  to  cause  any  house  or  any 
premises  to  be  cleaned,  disinfected,  or  closed  to  visitors,  and 
prevent  persons  from  resorting  thereto  while  any  person 
is  laboring  under  any  pestilential  or  infectious  disease;  it 
may,  by  an  order  in  writing,  direct  any  nuisance  to  be  abat- 
ed, or  unwholesome  matter  or  substance,  dirt  or  filth  to  be 
removed  from  any  house  or  premises,  and  may  prescribe  the 
time  and  mode  of  doing  so,  and  take  any  measure  it  may 
deem  necessary  and  proper  to  prevent  the  spread  of  any 
infectious,  pestilential  or  epidemic  disease;  and  any  person 
who  shall  neglect  or  refuse  to  obey  the  orders,  directions  and 
instructions  of  said  board  of  health  shall  be  fined  in  any 
sum  not  less  than  five  ($5)  dollars  nor  more  than  one  hun- 
dred ($100)  dollars. 

Shall  Have  Charge  of  all  Places  Where  Pestilential 
Diseases  Exist — Employ  Assistants  and  Nurses — Furnish 
Medicines  and  Burial  for  Indigent  Persons.  § 8.  The 
board  of  health  shall  have  charge  of  all  houses,  buildings 
and  places  wherever  it  may  cause  to  be  removed  any  person 
laboring  or  supposed  to  be  laboring  under  yellow  fever, 
small  pox,  cholera,  or  any  infectious  or  pestilential  disease, 


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and  shall  have  ppwer  to  employ  such  assistants  and  nurses 
as  it  may  deem  necessary,  and  it  shall  be  its  duty  to  see  that 
such  houses,  buildings  and  places  are  supplied  with  suitable 
furniture,  nourishment,  fuel  and  medicines,  and  that  per- 
sons dying  therein,  or  in  other  places  under  the  charge  of  the 
city,  are  decently  and  promptly  buried  at  the  expense  of  the 
county.  Provided,  such  deceased  persons  have  not  the 
means  to  defray  their  own  expenses  of  sickness  and  burial. 

Persons  to  be  Vaccinated — Penalty  for  Refusing  to 
Vaccinate.  § 9.  The  board  of  health  may  take  such  meas- 
ures as  it  may,  from  time  to  time  deem  necessary,  to  pre- 
vent the  spread  of  the  small  pox,  by  issuing  an  order  re- 
quiring all  persons  in  the  city,  not  having  a certificate  of 
vaccination,  to  be  vaccinated;  to  be  vaccinated  within  such 
time  as  it  shall  prescribe;  and  all  persons  refusing  or  neg- 
lecting to  obey  such  order  shall  be  liable  to  a fine  of  not  less 
than  three  ($3)  nor  more  than  twenty-five  ($25)  dollars. 
Provided,  that  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  board  to  provide  for 
the  vaccination  of  such  persons  as  are  unable  to  pay  for  the 
same,  at  the  expense  of  the  city. 

To  Have  Vaccine  Virus — Give  Vaccination  Certificates. 
§ 10.  Said  commissioner  of  health  shall  always  have  on 
hand,  as  far  as  practicable,  a sufficient  quantity  of  vaccine 
virus ; and  he  shall  vaccinate  and  re-vaccina?te,  without 
charge,  all  persons  who  may  apply  to  him  for  that  purpose 
and  are  unable  to  pay  for  the  same;  and  shall  give  certifi- 
cates of  vaccination  to  children  who  have  been  vaccinated, 
and  require  certificates  from  physicians  for  admission  to  the 
public  schools. 

To  Issue  Quarantine  Proclamation  to  be  Approved  by 
Mayor.  § 11.  Said  board  of  health,  whenever,  and  at  such 
times  as  by  it  shall  be  deemed  necessary,  may,  by  proclama- 
tion, require  all  boats,  vessels,  railroads,  cars  or  other  public 
conveyances  bound  for  this  city,  before  the  same  shall  land 
or  stop  at  any  wharf,  depot  or  landing  place,  or  stopping 
place  therein,  to  touch  or  stop  at  the  sites,  places  or  station 
selected  and  established  for  quarantine  purposes,  and  leave 


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all  such  emigrants,  travelers  or  persons,  and  all  such  sick, 
diseased  or  unclean  persons,  with  their  stores  and  baggage, 
as  in  the  opinion  of  the  officers  stationed  at  such  quarantine 
sites,  places  or  boundaries  shall  be  deemed  proper  on  account 
of  the  existence  or  general  report  of  cholera,  yellow  fever, 
or  any  contagious  disease,  or  diseases  apprehended  to  en- 
danger the  health  of  the  city. 

To  Station  Physicians  at  Quarantine,  to  Examine  Boats, 
Cars,  Etc.,  and  Determine  Who  Shall  Land — Duty  of  Person 
in  Charge  of  Boat,  Car  or  Vessel,  to  Assist  Commissioner. 
§ 12.  Said  board  of  health  may  also  cause  to  be  stationed 
at  any  such  quarantine,  sites,  places  or  stations,  one  or  more 
physicians  or  health  officers,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  go  on 
board  and  examine  all  boats,  vessels,  cars  or  other  public 
conveyances,  so  as  aforesaid  required  to  touch  or  stop  at 
said  quarantines,  and  then  and  there  determine  what  emi- 
grants, passengers  or  persons  (if  any)  shall  be  permitted 
to  come  to  the  city,  and  what  emigrants,  passengers  or  per- 
sons (if  any)  shall  stop  at  such  quarantine;  and  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  all  persons  conducting  or  in  charge  of  any  such 
vessel,  boat,  car  or  public  conveyance,  to  aid  and  assist  any 
such  physician  or  health  officer  in  the  exercise  of  his  duties. 

To  Attend  Sick  and  Supervise  Quarantine.  § 13.  Said 
physicians  or  health  officers  shall  attend  to  all  sick  persons 
who  may  be  landed  or  placed  in  quarantine,  and  provide 
medicines  and  necessaries  for  their  use,  and  shall  have  gen- 
eral supervision  of  such  quarantines,  and  compel  persons 
therein  to  purify  their  bodies,  clothes  and  baggage,  and  do 
all  such  acts  and  things  as  shall  be  proper  in  the  premises, 
keeping  correct  accounts  of  all  expenditures  and  wages. 

To  Give  Permits  to  Vessels,  Boats  and  Persons  to  Enter 
from  Quarantine.  § 14.  Whenever  the  physician  or  officer 
in  charge  of  any  quarantine  station  or  place  shall  be  satis- 
fied that  there  is  no  longer  occasion  for  the  detention  of  any 
boat,  vessel,  car,  or  conveyance  at  such  quarantine  or  place, 
and  such  boat,  vessel,  car  or  conveyance  shall  have  been  thor- 
oughly cleansed,  and  such  persons  as  aforesaid,  landed  and 


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placed  in  the  care  o'f  such  physician  or  officer,  such  physician 
or  officer  shall  give  such  vessel,  boat,  car  or  conveyance  a per- 
mit, signed  by  him,  to  enter  the  city,  which  shall  be  authori- 
ty for  the  entry  of  said  boat,  car  or  conveyance,  and  the  said 
officers  respectively  shall  discharge  all  persons  in  quaran- 
tine by  their  certificate  for  that  purpose,  whenever  they 
are  satisfied  that  such  persons  are  free  of  disease  and  their 
baggage  and  effects  properly  purified.  Provided,  however, 
that  the  board  of  health  in  its  discretion,  by  proclamation 
for  that  purpose,  may,  during  the  prevalance  of  cholera, 
small  pox,  or  other  contagious  or  fatal  disease,  forbid  the 
admission  of  emigrants  or  others  peculiarly  liable  thereto, 
into  any  or  all  of  said  quarantines  or  stations,  until,  in  its 
opinion,  the  health  of  the  city  will  justify  the  same. 

No  Person  Shall  Bring  Into  City  Contagious  Disease — 
Vessels  and  Cars  to  Report  at  Quarantine.  § 15.  No  per- 
son, master,  captain  or  conductor,  in  charge  of  any  boat, 
vessel,  railroad  car,  or  public  conveyance,  shall  knowingly 
bring  into  this  city  any  person  diseased  of  cholera,  small 
pox,  yellow  fever,  or  contagious  or  communicable  disease 
whatsoever;  and  no  vessel,  boat,  railroad  car,  or  public  con- 
veyance, at  any  time  covered  by  said  proclamation,  shall 
pass  by  any  quarantine  station  or  place  without  stopping, 
nor  shall  leave  the  same  without  the  permit  aforesaid;  and 
no  person  stopping  in  said  quarantine,  or  so,  as  aforesaid, 
received  therein,  shall  leave  the  same  without  first  obtain- 
ing permission  as  aforesaid;  nor  shall  any  person  aid  or 
abet  any  master,  conductor  or  person  in  charge  of  any  boat, 
vessel,  railroad  car,  or  public  conveyance,  in  violating,  neg- 
lecting or  evading  any  provision  or  requirement  of  this 
ordinance;  nor  shall  any  person  interfere  with,  resist,  neg- 
lect or  refuse  to  obey  the  orders  of  any  physician,  health 
officer,  policeman  or  other  person  in  authority  at  any  quar- 
antine station,  or  place  of  quarantine,  so,  as  aforesaid  estab- 
lished; nor  do  any  act  or  thing  in  violation  of,  or  in  dis- 
obedience to,  any  of  the  provisions,  clauses  or  sections  of 
this  ordinance;  nor  shall  commit  any  breach  of  the  peace, 
or  do  any  act  calculated  in  any  way  to  defeat  or  interfere 


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with  the  provisions  or  requirements  of  this  chapter,  or  of 
any  regulation  of  the  said  board  of  health,  commissioner, 
physician  or  officer  in  charge  of  said  quarantine. 

Board  to  Make  Rides  for  Government  of  Quarantine. 
§ 16.  The  said  board  of  health  shall  make  such  rules  and 
regulations  for  the  government  of  the  quarantine  or  health 
of  the  city  as  from  time  to  time  it  shall  deem  necessary; 
and  the  physicians  or  health  officers  in  charge  of  any  quar- 
antine station  or  place  shall  have  power  to  make  and  enforce 
such  regulations  as  may  be  necessary  for  the  proper  con- 
ducting and  management  thereof;  and  it  shall  be  the  duty 
of  the  persons  in  quarantine,  and  all  agents,  officers,  police- 
men or  others  employed  by  the  city  in  and  about  said  quar- 
antine stations  or  places,  to  carry  out  and  obey  the  same. 

Expense  of  Quarantine — How  Paid.  § 17.  The  ‘sal- 
aries of  the  health  commissioner  and  the  health  officer,  and 
the  expense  of  the  quarantine  contemplated  herein,  are  to 
be  paid  out  of  the  health  fund  of  the  city.  Provided,  that 
when  practicable  the  persons  taken  in  such  quarantine,  or 
stations,  and  receiving  the  aid  and  care  afforded  thereby, 
shall  pay  a sum  of  money  sufficient  to  meet  expenses,  labor 
and  care  incurred  in  their  behalf,  which  said  money  shall 
be  faithfully  kept,  reported  and  accounted  for  by  the  physi- 
cian, health  officer,  or  other  person  in  charge  of  said  quar- 
antine or  station,  to  the  said  board  of  health.  The  expense 
for  board,  necessary  medical  attendance,  and  supplies  fur- 
nished to  parties  in  quarantine  and  unpaid  by  them,  shall 
not  be  paid  by  the  city  but  by  the  county ; and  no  city  office! 
has  authority  to  obligate  the  city  for  the  payment  of  the 
same. 

Commissioner  to  Make  Weekly  Visits  to  Discover  Evi- 
dence of  Disease.  § 18.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  com- 
missioner to  make  a circuit  of  observations  as  often  as 
deemed  advisable  by  himself  and  whenever  requested  by  the 
Mayor  or  city  marshal,  to  every  part  of  the  city  and  its 
environs,  which  from  its  location,  or  from  any  collateral  cir- 
cumstances, may  be  deemed  the  cause  of  disease ; and  in  all 


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cases  where  he  may  discover  the  existence  of  any  agent, 
the  presence  of  which  will  prove  dangerous  to  the  city ; and 
there  is  no  ordinance  competent  to  the  correction  of  the  evil, 
he  shall  immediately  report  the  same  to  the  City  Council, 
accompanied  with  his  opinion  of  the  necessity  of  extraor- 
dinary or  particular  action. 

Inability  or  Absence  of  Commissioner — City  Marshal 
to  Act.  § 19.  During  the  inability  or  absence  of  the  com- 
missioner of  health,  the  city  marshal  shall  act  as  such  com- 
missioner ; and  he  and  the  police  force  of  the  city  shall  at  all 
times  serve  notices  and  render  all  such  assistance  to  said 
commissioner  in  the  discharge  of  his  duties  as  he  may  re- 
quest; in  case  the  requests  of  the  commissioner  of  health 
cannot  be  complied  with  consistently  with  the  orders  of  the 
Mayor,  or  in  case  the  city  marshal  shall  deem  the  request  un- 
reasonable, he  shall  at  once  report  the  case  to  the  Mayor  for 
his  consideration ; the  police  force  of  the  city  shall  report  to 
him  all  nuisances  which  they  may  detect,  and  shall  investi- 
gate all  complaints  of  nuisances  which  may  be  reported  to 
them,  and  report  the  same  to  the  commissioner,  if  in  their 
judgment  they  are  nuisances. 

To  Provide  Books  and  Blanks  for  Births  and  Deaths. 
§ 20.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  commissioner  to  provide 
the  necessary  books  for  the  keeping  of  a record  of  all  his 
transactions,  including  the  proper  registration  of  births  and 
deaths,  and  such  other  statistical  information  as  may  be 
necessary;  and  he  shall  also  keep  on  hand  all  necessary 
blanks  to  be  used  by  physicians  and  midwives,  and  furnish 
them  with  the  same  on  application. 

Make  Annual  Statement  to  the  City  Clerk  of  Expendi- 
tures, Etc.  § 21.  Said  commissioner  shall  annually,  and 
before  the  end  of  the  fiscal  year,  make  and  file  with  the 
City  Clerk,  a full  and  comprehensive  statement  of  all  mat- 
ters pertaining  to  his  office  during  the  year,  and  of  all  ex- 
penditures from  appropriations  for  the  health,  department, 
together  with  an  estimate  in  detail  of  the  appropriations  re- 
quired by  the  department  during  the  next  municipal  year. 


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Commissioner  to  Keep  Office  Hours.  § 22.  The  com- 
missioner of  health  shall  fix  upon  a time  not  less  than  one 
hour  in  each  day,  when  he  shall  be  present  at  his  office  for 
the  purpose  of  hearing  complaints,  and  performing  such 
official  duties  as  may  be  required  of  him. 

Health  Officer — Salary — Duties.  § 23.  That  an  office 
is  hereby  created  to  be  known  as  the  office  of  Health  In- 
spector; said  officer  is  to  be  appointed  by  the  Mayor,  and 
the  said  appointment  is  to  be  confirmed  by  the  City  Coun- 
cil, as  in  other  appointments  duly  made. 

The  said  officer  is  to  receive  a compensation  of  seventy- 
five  ($75)  dollars  per  month  for  his  services;  is  vested  with 
the  power  of  police  officer,  and  is  to  wear  a uniform  of  a 
style  designated  by  the  health  committee  and  the  Commis- 
sioner of  Health. 

The  said  Health  Inspector  is  to  be  subordinate  to  and 
under  the  personal  direction  of  the  Commissioner  of  Health, 
and  his  said  duties  as  such  officer  are  to  be  all  the  general 
duties  and  officers  that  may  be  required  of  him  by  the  Com- 
missioner of  Health. 

§ 24.  That  provision  is  hereby  made  for  the  establish- 
ment and  for  the  exclusive  use  of  the  Department  of  Health 
in  the  city  of  Rock  Island,  Illinois,  a seal  (the  impression  of 
which  has  in  its  center  the  true  ancestral  symbol  of  the  heal- 
ing art,  which  is  the  Knotty  Rod  with  the  serpent  of  Aes- 
culapius twined  about  it,  surrounded  by  the  inscription,  “De- 
partment of  Health,  City  of  Rock  Island,  Illinois” ). 

The  said  seal  shall  be  the  official  seal  of  the  Department 
of  Health  and  shall  remain  in  the  custody  and  keeping  of 
the  Commissioner  of  Health,  to  be  used  by  him  in  all  cases 
provided  for  where  its  use  may  be  requisite  and  proper. 


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§ 1.  Public  house  to  be  fumigated  in  case  of  contagious  disease. 

2.  Infected  building  to  be  vacated. 

3.  Filth  not  to  be  thrown  in  any  public  place. 

4.  No  tannery  without  consent  of  council. 

5.  Offensive  animal  substance  kept  off  of  streets. 

6.  Contents  of  privy  not  to  rise  within  two  feet  of  top. 

7.  No  ashes,  etc.,  to  be  thrown  in  privy. 

8.  Privy  not  to  become  dangerous  to  health. 

9.  Contents  of  privy  to  be  removed  in  air-tight  apparatus. 

10.  Privies,  etc.,  not  to  become  nuisance. 

11.  Stables  to  be  kept  clean. 

12.  Liveryman  not  to  let  carriage  to  person  having  contagious 

disease. 

13.  Manure  not  to  be  left  in  city  by  railroad. 

14.  Physician  to  report  contagious  disease  within  twenty-four 

hours  after  death  of  patient. 

15.  Duty  to  report  contagious  diseases. 

16.  Parent  not  to  expose  child  to  contagious  disease. 

17.  Vaccination  of  school  children. 

18.  Certificate  of  vaccination. 

19.  Commissioner  to  visit  schools. 

20.  Record  of  births. 

21.  Receptacle  for  garbage. 

22.  Receptacle  for  stable  manure. 

23.  Sale  of  carbolic  acid  regulated. 

24.  Promiscuous  distribution  of  drugs  prohibited. 

25.  Food  stuffs  to  be  protected  from  dirt  and  flies. 

26.  Food  stuffs  to  be  kept  two  feet  above  sidewalk. 

27.  Unwholesome  meats,  food  or  drink — penalty  for  selling. 

28.  Bringing  into  city  persons  or  articles  infected  with  con- 

tagious disease. 

29.  Bringing  or  keeping  animals  in  city  infected  with  contagious 

disease — penalty. 

30.  Expectorating  on  sidewalk. 

31.  Penalty. 


Fumigation.  § 1.  The  owner  or  keeper  of  any  hotel, 
boarding  house,  or  lodging  house,  and  the  owner,  agent  of 
the  owner,  and  the  lessee  of  any  tenement  house,  or  part 
thereof,  shall,  whenever  any  person  in  such  house  is  sick 
of  fever,  or  of  any  infectious  or  pestilential  or  contagious 
disease,  and  such  sickness  is  known  to  such  owner,  keeper, 
agent  or  lessee,  give  immediate  notice  thereof  to  the  board 
of  health,  and  thereupon  said  board  shall  cause  the  same 
to  be  inspected,  and  may,  if  found  necessary,  cause  the  same 
to  be  immediately  cleansed  or  disinfected  at  the  expense 


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of  the  owner,  in  such  manner  as  it  may  deem  necessary  and 
effectual;  and  it  may  also  cause  the  blankets,  bedding  and 
bed  clothes  used  by  such  sick  person  to  be  thoroughly  cleans- 
ed, scoured  and  fumigated,  or,  in  extreme  cases,  to  be  de- 
stroyed. 

Infected  Buildings.  § 2.  Whenever  it  shall  be  decided 
by  the  board  of  health  that  any  building,  or  part  thereof,  is 
unfit  for  human  habitation,  by  reason  of  its  being  so  in- 
fected with  disease,  or  from  other  causes,  as  to  be  likely  to 
cause  sickness  among  the  occupants,  and  notice  of  such 
decision  shall  have  been  affixed  conspicuously  on  the  part 
thereof  so  decided  to  be  unfit  for  human  habitation,  and  per- 
sonally served  upon  the  owner,  agent  or  lessee,  if  the  same 
can  be  found  in  the  state,  requiring  all  persons  therein  to 
vacate  such  building,  or  part  thereof,  for  the  reasons  to  be 
stated  therein,  as  aforesaid,  such  building,  or  part  thereof, 
shall,  within  ten  days  thereafter,  be  vacated,  or  within  such 
shorter  time,  not  less  than  twenty-four  hours,  as  in  said 
notice  may  be  specified. 

Filth  in  Alley.  § 3.  That  no  person  or  persons  shall 
throw,  place  or  deposit,  or  cause  to  be  thrown,  placed  or 
deposited,  any  dung,  carrion,  dead  animal,  offal,  or  putrid  or 
unwholesome  substance,  or  the  contents  of  any  privy  upon 
the  margin,  or  banks,  or  into  the  waters  of  the  Mississippi 
river  within  the  limits  of  said  city,  or  upon  any  street,  alley 
or  public  grounds,  or  upon  any  lot  within  the  limits  of  said 
city. 

Tannery.  § 4.  That  no  person  shall  permit,  or  have 
any  offensive  water  or  other  liquid  or  substance  on  his  prem- 
ises or  grounds  to  the  prejudice  of  life  or  health,  whether 
for  the  use  in  any  trade  or  otherwise ; and  no  establishment 
or  place  of  business  for  tanning,  skinning  or  scouring,  or 
for  dressing  hides  or  leathers,  or  for  carrying  on  any  offen- 
sive or  noisome  trade  or  business,  shall  hereafter  be  opened, 
started  or  established  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  without  a 
permit  from  the  Council.  And  every  such  establishment 
now  existing  shall  be  kept  cleanly  or  wholesome,  and  be  so 


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conducted  in  every  particular  as  not  to  be  offensive  or  pre- 
judical  to  life  or  health. 

Streets  to  be  Kept  Clean.  § 5.  That  no  swill,  brine, 
urine  of  animals  or  other  offensive  animal  substance,  nor 
any  stinking,  noxious  or  other  filthy  matter  of  any  kind 
shall,  by  any  person,  be  allowed  to* run  or  fall  from  out  of 
any  building,  vehicle  or  erection  into  or  upon  any  street  or 
public  place,  or  be  taken  or  put  therein,  save  as  elsewhere 
provided. 

Contents  of  Privy.  § 6.  That  no  person  shall  draw  off, 
or  allow  to  run  off,  into  any  ground,  street  or  place  of  said 
city,  the  contents  (or  any  part  thereof)  of  any  vault,  privy, 
cistern,  cesspool,  or  sink;  nor  shall  any  owner,  tenant  or 
occupant  of  any  building  to  which  any  vault,  privy,  or  cess- 
pool shall  appertain  or  be  attached,  permit  the  contents,  or 
any  part  thereof,  to  flow  therefrom,  or  to  rise  within  two 
feet  of  any  part  of  the  top,  or  said  contents  to  become  offen- 
sive; nor  shall  any  privy  or  other  erection  in  this  section 
mentioned  be  filled  with  or  covered  with  dirt  till  its  filthy 
contents  shall  be  emptied. 

No  Ashes — Privy.  § 7.  That  no  person  shall  throw 
into  or  deposit  in  any  vault,  sink,  privy,  or  cesspool,  any 
offal,  ashes,  meat,  fish,  garbage  or  other  substance,  except 
that  of  which  any  such  place  is  the  appropriate  receptacle; 
nor  shall  any  slops  or  kitchen  waste  be  permitted  to  run 
into  any  privy  or  cesspool,  except  the  same  be  connected 
with  the  sewer. 

Unsanitary  Privy.  § 8.  That  neither  the  contents  of 
any  such  tub,  or  of  any  receptacle,  cesspool,  privy,  vault, 
sink  or  water  closet,  cistern,  nor  anything  in  any  room,  ex- 
cavation, vat,  building,  premises  or  place,  shall  be  allowed  to 
become  a nuisance  so  as  to  be  dangerous  or  prejudicial  to 
health. 

Removal  of  Contents.  § 9.  That  no  part  of  the  con- 
tents of  any  privy,  vault,  sink,  cesspool,  except  substances 
other  than  excrements  insoluble  in  water,  or  any  accumula- 


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tion  of  any  offensive  fluid,  liquid  or  semi-liquid  substance 
or  material,  being  in  any  excavation,  cellar  or  place,  within 
the  limits  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  shall  be  removed  there- 
from, nor  shall  the  same  be  transported  through  any  of 
the  streets  or  avenues  of  said  city,  unless  and  except  the 
same  shall  be  removed  and  transported  by  means  of  an  air- 
tight apparatus,  or  in  such  manner  as  shall  prevent  entire- 
ly the  escape  of  any  noxious  or  offensive  odors  therefrom. 

Not  to  Become  Nuisance.  § 10.  That  no  part  of  the 
contents  of  or  substances  from  any  sink,  privy,  or  cesspool, 
nor  any  manure,  ashes,  garbage,  offal,  rubbish,  dirt,  nor 
any  refuse  or  waste,  or  thing  which,  by  its  decomposition, 
could  or  would  become  offensive  to  human  beings,  or  detri- 
mental to  health,  or  create  or  tend  to  create  a nuisance,  shall 
be  by  any  person  thrown,  deposited  or  placed  upon  any 
street  or  public  place,  nor  upon  any  vacant  lot  of  land,  or 
vacant  place  upon  the  face  of  any  land,  within  the  City  of 
Rock  Island,  whether  such  lot  be  enclosed  or  otherwise, 
without  the  written  permission  of  the  commissioner  of 
health;  nor  shall  any  of  said  substances  be  allowed  by  any 
person  to  run  or  drop  from  the  premises  occupied  by  such 
person  into  or  upon  any  street  or  public  place,  nor  upon 
any  vacant  lot  of  land,  or  vacant  place  upon  the  surface  of 
any  lot  of  land  in  said  city,  nor  shall  the  same  be  thrown, 
deposited  or  placed  by  any  person,  nor  allowed  to  fall  or 
run  from  the  premises  occupied  by  such  person  into  the 
river,  save  through  the  proper  underground  connections. 

Stables  to  be  Kept  Clean.  § 11.  That  every  person  shall 
cause  every  stable  and  place  where  any  cows,  horses  or  other 
animals  may  be,  to  be  kept  at  all  times  in  clean  and  whole- 
some condition,  and  shall  not  allow  any  animal  to  be  therein 
while  infected  with  any  disease,  contagious  or  pestilential, 
among  such  animals,  without  a permit  from  the  commis- 
sioner of  health. 

No  Livery  Conveyance  to  be  Used  for  Contagious  Dis- 
eases. § 12.  No  livery  stable  keeper  or  other  person,  keep- 
ing or  letting  any  carriage  or  other  conveyance  for  hire 


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within  said  city,  shall  convey  or  permit  to  be  conveyed  in 
any  such  carriage  or  other  conveyance,  any  person  having 
or  supposed  to  have  smallpox,  cholera  or  any  other  infectious 
or  contagious  disease,  or  the  body  of  any  person  who  has 
died  of  any  such  disease. 

Manure  Shipped  by  Rail.  § 13.  That  no  pile  or  de- 
posit of  manure,  offal  or  garbage,  nor  accumulation  of  any 
offensive  or  nauseous  substance,  shall  be  made  within  the 
limits  of  said  city,  nor  shall  any  person  or  corporation  un- 
load, discharge,  or  put  upon  or  along  the  line  of  any  rail- 
road, street  or  highway,  or  public  place  within  said  city, 
any  manure,  offal,  garbage  or  other  offensive  or  nauseous 
substance;  nor  shall  cars  or  flats  loaded  with,  or  having  in 
or  upon  them  any  such  substance  or  substances,  be  allowed 
to  remain  or  stand  on  or  along  any  railroad,  street  or  high- 
way within  the  limits  of  said  city,  within  three  hundred 
(300)  yards  of  any  inhabited  dwelling. 

Report  of  Contagious  Diseases.  § 14.  That  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  each  and  every  practicing  physician  in  the  city 
to  report  in  writing  to  the  board  of  health,  the  death  of  any 
of  his  patients  who  shall  have  died  in  said  city,  of  contagi- 
ous or  infectious  disease,  within  twenty-four  hours  there- 
after, and  to  state  in  such  report  the  specific  name  and  type 
of  such  disease. 

Duty  to  Report.  § 15.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  each 
and  every  physician  or  other  person,  to  report  to  the  board 
of  health  immediately  after  he  has  discovered  the  same,  the 
name  and  place  of  residence  of  any  person  in  said  city  who 
is  suffering  from  tuberculosis,  small  pox,  cholera,  yellow 
fever,  scarlet  fever,  diphtheria,  membraneous  croup,  or 
other  contagious  disease,  also  typhoid  fever  and  cerebro- 
spinal fever.  Any  physician  or  other  person  violating  the 
provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  fined  in  a sum  not  less 
than  twenty-five  ($25)  dollars  nor  more  than  two  hundred 
($200)  dollars. 

Exposure  to  Contagious  Diseases.  § 16.  That  no  par- 


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ent,  master  or  custodian  of  any  child  or  minor  (having  the 
power  and  authority  to  prevent),  shall  permit  any  such 
child  or  minor  to  be  unnecessarily  exposed  or  to  needlessly 
expose  any  other  person  to  the  taking  or  to  the  infection  of 
any  contagious  disease. 

Vaccination.  § 17.  That  no  principal  of  any  school, 
and  no  principal  or  teacher  of  any  private,  sectarian  or  other 
school,  shall  admit  to  any  such  school  any  child  or  minor, 
who  shall  not  have  been  vaccinated  within  seven  years  next 
preceding  the  admission  or  application  for  admission  to  any 
such  school  of  such  child  or  minor;  or  shall  any  such  princi- 
pal or  teacher  retain  in  or  permit  to  attend  any  such  school 
any  such  child  or  minor  who  shall  not  have  been  vaccinated 
within  seven  years  next  preceding  the  taking  effect  of  this 
article. 

Certificate.  § 18.  The  evidence  of  such  vaccination  to 
be  presented  to  any  such  principal  or  teacher,  as  is  men- 
tioned in  the  preceding  section,  shall  be  a certificate  signed 
by  the  commissioner  of  health  or  any  physician  duly  licensed 
by  the  state  board  of  health. 

Commissioner  to  Visit  Schools.  § 19.  The  commis- 
sioner of  health  is  hereby  empowered  to  visit  any  and  all 
public  and  private  schools  in  the  city,  and  make  or  cause 
to  be  made  an  examination  of  the  children  and  minors  in 
attendance  therein,  as  often  as  he  may  deem  necessary  to 
secure  compliance  with  the  provisions  thereof. 

Birth  Record.  § 20.  That  every  physician,  midwife 
and  other  person  who  may  assist  or  be  present  at  the  birth 
of  any  child,  shall  make  a registry  of  every  such  birth,  and 
the  time  and  place,  ward  and  street,  number  of  such  birth, 
and  the  sex  and  color  of  every  child  born,  and  the  names 
and  residence  of  each  of  the  parents  (so  far  as  the  forego- 
ing facts  can  be  ascertained),  and  deliver  such  register,  or 
copy  thereof,  to  the  commissioner  of  health  within  five  (5) 
days  after  the  birth  of  such  child. 

Garbage  Receptacle.  § 21.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of 


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every  owner,  tenant,  lessee  or  occupant  of  any  and  every 
house,  dwelling,  building  or  place  of  business,  in  the  City 
of  Rock  Island,  within  the  district  where  garbage  is  col- 
lected to  provide  or  cause  to  be  provided  on  or  before  the 
first  day  of  May,  1898,  and  at  all  times  thereafter  to  keep 
or  provide  a separate  water-tight  covered  metallic  vessel 
for  garbage,  offal  and  liquid  substances,  the  capacity  of 
which  shall  not  be  less  than  five  (5)  gallons  nor  more  than 
eight  (8)  gallons;  and  it  shall  be  unlawful  to  put  ashes  or 
anything  but  refuse,  animal  or  vegetable  matter  in  such 
vessel  used  for  garbage  and  offal,  and  any  person  or  per- 
sons who  shall  place  in  said  vessel  any  ashes,  dirt  or  other 
substances,  except  as  herein  provided,  shall  be  subject  to  a 
fine  not  exceeding  five  ($5)  dollars  nor  less  than  two  ($2) 
dollars  for  each  offense. 

Stable  Manure  Receptacle.  § 22.  It  shall  be  unlawful 
for  any  person,  firm  or  corporation  to  deposit  stable  ma- 
nure in  any  street,  alley  or  private  premise,  unless  deposit- 
ed in  suitable  receptacles.  The  receptacles  must  be  of  suit- 
able material,  tightly  constructed  and  of  sufficient  size,  with 
a hinged  lid,  which  shall  have  a slope  of  not  less  than  ten 
(10)  degrees  pitch.  The  receptacle  must  be  emptied  at  least 
once  in  every  week. 

Sale  of  Carbolic  Acid.  § 23.  That  it  shall  be  unlaw- 
ful for  any  druggist  or  other  person  to  sell  or  dispense  at 
retail  carbolic  acid  in  any  strength  higher  than  five  (5%) 
per  cent,  solution  except  upon  the  prescription  of  a duly 
registered  practicing  physician,  licensed  veterinarian  or  li- 
censed dentist. 

Free  Distribution  of  Drugs.  § 24.  It  shall  be  unlaw- 
ful for  any  person,  firm  or  corporation  to  distribute  or  cause 
to  be  distributed  from  house  to  house  in  the  City  of  Rock 
Island  any  free  samples  of  drugs. 

Foodstuffs  to  be  Protected.  § 25.  That  no  fruit,  salt- 
ed peanuts,  cracked  nuts,  of  any  kind,  candy  of  any  descrip- 
tion, or  any  other  article,  or  foodstuff  which  may  be  used 
for  human  food  without  cooking,  shall  be  kept  or  exposed 


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for  sale  on  any  street,  or  public  place,  or  outside  of  any 
shop  or  store,  or  in  the  open  window,  or  doorways  thereof, 
unless  they  be  kept  covered  so  that  they  shall  be  protected 
from  dust,  dirt  and  flies. 

Foodstuffs  to  be  Kept  Two  Feet  Above  Sidewalk.  § 26. 
That  no  article  intended  to  be  used  as  food  shall  be  exposed 
or  displayed  in  any  street  or  way,  or  in  front  of  any  place 
of  business,  unless  the  bottom  of  the  box  or  other  receptacle 
containing  such  articles  is  raised  at  least  twenty-four  (24) 
inches  above  the  sidewalk,  platform  or  landing  upon  which 
such  receptacle  rests. 

Unwholesome  Meats,  Provisions,  Food  or  Drink — Pen- 
alty for  Keeping,  Selling,  Etc.  § 27.  No  person  shall 
bring,  keep  on  hand,  sell,  or  expose  for  sale  within  the 
limits  of  the  city,  any  emaciated,  decayed,  tainted  or  un- 
wholesome meat,  fish,  fowls,  vegetables,  fruit,  butter  or 
provisions  of  any  kind,  or  any  impure  or  adulterated  milk, 
liquor,  or  other  article  of  food  or  drink  for  human  beings, 
under  a penalty  not  exceeding  two  hundred  ($200)  dollars. 

Bringing  Into  City  Persons  or  Articles  Infected  With 
Contagious  Disease — Penalty.  § 28.  No  officer  of  any 
steamboat  or  other  boat,  or  of  any  railroad  company,  or 
any  other  person  whomsoever,  shall,  knowingly,  bring  with- 
in this  city  any  person  sick  or  diseased  with  small  pox, 
cholera,  yellow  fever,  ship  fever,  or  any  other  contagious 
or  infectious  disease,  or  any  articles  that  have  been  ex- 
posed to  the  contagion  of  any  such  disease,  except  by,  and 
in  accordance  with  the  permit  and  direction  of  the  commis- 
sioner of  health,  under  a penalty  not  exceeding  two  hun- 
dred ($200)  dollars. 

Bringing  or  Keeping  in  City  Animals  Having  Contagi- 
ous Disease — Penalty.  § 29.  No  person  shall,  knowingly, 
bring,  keep  or  retain,  within  the  limits  of  this  city,  any 
horse,  colt,  ass,  mule  or  any  other  animal  having  glanders, 
farcy,  or  any  disease  that  is  contagious  among  such  ani- 
mals, under  a penalty  not  exceeding  two  hundred  ($200) 
dollars. 


Health  Regulations. 


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Expectorating  on  Sidewalk.  § 30.  Any  person  who 
shall  be  guilty  of  expectorating  upon  the  sidewalks  within 
the  corporate  limits  of  this  city  shall  be  fined  not  less  than 
five  ($5)  dollars  for  the  first  offense,  ten  ($10)  dollars 
for  the  second,  thirty  ($30)  dollars  for  the  third  offense. 
The  repetition  of  the  violation  of  this  ordinance  for  a great 
number  of  times  will  cause  the  maximum  penalty  of  one 
hundred  ($100)  dollars  to  be  placed  upon  the  said  offender. 
The  said  violation  to  be  prosecuted  under  a warrant  issued 
from  any  justice  of  the  peace  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island, 
and  enforced  as  is  provided  by  the  Statutes  and  ordinances 
of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  Illinois,  relating  to  misde- 
meanors. 

Penalty.  § 31.  Any  person  vrtio  shall,  within  the  ju- 
risdictional limits  of  this  city,  violate,  disobey,  resist,  neg- 
lect or  refuse  to  comply  with  any  of  the  provisions,  require- 
ments or  regulations  in  this  chapter  contained,  shall,  upon 
conviction,  be  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less  than  five  ($5) 
dollars  nor  more  than  two  hundred  ($200)  dollars  for  each 
offense,  excepting  as  herein  is  otherwise  provided. 


CHAPTER  27 

ICE  CREAM. 

§ 1.  Percentage  of  butter  fat. 

2.  Adulteration. 

3.  False  labeling. 

4.  Testing. 

5.  License  fee. 

6.  Penalty. 

Percentage  of  Butter  Fat.  § 1.  That  no  ice  cream 
shall  be  sold,  offered  for  sale,  exchanged,  delivered  or  be 
transported  or  carried  for  the  purpose  of  sale,  exchange  or 
delivery  that  is  adulterated  and  that  contains  less  than  four- 
teen (14%)  per  cent  of  butter  fat  for  natural  flavors  and 
twelve  (12%)  per  cent,  for  fruit  and  nut  ice  cream. 


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Health  Regulations. 


Adulteration.  § 2.  Ice  cream  shall  be  deemed  to  be 
adulterated,  within  the  meaning  of  this  act. 

First.  If  it  shall  contain  any  eggs,  corn  flour,  starch, 
gelatine,  mucilaginous  bodies,  glucose  or  thickening  of  any 
kind.  If  it  shall  contain  boric  acid,  formaldahyde,  saccha- 
rine, salts  of  copper,  iron  oxide,  ochres  or  any  coloring  sub- 
stance or  any  compound  or  adulterant : Provided,  that  this 
paragraph  shall  not  be  construed  to  prohibit  the  use  of 
harmless  coloring  matter  or  any  flavoring  matter  not  dele- 
terious to  health. 

Second.  If  it  be  an  imitation  of,  or  offered  for  sale 
under  the  name  of  another  article. 

False  Labeling.  § 3.  It  shall  not  be  lawful  for  any 
person,  firm  or  corporation  to  sell,  offer  for  sale,  expose 
for  sale  or  have  in  possession  with  intent  to  sell,  any  ice 
cream  in  any  container  which  is  falsely  labeled  or  branded 
as  to  the  name  of  the  manufacturer  thereof;  or  to  misrep- 
resent, in  any  way,  the  place  of  manufacturing  of  ice  cream 
or  the  manufacturer  thereof. 

Testing  of  Ice  Cream.  § 4.  The  requirements  for  the 
testing,  inspecting  and  application  for  the  vending  of  ice 
cream  shall  be  the  same  as  for  testing,  inspecting  and  vend- 
ing of  milk  or  cream  and  the  same  provisions  shall  apply. 

License  Fee.  § 5.  Every  person,  firm  or  corporation 
selling  or  disposing  of  ice  cream  shall  annually,  on  the  first 
day  of  May,  pay  a license  fee  of  fifteen  ($15)  dollars  for 
each  and  every  wagon,  carriage  or  other  vehicle  from  which 
ice  cream  is  sold  or  offered  for  sale.  All  licenses  granted 
pursuant  to  this  ordinance  may  at  any  time  be  revoked  by 
the  Mayor  for  flagrant  violations  of  the  provisions  hereof 
and  for  any  other  good  and  sufficient  cause. 

Penalty.  § 6.  Every  person,  firm  or  corporation  vio- 
lating this  ordinance  or  any  of  its  provisions  shall  be  deemed 
guilty  of  a misdemeanor  and  upon  conviction  thereof  be  fined 
not  less  than  twenty-five  ($25)  dollars  nor  more  than  one 
hundred  ($100)  dollars  for  each  and  every  offense. 


Insurance  Tax. 


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CHAPTER  28 

INSURANCE  TAX. 

Tax  of  Two  Per  Cent.  § 1.  All  corporations,  com- 
panies and  associations  not  incorporated  under  the  laws  of 
this  state,  and  which  are  engaged  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island 
in  effecting  fire  insurance,  shall  pay  to  the  Treasurer  of  the 
City  of  Rock  Island,  for  the  maintenance,  use  and  benefit 
of  the  fire  department  thereof,  a tax  or  license  fee  amount- 
ing to  two  (2%)  per  cent,  of  the  gross  receipts  received  by 
their  agency  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island;  and  at  that  rate 
such  corporations,  companies  and  associations  shall  pay 
upon  the  amount  of  all  premiums  which,  during  the  year 
ending  on  every  first  day  of  July,  shall  have  been  received 
for  any  insurance  effected,  or  agreed  to  be  be  effected,  in 
the  City  of  Rock  Island  by  or  with  such  corporations,  com- 
panies or  associations,  respectively,  in  accordance  with  an 
act  of  the  General  Assembly  of  the  State  of  Illinois,  entitled, 
“An  Act  to  enable  Cities,  Towns  and  Villages  organized 
under  any  general  or  special  law,  to  levy  and  collect  a tax 
or  license  fee  from  foreign  fire  insurance  companies  for  the 
benefit  of  organized  fire  departments. 


CHAPTER  29 

LEVEE— LANDING  OF  BOATS,  ETC. 

§ 1.  No  boat  to  land  without  permission  from  city  marshal — 
penalty — license. 

2.  City  marshal  to  remove  after  notice. 

3.  Boat  to  be  retained  until  fine  paid. 

4.  Lien  for  fine  created. 

No  Boat  to  Land  Without  Permission  from  City  Mar- 
shal-Penalty. § 1.  No  vessel,  boat  or  craft  of  any  kind 
whatever,  excepting  steam  boats,  and  excepting  also  as 
otherwise  provided  by  the  ordinances  of  the  City  of  Rock 


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Levee — Landing  of  Boats,  Etc. 


Island,  shall  land  at  or  occupy  any  part  of  the  levee,  to-wit : 
The  south  bank  of  the  Mississippi  river  along  First  avenue, 
and  the  east  bank  extending  south  from  Fifth  street,  with- 
in the  jurisdiction  of  said  City  of  Rock  Island,  without  per- 
mission first  obtained  from  the  City  Marshal  of  said  city, 
and  should  any  such  vessel,  boat  or  craft,  except  as  herein 
above  provided,  so  land  at  or  occupy  said  river  bank,  the 
owner,  or  person  in  charge  thereof,  shall  immediately,  on 
verbal  notice  so  to  do  by  the  said  City  Marshal,  remove  the 
same,  and  on  failure  so  to  do  every  such  owner  or  person, 
shall,  on  conviction,  be  fined  in  the  sum  of  ten  ($10)  dol- 
lars, and  in  the  further  sum  of  twenty-five  ($25)  dollars 
for  each  and  every  day  he  shall  suffer  the  same  to  remain 
at  or  occupy  any  part  of  said  levee  after  said  conviction. 

It  is  further  provided  that  every  sand  or  stone  boat, 
wharf  boat,  barge  or  raft  that  shall  be  landed  on  any  part 
of  said  levee  between  the  west  line  of  East  Seventeenth 
street,  extended,  and  the  east  line  of  Twentieth  street,  ex- 
tended, for  the  purpose  of  unloading  freight  or  materials 
shall  pay  to  the  City  Clerk  for  a license  to  so  land,  the  fol- 
lowing rates:  For  a license  for  one  year,  one  hundred 

($100)  dollars;  for  one  month,  twenty-five  ($25)  dollars; 
and  for  one  day,  three  ($3)  dollars. 

The  city  expressly  reserves  the  right  to  designate,  even 
as  to  any  licensed  boat,  barge  or  craft,,  where  it  may  be 
landed  and  unloaded. 

City  Marshal  to  Remove.  § 2.  If  any  such  boat,  vessel 
or  craft,  shall  land  at  or  occupy  any  part  of  said  levee  con- 
trary to  the  provisions  of  Section  1 of  this  ordinance,  it 
shall  be  the  duty  of  the  said  City  Marshal  to  proceed  at  once 
and  remove  the  same  to  such  place  as  he  shall  deem  advis- 
able, at  the  expense  of  the  owner. 

Boats  to  be  Retained  Until  Fine  is  Paid — Sale  of  Same. 
§ 3.  All  such  boats,  vessels  or  crafts,  shall  be  retained  in 
the  custody  of  the  City  Marshal  until  all  fines,  forfeitures, 
and  charges  mentioned  in  the  preceding  sections  of  this  or- 
dinance shall  be  paid  by  the  owner  or  person  having  charge 


Library. 


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of  the  same,  and  if  said  fines,  forfeitures  and  charges  are 
not  paid  within  twenty-four  (24)  hours  the  City  Marshal 
shall  sell  every  such  boat,  vessel  or  craft  at  public  auction  to 
the  highest  bidder  for  cash,  first  having  given  at  least  ten 
(10)  days  previous  notice  of  the  time  and  place  of  said  sale 
by  posting  up  notices  of  the  same  in  three  of  the  most  public 
places  in  said  city. 

Lien  for  Fine  Created.  § 4.  For  all  proper  charges, 
fines  and  forfeitures,  and  costs  and  expenses  incurred  by  the 
City  Marshal  in  removing  and  taking  care  of  any  boat,  ves- 
sel and  craft,  or  other  property  by  virtue  of  this  ordinance, 
a lien  is  hereby  created  against  any  such  boat,  vessel  or  craft 
or  other  property,  and  no  alienation  or  transfer  of  the  same 
shall  affect  the  said  lien. 


CHAPTER  30 

LIBRARY. 

§ 1.  Establishment  of  public  library  confirmed,  and  to  be  main- 
tained— name. 

2.  Penalty  for  injury  to,  or  failure  to  return  property  of. 

3.  Marshal  to  make  search  and  return  of  books. 

4.  Infected  books. 

Establishment  of  Public  Library  Confirmed , and  to  be 
Maintained— Name.  § 1.  That  the  establishment  of  the 
public  library  and  reading  room  in  said  city,  and  the  accept- 
ance by  the  city  of  the  donation  of  the  books,  pamphlets, 
papers,  fixtures  and  other  property  of  the  Young  Men's 
Library  Association,  upon  the  conditions  of  such  donation, 
as  set  forth  in  the  ordinance  of  said  city  passed  August  12, 
1872,  be  and  they  are  hereby  approved  and  confirmed;  and 
the  said  public  library  and  reading  room  shall,  henceforth, 
be  kept  up  and  maintained  as  such,  for  the  use  of  the  in- 
habitants of  said  city,  and  shall  be  called  the  “Rock  Island 
Public  Library  and  Reading  Room." 

Penalty  for  Injury  to,  or  Failure  to  Return  Property  of. 


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Library. 


§ 2.  Any  person  who  shall  carelessly,  wilfully  or  malicious- 
ly cut,  tear,  write  upon,  deface,  injure  or  destroy  any  book, 
pamphlet,  periodical,  newspaper,  plate,  picture,  engraving, 
or  any  other  property  or  thing  of  value  belonging  to  or  un- 
der the  control  of  the  “Rock  Island  Public  Library  and  Read- 
ing Room,”  or  who  shall  fail  to  return  thereto  any  book, 
pamphlet,  periodical,  newspaper,  plate,  picture,  engraving, 
or  any  other  thing  of  value,  belonging  to  or  under  the  con- 
trol of  the  said  library  and  reading  room,  according  to  the 
requirements  of  the  by-laws  and  rules  thereof,  or  after  no- 
tice so  to  do,  shall  be  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less  than  one 
($1)  dollar  nor  more  than  one  hundred  ($100)  dollars.  All 
such  fines  shall,  when  collected,  be  paid  to  the  City  Treasurer 
and  by  him  credited  to  the  library  fund. 

Marshal  to  Make  Search  and  Return  of  Books.  § 3.  It 
shall  be  the  duty  of  the  City  Marshal,  upon  notice  and  re- 
quest of  the  librarian  of  said  library,  to  make  diligent  in- 
quiry and  search  for,  and,  if  found,  return  to  said  library 
any  and  all  books,  pamphlets,  papers,  pictures,  and  other 
things  of  value,  which  may,  at  any  time,  have  been  taken  or 
detained  from  said  library. 

Infected  Books.  § 4.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Health 
Commissioner  upon  learning  of  the  existence  of  contagious 
or  infectious  disease  in  any  family,  to  at  once  notify  the  li- 
brarian of  the  library  board  of  such  fact ; and  also  to  ascer- 
tain if  any  library  book  is  in  such  family’s  possession,  and 
if  so  notify  such  librarian  of  such  fact;  whereupon  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  librarian  to  withdraw  all  such  books  from 
circulation  and  destroy  the  same. 

[Historical  Note].  A resolution  of  the  board  of  di- 
rectors of  the  public  library  was  presented  to  the  City  Coun- 
cil, and  adopted  at  a meeting  of  the  Council  held  April  9, 
1900.  The  said  resolution,  after  reciting  the  estimate  of  the 
cost  of  construction  and  the  proposed  tax  levy  to  cover  the 
same,  proceeded  as  follows: 


Therefore  be  it  resolved 


Licenses. 


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By  the  City  Council  of  Rock  Island,  that  this  City  Coun- 
cil hereby  fully  approves  the  said  purpose,  plans  and  scheme, 
and  the  action  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  public  library 
of  this  city,  as  heretofore  reported  to  this  Council,  for  the 
construction  of  a new  public  library  building  in  said  city  in 
all  respects;  and  it  hereby  authorizes  and  directs  the  said 
board  of  directors  to  take  such  action  as  may  be  proper  and 
necessary  for  the  safe  and  proper  erection  of  a library  build- 
ing upon  said  lots  as  soon  as  practicable,  and  that  the  money 
necessary  for  the  purpose  aforesaid  shall  be  raised  by  taxa- 
tion upon  the  property  of  said  city,  as  provided  by  law,  for 
said  period  of  seven  (7)  years. 


CHAPTER  31 

LICENSES. 

§ 1.  Licenses  subject  to  all  ordinances — violation  to  incur  for- 
feiture. 

2.  How  issued — what  to  contain. 

3.  Not  transferable  without  permission — use  thereof  restricted — 

not  of  force  until  issued. 

4.  Assignment — surrender — new  license — bond. 

5.  May  be  revoked  by  Mayor  or  Council. 

6.  Clerk  to  keep  register  of — fees. 

Licenses  Subject  to  all  Ordinances — Violation  to  Incur 
Forfeiture . § 1.  All  licenses  which  may  at  any  time  be 

issued  under  any  ordinance  of  said  city,  shall  be  subject  to 
all  ordinances  and  regulations  of  the  city  which  may  be  in 
force  during  the  period  of  such  license,  or  any  portion  of 
such  period,  and  a violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  there- 
of by  any  licensed  person,  shall,  in  addition  to  the  penalties 
which  may  be  provided  for  such  violation,  subject  him  to  a 
revocation  of  his  license. 

Licenses,  How  Issued  — What  to  Contain  — Term  of. 
§ 2.  All  licenses  which  may  be  issued  under  any  ordinance 
of  said  city,  unless  such  ordinances  shall  otherwise  provide, 
be  signed  by  the  Mayor  and  City  Clerk,  or  by  the  clerk,  with 


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Licenses. 


the  approval  of  the  Mayor,  and  under  the  corporate  seal  of 
said  city;  shall  specify  the  kind  of  lic’ense  and  the  location 
of  the  building  or  premises  to  be  occupied,  shall  bear  the 
date  on  the  day  it  is  issued  and,  unless  sooner  revoked  or 
terminated,  expire  on  the  first  day  of  May  next  thereafter. 

License  Not  Transferable  Without  Permission — Use 
Thereof  Restricted — Not  of  Force  Until  Issued . § 3.  No 

such  license  shall  be  transferable  without  permission  of  the 
Mayor  or  the  City  Council,  nor  shall  any  such  licenses  be 
used  except  by  the  person,  at  any  place,  and  for  the  purpose 
designated  therein;  and  no  person  shall  be  deemed  licensed 
until  a license  has  been  actually  issued  to  him. 

Assignment — Surrender — New  License — Bond.  § 4. 
Any  person  to  whom  any  license  may  have  been  issued  un- 
der any  ordinance  of  this  city  may,  with  the  permission  of 
the  Mayor,  surrender  such  licence  and  have  the  same  can- 
celled, and  have  a like  license  issued  for  the  unexpired  term 
of  the  one  so  surrendered,  to  the  person  or  place  of  busi- 
ness to  which  he  may  wish  to  transfer  the  same,  upon  the 
licensee,  named  in  such  new  license,  giving  bond  (if  bond  is 
required  in  such  case)  and  complying  with  the  requirements 
of  the  ordinances  under  which  said  license  is  issued. 

License  May  be  Revoked  by  Mayor  or  Council.  § 5. 
Any  license  granted  under  the  provisions  of  any  ordinance 
of  said  city  may  be  revoked  at  any  time,  upon  written  notice, 
by  the  Mayor  or  the  City  Council,  when  it  shall  appear  to 
his  or  their  satisfaction  that  the  licensed  party  has  violated 
or  failed  to  comply  with  any  provision  of  any  ordinance  of 
said  city  applicable  to  the  person,  business,  occupation  or 
place  so  licensed. 

Clerk  to  Keep  Register  of  Licenses — Fee.  § 6.  The 
City  Clerk  shall  keep  a register  of  all  licenses  issued;  the 
date,  term,  and  kind  of  license,  the  amount  paid  therefor, 
the  name  and  place  of  business  of  the  licensee,  and  the  names 
of  the  sureties  on  his  bond. 


Maps,  Plats,  Etc. 


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CHAPTER  32 

MAPS,  PLATS,  ETC. 

Maps,  Plats,  Etc.,  to  be  Approved  by  the  City  Council. 
§ 1.  Every  map,  plat  or  subdivision  of  any  block,  lot,  sub- 
lot or  part  thereof,  or  of  any  piece  or  parcel  of  land  shall  be 
submitted  to  the  City  Council  for  its  approval  before  the 
same  shall  be  or  become  of  any  force  or  effect,  and  no  such 
map,  plat  or  subdivision  shall  be  valid  in  any  degree  what- 
ever until  it  shall  have  been  approved  by  the  City  Council. 

Grading  of  Streets — Laying  of  Sidewalks — Duplicate  to 
be  Furnished.  § 2.  No  such  map,  plat  or  subdivision  shall 
be  approved  by  the  City  Council  unless  the  owner  or  owners 
of  the  land  so  platted  shall  first  have  brought  the  strips  of 
ground,  intended  for  streets,  to  a proper  and  uniform  grade 
to  be  established  by  said  City  Council,  and  shall  have  laid 
along  said  streets,  sidewalks  of  such  material  and  width  as 
the  ordinances  of  said  City  of  Rock  Island  provide,  or  the 
City  Council  may  require.  Every  such  map,  plat,  etc.,  shall 
be  submitted  in  duplicate,  one  copy  to  remain  in  the  City 
Clerk's  office,  and  the  amount  necessary  to  record  the  same 
according  to  law  shall  be  deposited  with  the  City  Clerk. 

Indorsement  Thereon.  § 3.  In  case  of  approval  by 
said  City  Council  of  any  such  map,  plat  or  subdivision,  the 
indorsement  thereon  that  such  map  or  plat  has  been  ap- 
proved, signed  by  the  Mayor  and  City  Clerk,  shall  be  suffi- 
cient evidence  of  its  approval  and  of  its  right  to  be  recorded. 


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Milk  and  Cream  Inspection. 


CHAPTER  33 

I 

MILK  AND  CREAM  INSPECTION. 

DAIRY  LICENSE. 

§ 1.  Milk  food  division  established. 

2.  Officers’  defaults. 

3.  Insignia  of  office — powers. 

4.  Milk  vendor’s  license — license  fees. 

5.  License — application  and  issue  of. 

6.  Vehicles,  premises,  etc. — cleanliness. 

7.  Vehicles — sign. 

8.  Inspection — resisting. 

9.  Powers  of  entry. 

10.  Samples — test. 

11.  Milk  test. 

12.  Cream  test. 

13.  Skimmed  milk — penalty. 

14.  Impure,  diluted  or  adulterated  milk. 

15.  Adulteration  or  dilution. 

16.  Foreign  substance  contained. 

17.  Condensed  or  evaporated  milk. 

18.  Confiscation  of  impure  milk. 

19.  Buttermilk. 

20.  Hotel  keeper,  restaurant,  etc. 

21.  Sick  or  diseased  cow — slaughter. 

22.  Parturition  of  cow. 

23.  Dairy — refuse  matter — offal. 

24.  Moneys  collected. 

Milk  and  Food  Division  Established.  § 1.  There  is 
hereby  established  a division  of  the  department  of  health 
of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  to  be  known  and  designated  as 
the  milk  and  food  division,  which  shall  embrace  the  com- 
missioner of  health  and  such  other  inspectors  and  employes 
as  the  Council  may,  by  ordinance,  prescribe  and  establish. 

Officer’s  Defaults.  § 2.  Any  officer  or  employe  of  the 
health  department,  who  willfully  connives  at  or  assists  in 
the  violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance, 
shall,  on  conviction  thereof,  be  fined  not  less  than  one  hun- 
dred ($100)  dollars  nor  more  than  two  hundred  ($200) 
dollars,  and  at  once  forfeit  his  office. 

Insignia  of  Office — Powers.  § 3.  The  Health  Commis- 
sioner and  the  inspectors  shall  each,  when  on  duty,  wear  a 
metallic  star,  inscribed  with  suitable  words,  which  shall  be 
supplied  by  and  be  the  property  of  the  city.  They  shall 


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each  have  the  power,  on  demand  made  therefor,  to  require 
the  aid,  assistance  or  presence  of  any  police  officer,  in  the 
performance  of  any  duty  enjoined  by  the  provisions  of  this 
ordinance,  to  arrest  all  persons  found  violating  any  of  the 
terms  or  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  and  shall  have  full 
powers,  as  are  now  provided  by  the  laws  and  ordinances  of 
the  city. 

Milk  Vendor's  License — License  Fees.  § 4.  No  per- 
son or  persons,  firm  or  corporation,  or  driver  of  any  milk 
wagon  thereof,  shall  sell  or  offer  for  sale,  expose  for  sale, 
dispose  of,  exchange  or  deliver  or,  with  the  intent  so  to  do 
as  aforesaid,  have  in  his  or  their  possession,  care  or  cus- 
tody or  control,  milk  or  cream  for  human  food,  without 
having  been  first  licensed  so  to  do.  Every  person  or  per- 
sons, firm  or  corporation  selling  or  disposing  of  milk  or 
cream  at  retail  shall,  annually  on  the  first  day  of  May,  pay 
license  fees  as  follows:  Every  milk  or  cream  vendor  sell- 

ing, offering  for  sale,  exposing  for  sale,  exchange  or  deliv- 
ery, or  disposing  of  the  same  in  or  from  any  store,  stand, 
booth,  market  place,  milk  depot,  warehouse,  dairy,  qow 
stable  or  any  building  or  establishment  of  any  kind,  or  in 
or  from  any  wagon,  carriage  or  other  vehicle,  shall  pay  the 
sum  of  five  ($5)  dollars:  Provided,  however,  that  this  sec- 
tion shall  not  apply  to  private  persons  who  own  not  more 
than  two  cows  and  who  sell  milk  therefrom  to  their  neigh 
bors  or  customers  by  peddling  the  same  by  hand.  When  more 
than  one  wagon,  carriage  or  vehicle  is  used  from  which  milk 
or  cream  is  sold  or  offered  for  sale,  there  shall  be  paid  at 
the  same  time  and  in  like  manner,  as  hereinbefore  provid- 
ed, for  each  such  additional  wagon,  carriage  or  other  vehicle, 
the  sum  of  five  ($5)  dollars.  Every  person,  firm  or  corpo- 
ration violating  this  section,  or  any  of  its  provisions,  shall 
be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor  and,  on  conviction  there- 
of, be  fined  not  less  than  twenty-five  ($25)  dollars  nor  more 
than  one  hunderd  ($100)  dollars  for  each  and  every  offense. 
All  licenses  granted  pursuant  to  this  ordinance  may  at  any 
time  be  revoked  by  the  Commissioner  of  Health,  for  fia- 


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grant  violations  of  the  provisions  hereof  or  for  any  other 
good  and  sufficient  cause. 

License — Application  and  Issue  of.  § 5.  License  shall 
be  issued  in  the  names  of  the  applicants  therefor.  Before 
the  issuance  of  the  license  every  vendor  of  milk  or  cream 
shall  make  written  application  therefor  on  a printed  form, 
provided  for  that  purpose,  on  which  shall  be  stated : 

First.  The  name,  residence  and  location  of  the  busi- 
ness place  or  places  of  the  applicant. 

Second.  The  number  of  cows,  if  any,  owned  by  or 
controlled  by  the  applicant. 

Third.  The  number  and  description  of  each  and  every 
wagon,  carriage  or  other  vehicle,  used  by  the  applicant  in 
the  milk  or  cream  business. 

Fourth.  If,  after  the  issuance  of  and  delivery  of  the 
license,  any  change  be  made  in  the  location  of  the  place  of 
business  of  such  licensee,  notice  thereof  must  forthwith  be 
given  to  the  City  Clerk.  Any  and  all  persons  licensed  un- 
der this  article  shall  immediately  cause  to  be  and  remain 
posted,  his  or  their  license  upon  some  conspicuous  part  of 
the  room  or  office  in  which  the  business  is  carried  on,  under 
a penalty  of  not  less  than  ten  ($10)  dollars  for  each  day 
said  license  remains  unposted  as  provided  in  this  section. 

Vehicles,  Premises,  Etc. — Cleanliness.  § 6.  All  cans, 
vessels  and  receptacles  used  in  the  hauling  of  milk  and 
cream,  as  well  as  all  packages,  refrigerators  or  compart- 
ments of  stores  or  other  places  where  milk  or  cream  is  kept, 
stored,  or  hauled,  shall  be  kept  and  maintained  scrupulous- 
ly neat  and  clean,  and  shall  be  kept  free  from  the  presence 
or  vicinity  of  any  article  of  any  kind  likely  to  contaminate 
or  injuriously  affect  the  sweetness,  quality  or  condition  of 
the  milk  or  cream.  Any  person  found  violating  this  section 
shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor  and,  on  convic- 
tion thereof,  shall  be  punished  by  a fine  of  not  less  than 
ten  ($10)  dollars  nor  more  than  fifty  ($50)  dollars  for 
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Vehicle — Sign.  § 7.  No  milk  or  cream  shall  be  sold, 
offered  for  sale,  exposed  for  sale,  exchanged,  delivered, 
transported,  conveyed  or  carried  on  any  wagon,  carriage 
or  other  vehicle  unless  the  owner  or  owners  thereof  shall 
first  obtain  from  the  City  Clerk  two  metal  plates  on  which 
shall  be  stamped  the  number  corresponding  to  the  license, 
together  with  the  year  for  which  the  license  is  issued,  which 
plates  the  said  licensed  owners  or  owner  shall  cause  to  be 
securely  fastened  on  the  outside  of  each  side  of  the  box  of 
his  vehicle  so  licensed,  or  in  a conspicuous  place  so  that  the 
same  can  be  easily  seen. 

Inspection — Resisting.  § 8.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of 
said  Health  Commissioner  (either  in  person  or  by  one  or 
more  of  the  said  inspectors)  to  visit,  view  and  inspect  all 
places  and  vehicles  in  which  milk  and  cream  may  be  sold, 
offered  for  sale,  exposed  for  sale,  stored,  kept,  exchanged, 
delivered  or  disposed  of  as  well  as  to  inspect,  view  and  ex- 
amine all  vessels,  cans,  receptacles,  packages,  refrigerators 
or  compartments  of  store  places  or  buildings,  erections  or 
establishments  of  any  kind  containing  milk  or  cream,  and 
ascertain  or  examine  the  condition  thereof  with  Reference 
to  cleanliness  and  sanitation,  and  are  authorized,  directed 
and  empowered  to  cause  the  removal  and  abatement  of  any 
unfit,  unclean  or  injurious  conditions  attending  the  keep- 
ing, storing  or  possession,  care,  custody  or  control  of  milk 
or  cream  at  and  in  all  places.  Any  person,  firm  or  corpora- 
tion failing,  neglecting,  delaying  or  refusing  to  obey  or  con- 
form to  any  reasonable  order  or  direction  under  this  sec- 
tion, made  by  the  proper  officer,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of 
a misdemeanor  and  fined  not  less  than  ten  ($10)  dollars  nor 
more  than  one  hundred  ($100)  dollars. 

Powers  of  Entry.  § 9.  The  Commissioner  of  Health, 
inspector  and  police  officer  detailed,  directed  or  instructed 
to  act  therein,  shall  have  the  right,  and  it  shall  be  their 
duty  to  enter  and  have  full  access,  egress  and  ingress  to 
all  places  where  milk  or  cream  is  stored  or  kept  for  sale, 
to  all  wagons,  carriages,  or  other  vehicles,  railroad  cars  or 


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conveyances  of  any  kind  used  for  the  conveyance,  transpor- 
tation or  delivery  of  milk  to  any  warehouse,  place  of  busi- 
ness, factories,  buildings,  farms,  stables,  railroad  depots, 
erections,  establishments  or  places  of  any  kind,  to  all  ves- 
sels, cans,  packages,  refrigerators  or  receptacles  of  milk 
or  cream,  and  to  take  samples  of  milk  and  cream  there- 
from, not  exceeding  one  (1)  quart,  for  the  purpose  of  in- 
specting, testing  or  analyzing  the  same.  Any  person,  firm 
or  corporation  failing,  neglecting,  delaying  or  refusing  to 
obey  or  conform  to  any  reasonable  order  or  direction  under 
this  section,  made  by  the  proper  officer,  shall  be  deemed 
guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and  fined  not  less  than  ten  ($10) 
nor  more  than  one  hundred  ($100)  dollars,  and  whenever  a 
sample  or  samples  so  found  and  taken  as  aforesaid  shall 
not  correspond  with,  or  shall  be  in  violation  of,  the  require- 
ments of  this  ordinance,  the  person  or  persons,  firm  or  cor- 
poration in  whose  possession,  care,  custody  or  control  such 
milk  or  cream  may  be  found,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a 
misdemeanor  and  fined  not  less  than  ten  ($10)  dollars  nor 
more  than  one  hundred  ($100)  dollars  for  each  and  every 
offense. 

Samples — Test.  § 10.  All  samples  of  milk  and  cream 
taken  or  brought  to  the  office  of  the  department  of  health 
by  the  officers  thereof,  or  by  any  other  person  shall  be 
analyzed  or  otherwise  satisfactorily  tested  and  wherever 
or  whenever  said  milk  or  cream  or  other  foods  so  tested 
or  analyzed  shall  be  found  violative  of  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance,  the  necessary  steps  shall  be  taken  for  a 
prosecution  for  a violation  thereof.  The  analysis  or  test 
herein  required  may  be  made  with  such  instruments,  appa- 
ratus, chemicals  or  other  articles,  and  to  such  extent  as 
may,  by  the  Commissioner  of  Health  be  deemed  necessary. 
A record  shall  be  kept  of  every  analysis  or  examination  that 
may  be  made,  and  the  Health  Commissioner  shall  make  an 
annual  report  of  the  transactions  of  this  division  to  the 
Council  with  all  such  data  as  may  be  of  public  interest. 

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for  sale,  stored,  exchanged,  transported,  conveyed,  carried 
or  delivered,  or  with  such  intent  as  aforesaid,  be  in  the 
care,  custody,  control  or  possession  of  any  one  if  it  con- 
tains more  than  eighty-eight  (88)  per  centum  of  watery 
fluids  or  less  than  twelve  (12)  per  centum  of  total  solids, 
of  which  total  solids  three  (3)  per  centum  shall  be  butter 
fat.  Offenders  under  this  section  shall  be  deemed  guilty 
of  a misdemeanor  and,  on  conviction  thereof,  be  punished 
by  a fine  of  not  less  than  twenty-five  ($25)  dollars  nor  more 
than  one  hundred  ($100)  dollars  for  each  and  every  offense. 

Cream  Test.  § 12.  No  cream  shall  be  sold,  offered 
for  sale,  exchanged,  delivered  or  be  transported  or  carried 
for  the  purpose  of  sale,  exchange  or  delivery  that  contains 
less  than  eighteen  (18)  per  centum  of  butter  fat,  or  that 
is  taken  from  any  impure,  diseased,  unhealthy,  unclean, 
adulterated  or  unwholesome  milk,  or  cream  to  which  any 
foreign  or  other  substance  of  any  kind  has  been  added. 
Offenders  under  this  section  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a 
misdemeanor  and,  on  conviction  thereof,  shall  be  fined  not 
less  than  ten  ($10)  dollars  nor  more  than  one  hundred 
($100)  dollars  for  each  and  every  offense. 

Skimmed  Milk — Penalty.  § 13.  Any  vendor  of  milk 
or  cream,  or  any  driver,  servant  or  agent  of  such  vendor, 
who  shall  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island  sell  or  offer  for  sale 
any  milk  from  which  the  cream  or  any  part  thereof  shall 
have  been  taken,  shall  offer  for  sale  and  sell  the  same  as 
skimmed  milk  and  not  otherwise,  and  no  vendor  of  milk, 
and  no  driver,  servant  or  agent  of  such  vendor  shall  offer 
for  sale,  or  sell,  or  have  in  his  custody,  possession  or  con- 
trol, with  intent  to  sell  or  deliver  same,  any  such  milk  from 
which  the  cream  or  any  part  thereof  shall  have  been  taken, 
unless  the  can,  vessel  or  package  containing  such  milk  shall 
have  conspicuously  attached  thereto  a steel  or  metallic  tab 
on  which  shall  be  engrossed  the  words  “Skimmed  Milk,” 
in  large,  plain,  distinct  letters;  said  steel  or  metallic  tab 
shall  not  be  less  than  three  (3)  inches  by  five  (5)  inches 
in  size.  Any  person  violating  this  section  shall  be  deemed 


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guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and,  on  conviction  thereof,  shall 
be  punished  by  a fine  of  not  less  than  ten  ($10)  dollars 
nor  more  than  one  hundred  ($100)  dollars. 

Impure,  Diluted  or  Adulterated  Milk.  § 14.  Who- 
ever, by  himself,  or  by  his  servant  or  agent,  employe  or 
milk  wagon  driver,  or  as  servant  or  as  agent,  employe  or 
milk  wagon  driver  for  any  other  person,  firm  or  corpora- 
tion, sells,  offers  for  sale,  exchanges,  delivers,  or  transports 
or  carries  for  the  purpose  of  sale,  exchange  or  delivery,  or 
has  in  his  custody,  possession,  care  or  control  with  intent 
so  to  sell,  offer  for  sale,  exchange  or  deliver,  or  exposes  or 
offers  for  sale,  exchange,  transportation  or  delivery,  any 
milk  or  cream,  fpr  human  food,  which  is  unclean,  diluted, 
impure,  unhealthy,  diseased,  unwholesome,  adulterated  or 
not  of  the  standard  of  good  quality  provided  for  by  this  or- 
dinance, or  milk  or  cream  produced  from  sick  or  diseased 
cows,  or  milk  or  cream  to  which  water  or  any  foreign  sub- 
stance has  been  added,  or  milk  or  cream  produced  from 
cows  kept  in  an  unclean,  filthy,  or  unhealthy  condition,  or 
milk  or  cream  that  has  been  exposed  to  or  contaminated  or 
affected  by  the  emanations,  discharges  or  exhalation  from 
any  human  beings  or  animals  sick  with  any  contagious  or 
infectious  diseases  by  which  the  health  or  life  of  any  per- 
son may  be  endangered,  compromised  or  in  any  way  affect- 
ed, shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and,  on  convic- 
tion thereof,  shall  for  a first  offense  be  fined  not  less  than 
ten  ($10)  dollars  nor  more  than  one  hundred  ($100)  dol- 
lars; and  for  each  subsequent  offense  be  fined  not  less 
than  twenty-five  ($25)  dollars  nor  more  than  two  hundred 
($200)  dollars. 

Adulteration  or  Dilution.  § 15.  Any  person  who  shall 
adulterate  milk  or  cream  or  reduce  or  change  it  in  any 
respect  by  the  addition  of  water  or  any  foreign  or  other 
substance  or  by  the  removal  of  cream  therefrom  with  a 
view  of  selling,  or  offering  the  same  for  sale,  or  exchange, 
shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and,  on  convic- 
tion thereof,  be  fined  not  less  than  ten  ($10)  dollars  nor 


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more  than  one  hundred  ($100)  dollars  for  each  and  every 
offense. 

Foreign  Substances  Contained.  § 16.  Any  person, 
firm  or  corporation,  who  shall  sell,  offer  for  sale,  expose 
for  sale,  exchange,  deliver,  dispose  of  or  transport,  convey 
or  carry,  or  with  any  such  intent  as  aforesaid,  have  in  his 
or  their  possession,  care,  custody  or  control,  any  milk  or 
cream  having  therein  or  containing  any  foreign  or  other 
substance  of  any  kind  whatever,  or  coloring  matter,  or  any 
adulteration  or  preservative,  whether  for  the  purpose  of 
artificially  increasing  the  quantity  of  milk  or  cream  or  for 
preserving  the  condition  of  sweetness  thereof  or  for  any 
purpose  whatever,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misde- 
meanor, and,  on  conviction  thereof,  shall  be  fined  not  less 
than  ten  ($10)  dollars  nor  more  than  one  hundred  ($100) 
dollars  for  each  and  every  offense. 

Condensed  Milk.  § 17.  No  person  shall  manufacture, 
sell  or  offer  for  sale,  any  condensed  or  evaporated  milk  for 
domestic  use,  unless  the  same  shall  be  put  up  in  packages 
or  cans  upon  which  shall  be  distinctly  labeled  or  stamped 
the  name  or  brand  by  whom,  or  under  which,  the  same  is 
made.  No  condensed  or  evaporated  milk  shall  be  made, 
sold,  or  offered  for  sale,  exchanged  or  delivered  for  domes- 
tic use  unless  the  same  is  manufactured  from  pure,  clean, 
healthy,  fresh,  unadulterated,  wholesome  milk,  from  which 
the  cream  has  not  been  removed.  Condensed  or  evaporated 
milk  shall  contain  not  less  than  twenty  (20)  per  cent  of 
milk  solids  and  one  hundred  (100)  per  cent,  of  such  milk 
solids  shall  contain  not  less  than  twenty-seven  and  five- 
tenths  (27.5)  per  cent,  of  milk  fat.  Nothing  herein  con- 
tained shall  be  construed  to  prevent  the  addition  of  cane 
sugar  in  the  manufacture  of  condensed  or  evaporated  milk. 

Confiscation  of  Impure  Milk.  § 18.  All  milk  and 
cream  from  sick  and  diseased  cows,  or  cows  fed  on  refuse 
or  slops  from  distilleries,  vinegar  factories  or  any  similar 
slops,  mash  or  refuse  shall,  upon  discovery  thereof  be  con- 
fiscated, forfeited  and  immediately  destroyed  by  or  under 


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the  direction  of  the  Commissioner  of  Health  or  superintend- 
ent, who  shall,  if  done  in  good  faith,  be  held  harmless  in 
damages  therefor,  in  any  suit  or  demand  made. 

Buttermilk.  § 19.  Nothing  in  this  ordinance  shall  be 
so  construed  as  to  prohibit  the  use  or  sale  of  what  is  known 
as  buttermilk,  provided  the  same  is  produced  from  pure  and 
wholesome  milk.  Should  any  such  buttermilk,  however,  be 
sold,  kept,  offered  or  exposed  for  sale,  exchanged  or  trans- 
ported, conveyed  or  carried  or  be  in  the  care,  custody,  con- 
trol or  possession  of  any  one,  with  the  intent  as  aforesaid, 
which  is  not  the  product  of  pure  and  wholesome  milk,  the 
offender  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and,  on 
conviction  thereof,  shall  be  fined  not  less  than  twenty-five 
($25)  dollars  nor  more  than  one  hundred  ($100)  dollars  for 
each  and  every  offense. 

Hotel  Keeper , Restaurant,  Etc.  § 20.  Every  hotel 
keeper,  restaurant  keeper  or  boarding  house  keeper  who 
furnishes  milk  or  cream  to  his  or  their  guests  or  boarders 
shall  be  in  all  respects  subject  and  amenable  to  the , pro- 
visions of  this  ordinance,  saving  and  excepting  the  obtain- 
ing of  a license. 

Sick  or  Diseased  Cow — Slaughter.  § 21.  If  any  cow 
be  sick  or  diseased,  the  owner  or  person  in  charge  thereof 
shall  not  sell,  or  offer  for  sale,  exchange  or  delivery,  the 
milk  or  cream  therefrom,  but  shall  at  once  destroy  the 
same.  If,  in  the  opinion  of  the  Commissioner  of  Health  or 
any  inspector,  any  cow  is  afflicted  with  a contagious  or  in- 
fectious disease,  he  shall  direct  the  owner  or  person  in 
charge  thereof  to  forthwith  remove  the  said  cow  from  the 
premises  to  a place  where  it  may  not  spread  or  cause  con- 
tagion or  infection.  A violation  of  this  section  shall  be 
deemed  a misdemeanor,  and,  on  conviction  thereof,  the 
offender  shall  be  fined  not  less  than  ten  ($10)  dollars  nor 
more  than  one  hundred  ($100)  dollars.  If  said  cow  is,  by 
the  Commissioner  of  Health  or  inspector,  deemed  incurable, 
and  the  owner  or  person  in  charge  thereof  does  not  consent 


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to  its  being  killed,  said  commissioner  shall  notify  the  state 
board  of  live  stock  commissioners. 

Parturition  of  Cow.  § 22.  No  milk  or  cream  shall  be 
sold,  kept,  offered  or  exposed  for  sale,  stored,  transported, 
exchanged,  carried,  delivered  or  in  any  manner  disposed  of, 
drawn  from  cows  within  fifteen  (15)  days  before  and  five 
(5)  days  after  parturition,  nor  shall  the  same  be  mixed 
with  any  other  milk  or  cream  for  such  purposes.  Any  one 
so  offending  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor  and, 
on  conviction  thereof,  shall  be  fined  not  less  than  ten  ($10) 
dollars  nor  more  than  one  hundred  ($100)  dollars  for  each 
and  every  offense. 

Dairy — Refuse  Matter — Offal.  § 23.  All  persons, 

firms  or  corporations  who  own  or  keep  a dairy  and  offer 
the  products  thereof  for  sale  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island 
shall  maintain  the  premises  thereof  free  from  any  accumu- 
lation of  refuse  matter  or  offal,  which  shall  be  removed 
frequently,  so  as  not  to  endanger  the  public  health. 

Moneys  Collected.  § 24.  All  moneys  collected  under 
the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  duly  paid  to  the 
City  Cerk. 


CHAPTER  34 

MISDEMEANORS. 

I.  OFFENSES  AGAINST  GOOD  MORALS  AND  DECENCY. 

§ 1.  Misdemeanor  defined — penalty. 

2.  Drunkenness — penalty — second  offense — time  of  commencing 

prosecution. 

3.  Minors  not  to  frequent  saloons. 

4.  Bathing  in  public  places — indecently  exposed. 

5.  Indecent  exposure — indecent  books,  pictures,  shows,  etc. 

6.  Indecent  exhibition  of  stud  horse  or  bull. 

7.  Houses  of  ill  fame — disorderly  houses. 

8.  Gaming — penalty. 

9.  Gaming  houses. 

10.  Gambling  instruments  may  be  destroyed — slot  machines. 


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11.  Disorderly  houses  may  be  entered  forcibly — police  may  ar- 

rest persons  found  therein. 

12.  Licensed  persons  violating  sections  5,  6,  7,  8,  9 or  10,  forfeit 

license. 

13.  Cruelty  to  animals — penalty. 

II.  OFFENSES  AFFECTING  PUBLIC  SAFETY. 

14.  Use  of  firearms  and  explosives — exceptions. 

15.  Riding  or  driving  on  streets — turning  to  the  right. 

16.  Slackening  speed  when  approaching  crossing  or  turning  a 

corner. 

17.  Leaving  horse's  unfastened — fast  driving. 

18.  Obstructing  streets  and  sidewalks  with  teams. 

19.  Flying  kites,  throwing  stones  and  other  dangerous  sports. 

20.  Getting  on  or  holding  to  cars,  vehicles,  etc. — penalty. 

21.  Coasting  on  streets  prohibited — exceptions. 

22.  Leaving  cellar  doors  and  other  openings,  etc.,  uncovered  or 

unsafe. 

23.  Scaffolds  to  be  safely  and  properly  built. 

24.  Speed  of  motor  vehicles,  etc. 

III.  . OFFENSES'  AFFECTING  PUBLIC  PEACE  AND  QUIET. 

25.  Assault — assault  and  battery — penalty. 

26.  Disturbing  the  peace  by  loud  noises  and  riotous  conduct,  etc. 

27.  Loitering  or  loafing  about  streets,  etc. — interfering  with  or 

annoying  passersby— curfew,  etc. 

28.  Keeping  dogs,  etc. — disturbing'  the  quiet  by  barking,  howling, 

etc. 

29.  Breach  of  the  peace — threatening  language  and  conduct — 

penalty. 

30.  Disorderly  conduct — unlawful  gatherings — penalty. 

31.  Disturbing  school  or  assembly — penalty. 

32.  Processions,  music  and  picnics  on  Sunday  forbidden — pen- 

alty. 

33.  False  alarm  of  fire — penalty. 

34.  Places  of  amusement — time  of  closing — penalty. 

35.  Carrying  concealed  weapons — penalty. 

36.  Permit  to  carry  concealed  weapons. 

37.  Resistance  to  officers. 

IV.  OFFENSES  AFFECTING  STREETS,  PROPERTY  AND 
MERCHANDISE. 

38.  Destruction  or  injury  of  public  property. 

39.  Excavation  in  streets — penalty. 

39.  Breaking  or  opening  into  sewers — penalty. 

40.  Neglecting  to  provide  eave  troughs  on  buildings  and  cover 

over  sidewalk — penalty. 

41.  Injuring  trees,  fences,  etc.  , 

42.  Depositing  rubbish  in  streets  and  alleys. 

43.  Littering  streets  forbidden — penalty. 

44.  Riding  of  bicycles,  etc.,  on  sidewalks. 

45.  Posting  bills,  etc.,  to  telegraph  poles,  etc. 

46.  Loose  papers  on  streets — banana  or  other  peels — penalty. 

47.  Public  squares — trampling  upon — injuring  trees,  shrubs,  etc., 
plucking  flowers,  etc.,  forbidden — penalty. 

Public  squares — scattering  debris. 


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49.  Forestalling. 

50.  Street  car  advertising. 

51.  Unlawful  use  of  mail  box. 

52.  Obnoxious  weeds. 

53.  Trimming  of  trees. 

54.  Penalty. 

I.  OFFENSES  AGAINST  GOOD  MORALS  AND 
DECENCY. 

Misdemeanor  Defined — Penalty.  § 1.  That  each  of 
the  following  sections  shall  be  deemed  to  state  a misde- 
meanor, or  misdemeanors,  which,  if  severally  or  jointly 
committed  by  any  person  or  persons,  within  the  territorial 
jurisdiction  of  said  city,  shall  subject  the  offender  or  offend- 
ers severally  (where  the  penalty  is  not  otherwise  specified 
in  the  section  naming  the  misdemeanor),  to  a penalty  not 
exceeding  two  hundred  ($200)  dollars  and  imprisonment 
until  such  fine  and  the  costs  of  prosecution  are  paid ; or  im- 
prisonment for  .a  time  not  exceeding  six  (6)  months. 

Di'unkenness — Penalty — Second  Offense — Time  of  Com- 
mencing Prosecution.  § 2.  Any  person  found  intoxicated 
in  any  street,  highway  or  other  public  place,  or  so  found 
disturbing  the  peace  of  the  public,  or  of  his  own  or  any 
other  family,  in  any  private  building  or  place  in  the  city, 
shall,  for  the  first  offense,  be  fined  not  more  than  five  dollars, 
and  upon  any  subsequent  conviction  shall  be  fined  a sum  not 
exceeding  twenty-five  dollars.  Prosecutions  under  this  sec- 
tion. shall  be  commenced  within  thirty  days  after  the  offense 
is  committed,  and  the  magistrate  may  remit  the  punishment 
in  whole  or  in  part,  where  he  is  satisfied  the  public  welfare 
and  the  good  of  the  offender  require  it. 

Minors  not  to  Frequent  Saloons.  § 3.  No  person 
under  the  age  of  majority  shall  visit  or  frequent  any  saloon 
or  other  place  where  intoxicating,  malt,  vinous,  mixed  or 
fermented  liquors  are  sold  for  the  purpose  of  obtaining 
such  liquors,  unless  accompanied  by  his  or  her  parent  or 
guardian;  nor  shall  any  such  person  obtain  or  attempt  to 
obtain  such  liquor  by  fraudulently  representing  himself  or 
herself  to  be  of  lawful  age,  when  in  fact  he  or  she  is  not, 
for  the  purpose  of  obtaining  such  liquor.  Any  person  vio- 


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litang  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall,  upon  con- 
viction, be  fined  not  exceeding  fifty  dollars,  nor  less  than  ten 
dollars. 

Bathing  in  Public  Place — Indecently  Exposed.  § 4. 
No  person  shall  swim  or  bathe  in  the  Mississippi  river,  or 
in  any  place  exposed  to  public  view,  within  the  limits  of 
the  city,  between  sunrise  and  one  hour  after  sunset,  being 
naked  or  having  the  person  indecently  exposed. 

Indecent  Exposure,  Indecent  Books,  Pictures,  Shows, 
Etc.  § 5.  No  person  shall  appear  in  any  public  place  with- 
in the  city,  in  a state  of  nudity,  or  in  a dress  not  belonging 
to  his  or  her  sex,  or  in  any  indecent  or  lewd  dress,  or  make 
and  indecent  exposure  of  his  or  her  person,  or  be  guilty  of 
any  indecent  or  lewd  act  or  behavior,  or  shall  publicly  or 
privately  exhibit,  sell  or  offer  for  sale,  give  away,  or  offer 
to  give  away,  any  indecent  book,  pamphlet,  periodical,  news- 
paper, print,  picture,  or  other  thing  or  article  of  indecent 
or  immoral  use,  or  shall  exhibit  or  perform,  or  in  any  way 
cause  to  be  exhibited  or  performed,  any  indecent,  immoral, 
or  lewd  play,  or  show,  or  representation  of  any  sort. 

Indecent  Exhibition  of  Stud  Horse  or  Bull.  § 6.  No 
person  shall  indecently  exhibit  any  stud  horse  or  bull,  or 
let  any  such  horse  to  any  mare  or  mares,  or  any  bull  to  any 
cow  or  cows,  within  the  limits  of  the  city,  unless  in  some 
inclosed  place,  out  of  public  view. 

House  of  Ill-Fame — Disorderly  House.  § 7.  No  per- 
son shall  keep  or  maintain  a house  of  ill-fame  or  assigna- 
tion, or  place  for  the  practice  of  fornication,  or  lewdness; 
no  person  shall  patronize,  or  be  an  inmate  of  the  same,  nor 
let,  own  or  be  interested  as  proprietor  or  landlord,  in  any 
house,  room,  or  other  premises  used  for  any  such  purpose, 
or  shall  keep  a common,  ill-governed  or  disorderly  house,  to 
the  encouragement  of  idleness,  gaming,  drinking,  fornica- 
tion or  other  misbehavior. 

Gaming — Penalty.  § 8.  No  person  shall  play  for 

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dice,  billiards,  or  with  any  other  article,  instrument  or 
thing  whatsoever,  which  may  be  used  for  the  purpose  of 
playing  or  betting  upon,  or  winning,  or  losing  money,  or 
any  other  thing  of  value,  nor  shall  bet  upon  any  game  others 
may  be  playing.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions 
of  this  section  shall  be  fined  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dol- 
lars nor  less  than  ten  dollars. 

Gaming  House.  § 9.  No  person  shall  keep  a gaming 
house,  or  in  any  building  or  other  place,  by  himself  or  his 
agent,  used  or  occupied,  procure  or  permit  any  persons  to 
frequent  or  come  together  to  play  for  money,  or  other  valu- 
able thing,  at  any  game,  nor  shall  keep  nor  suffer  to  be  kept, 
any  table  or  other  apparatus  for  the  purpose  of  playing  at 
any  game  or  sport  for  money,  or  any  valuable  thing,  nor 
shall  keep  nor  rent  any  such  place  for  any  such  purpose, 
‘within  the  city. 

Gambling  Instruments  May  be  Destroyed.  § 10.  The 
Mayor,  any  alderman,  city  marshal,  or  any  police  officer 
of  this  city  may  seize  or  cause  to  be  seized  and  instrument, 
device  or  thing  used  for  the  purpose  of  gaming,  or  by,  on 
or  with  which  money  or  other  property,  or  thing  of  value 
may  be  lost  or  won;  and  all  such  instruments,  devices  or 
things  shall  be  demolished  or  destroyed  under  the  direction 
of  the  Mayor. 

That  whoever,  in  any  room,  saloon,  inn,  tavern,  shed, 
booth  or  building  or  enclosure,  or  in  any  part  thereof,  oper- 
ates, keeps,  owns,  rents  or  uses  any  clock,  joker,  tape  or 
slot  machine,  or  any  other  device  upon  which  money  is 
staked  or  hazarded,  or  into  which  money  is  paid  or  played 
upon  chance,  or  upon  the  result  of  the  action  of  which  money 
or  other  valuable  thing  is  staked,  bet,  hazarded,  won  or  lost, 
shall  upon  conviction  of  the  first  offense  be  fined  not  less 
than  one  hundred  ($100)  dollars,  and  for  a second  offense 
be  fined  not  less  than  five  hundred  ($500)  dollars,  and  be 
imprisoned  until  the  fine  and  costs  are  fully  paid. 

Every  clock,  tape  machine,  slot  machine  or  other  ma- 


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chine  or  device  for  the  reception  of  money  on  chance,  or 
upon  the  action  of  which  money  is  staked,  hazarded,  bet, 
won  or  lost,  is  hereby  declared  a gambling  device  and  shall 
be  subject  to  seizure,  confiscation  and  destruction  by  any 
municipal  or  other  local  authority  within  whose  jurisdic- 
tion the  same  may  be  found. 

Every  owner,  occupant,  lessee,  mortgagee  or  other  per- 
son in  possession  of  any  premises  upon  which  any  gambling 
device  may  be  located,  and  every  person  in  the  use,  opera- 
tion, lease  or  other  possession  of  the  same  shall  be  fined  for 
the  first  offense  not  less  than  one  hundred  ($100)  dollars, 
and  for  the  second  offense  shall  be  fined  not  less  than  five 
hundred  ($500)  dollars,  and  be  imprisoned  until  the  fine  and 
costs  are  fully  paid. 

Disorderly  Houses  May  Be  Entered  Forcibly — Police 
May  Arrest  Persons  Found  Therein.  § 11.  If  the  owner 
or  keeper  of  any  disorderly  or  gambling  house,  or  house  of 
ill-fame,  or  any  house  or  place  reasonably  supposed  to  be 
such,  shall  refuse  to  permit  the  Mayor,  any  alderman,  the 
city  marshal  or  any  police  officer,  to  enter  the  same,  it  shall 
be  lawful  for  the  Mayor,  or  any  alderman,  the  city  marshal 
or  any  police  officer,  to  enter  or  cause  the  same  to  be  entered 
by  forcibly  breaking  the  doors  or  otherwise,  and  to  arrest, 
with  or  without  warrant,  or  process,  any  and  all  persons 
found  therein,  violating  any  law  or  ordinance,  or  subject  to 
• reasonable  suspicion  thereof. 

Licensed  Persons  Violating  Sections  Five,  Six,  Seven, 
Eight,  Nine  or -Ten,  Forfeit  License.  § 12.  In  case  of  the 
conviction  of  any  person  for  a violation  of  any  of  the  pro- 
visions of  sections  five,  six,  seven,  eight,  nine  or  ten  of  this 
chapter,  shall,  in  addition  to  the  penalty  prescribed  for  such 
violation,  incur  a forfeiture  of  his  license,  which  may  be 
entered  as  a part  of  the  judgment,  in  the  discretion  of  the 
court. 

Cmielty  to  Animals — Penalty.  § 13.  No  person  shall 
overload,  overdrive,  overwork,  cruelly  beat,  torture,  tor- 
ment, mutilate  or  cruelly  kill  any  animal,  or  cause,  or  know- 


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ingly  allow  the  same  to  be  done.  No  person  shall  cruelly 
work,  or  cruelly  abandon  any  old,  maimed,  infirm,  sick  or 
disabled  animal,  or  cause  or  knowingly  allow  the  same  to 
be  done,  or  unnecessarily  fail  to  provide  any  animal  in  his 
charge  or  custody,  as  owner  or  otherwise,  with  proper  food, 
drink  or  shelter.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions 
of  this  section  shall  be  fined  not  less  than  three  dollars,  nor 
more  than  two  hundred  dollars. 

II.  Offenses  Affecting  Public  Safety. 

Use  of  Firearms  and  Explosives — Exceptions.  § 14. 
No  person  shall,  in  any  part  of  the  city,  fire  or  discharge 
any  cannon,  gun,  pistol  or  other  firearms,  or  set  off,  fire  or 
explode  any  torpedo,  firecrackers,  fire  ball,  rocket  or  other 
fireworks  whatsoever,  or  shall  make  or  kindle  any  bonfire. 
Provided,  that  the  City  Council  may,  by  resolution,  suspend 
the  operation  of  the  preceding  provisions  of  this  section,  in 
whole  or  in  part,  on  the  4th  day  of  July,  or  any  other  day  of 
public  rejoicing,  and,  provided,  further,  that  the  discharge 
of  firearms  by  the  members  of  any  military,  when  on  parade, 
and  in  accordance  with  the  command  of  the  commanding 
officer,  or  by  any  city  officer,  or  other  person  in  the  discharge 
of  any  legal  duty,  or  necessary  and  lawful  act,  the  same  be- 
ing done  in  a proper  and  careful  manner,  shall  not  be  deem- 
ed a violation  hereof. 

Riding  or  Driving  on  Streets — Turning  to  the  Right. 
§ 15.  In  all  cases  of  persons  meeting  each  other  riding  on 
horseback,  or  driving  any  wagons,  carts,  drays  or  other 
vehicles  on  any  street,  alley,  or  public  place  in  said  city, 
each  person  riding  or  driving  shall  turn  off  and  go  to  the 
right  so  as  to  enable  persons  and  vehicles  to  pass  each  other 
without  delay  or  accident. 

Slacking  Speed  When  Approaching  Crossing  or  Turn- 
ing a Comer.  § 16.  All  persons  in  said  city  riding  any 
animal  or  in  charge  of  or  driving  any  horse  or  other  animals 
in  any  vehicle,  when  approaching  any  regular  crossing;  or 
turning  a corner  on  any  street,  avenue,  lane,  alley  or  public 


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place,  shall  hold  in  their  animals  and  slacken  their  speed 
until  the  crossing  is  passed  or  the  corner  is  turned. 

Leaving  Horses,  Etc.,  Unfastened— Fast  Driving.  § 17. 
No  person  shall  drive,  place,  fasten  or  leave  standing  any 
horse,  mule  or  other  animal'  on  any  street,  avenue  or  side- 
walk in  the  city,  or  leave  standing  unfastened  therein  any 
of  the  animals  aforesaid,  or  any  team  of  either,  in  harness 
or  attached  to  any  wagon  or  other  vehicles  so  that  said  ani- 
mal or  animals  may  be  liable  to  run  away;  or  cause,  suffer 
or  allow  any  of  the  said  animals  to  pass  through  any  street, 
alley  or  public  place  without  a suitable  driver,  or  ride  or 
drive  at  an  immoderately  fast  pace,  any  of  the  aforesaid 
animals,  through  or  along  any  street,  alley  or  public  place 
in  said  city,  so  as  to  endanger  the  safety  of  any  person, 
under  a penalty  not  exceeding  twenty-five  ($25)  dollars 
for  each  offense. 

Obstructing  Street  and  Sidewalk  with  Teams.  § 18. 
No  person  shall  stop  any  team  or  any  of  the  last  aforesaid 
animals  in  any  street,  alley  or  other  public  way,  in  such 
manner  as  to  prevent  other  teams  and  persons  passing  at 
all  times,  except  in  case  of  absolute  necessity;  or  stop  any 
team  at  the  regular  crossings  of  streets,  so  as  to  prevent  free 
passage  for  foot  passengers.  This  section,  however,  shall 
not  be  so  construed  as  to  prevent  any  person  from  leading, 
riding  or  driving  over  any  sidewalk  into  any  lot,  by  the  usual 
mode  of  ingress  or  egress  for  vehicles. 

Flying  Kites,  Throwing  Stones  and  Other  Dangerous 
Sports  in  Streets.  § 19.  No  person  shall  in  any  public 
place  in  said  city,  fly  kites,  throw  stones,  trundle  hoops,  play 
ball,  or  engage  in  any  sport  likely  to  frighten  horses,  injure 
other  people,  embarrass  the  passage  of  vehicles,  or  obstruct 
the  passage  or  business  of  other  people ; nor  throw,  nor  cast 
any  stone  or  other  missile  upon  or  at  any  building,  tree  or 
other  public  or  private  property,  or  at  any  person  anywhere 
in  said  city,  or  aid  or  abet  the  same. 

Getting  on,  or  Holding  to  Cars,  Vehicles,  Etc. — Penalty. 
§ 20.  No  person  shall,  within  the  limits  of  said  city,  seize, 


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hang  upon,  get  upon,  hold,  tie  or  fasten  to  any  railroad  car, 
engine,  horse  car,  carriage,  buggy,  wagon,  sleigh,  sled  or 
other  vehicle  or  conveyance,  while  the  same  is  in  motion,  or 
attempt  so  to  do,  or  attach  to  any  such  vehicle  or  convey- 
ance any  sleigh  or  sled,  and  ride  thereon,  unless  he  shall  be 
acting  in  compliance  with  law  and  his  duty  in  so  doing, 
under  a penalty  not  exceeding  twenty-five  ($25)  dollars  for 
each  offense. 

Coasting  on  Streets  Prohibited — Exception.  § 21.  No 
person  shall  coast  or  slide  on  any  of  the  streets  or  sidewalks 
of  the  city,  except  on  such  streets  as  may  be  designated  by 

the  Mayor  or  City  Council. 

» 

Leaving  Cellar  Doors  and  Other  Openings,  Etc.,  Un- 
covered or  Unsafe.  § 22.  No  person  shall  leave  open,  un- 
covered, unguarded  or  in  an  unsafe  condition  any  cellar 
door,  hatchway,  pit,  vault,  excavation  or  excavations  upon 
or  adjoining  any  sidewalk,  street,  alley  or  public  place  of  the 
city. 

Scaffolds  to  be  Safely  and  Properly  Built.  § 23.  No 
person  shall  build,  maintain  or  use,  or  cause  to  be  built, 
maintained  or  used,  any  scaffold  or  platform  for  use  in  the 
erection  or  repair  of  any  building  or  structure  in  this  city 
in  an  insufficient  or  unsafe  manner,  or  that  for  any  cause 
shall  be  dangerous  or  unsafe  to  persons  upon  or  using  the 
same,  or  passing  by  or  under  the  same. 

Speed  of  Motor  Vehicles,  Etc.  § 24.  The  following 
rates  of  speed  may  be  maintained,  but  shall  not  be  exceeded 
upon  any  street,  avenue  or  alley  in  the  city  of  Rock  Island 
by  anyone  driving  a motor  vehicle  or  a motor  bicycle. 

(a)  A speed  of  one  mile  in  ten  minutes  when  turning 
a corner  of  intersecting  streets,  and  a speed  of  one  mile  in 
four  minutes  where  any  street  or  avenue  passes  through 
the  residence  portions  of  the  city. 

(b)  A speed  of  one  mile  in  six  minutes  where  such 
street  passes  through  closely  built  up  business  portions  of 
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(c)  Elsewhere  and  except  as  otherwise  provided  in 
sub-sections  a and  b of  this  section,  a speed  of  one  mile  in 
three  minutes. 

Any  person  wilfully  violating  the  provisions  of  this 
section  shall,  upon  conviction,  be  fined  not  to  exceed  the  sum 
of  two  hundred  dollars. 

That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  having  the 
control  or  management  of  any  wagon,  carriage,  automo- 
bile or  motorcycle  to  cause  the  same  to  go  between  a 
street  car  discharging  or  receiving  passengers  and  the  near- 
est curb  toward  which  the  passengers  are  being  discharged 
or  received. 

III.  Offenses  Affecting  Public  Peace  and  Quiet. 

Assault — Assault  and  Battery — Penalty.  § 25.  No 
person  shall  commit  an  assault,  or  assault  and  battery,  under 
a penalty  of  not  less  than  three  dollars,  nor  more  than  one 
hundred  dollars. 

Disturbing  the  Peace  by  Loud  Noises,  or  Riotous  Con- 
duct, Etc.  § 26.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or 
persons,  within  said  city  to  make  or  create  any  loud  or  un- 
usual noises,  by  blowing  of  horns,  bugles,  or  other  instru- 
ments, or  by  the  beating  of  drums,  kettles  or  other  sound- 
ing vessels  or  instruments,  or  by  the  ringing  of  bells  or  cry- 
ing of  goods,  tending  to  the  collection  of  persons  in  the 
streets  or  on  the  sidewalks,  or  by  loud  or  boisterous  laugh- 
ing, or  by  singing,  bellowing,  whooping,  screaming,  halloo- 
ing, swearing,  cursing;  nor  shall  any  person  or  persons  in 
said  city  disturb  the  peace  of  any  street,  avenue,  alley,  neigh- 
borhood, or  person  by  conducting  himself  or  themselves  in  a 
tumultuous,  riotous,  indecent,  disorderly  or  offensive  man- 
ner, or  by  any  of  the  means  enumerated  in  this  section,  nor 
by  any  other  device  or  means  whatever. 

Loitering  or  Loafiing  Upon  Streets,  Etc. — Interfering 
with  or  Annoying  Passersby — Curfew,  Etc.  § 27.  It  shall 
be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons  in  said  city  to  loiter 


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or  congregate  about  or  upon  any  stairway,  doorway,  window 
or  in  front  of  any  business  or  dwelling  house,  theatre,  church 
or  street  corner,  or  elsewhere,  and  by  so  doing  obstruct  or 
interfere  with  the  free  passage  of  persons  entering  or  occu- 
pying such  building  or  premises,  or  by  their  language,  con- 
versation or  conduct  annoy,  insult  or  disturb  persons  pass- 
ing along  the  streets  or  alleys,  or  occupying,  residing  or  do- 
ing business  in  any  of  said  houses  or  places;  and  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  every  policeman  to  arrest  and  prosecute  all 
persons  offending  under  this  section. 

It  is  hereby  made  unlawful  for  any  person  under  fifteen 
years  of  age  to  be  or  remain  in  or  upon  any  of  the  streets, 
alleys  or  public  places  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  111.,  at 
night  after  the  hour  of  nine  o’clock,  p.  m.,  from  March  1st, 
to  September  30th,  inclusive,  of  each  year ; and  from  October 
1st  to  last  day  of  February,  inclusive,  of  each  year,  after  the 
hour  of  eight  o’clock  p.  m.,  unless  such  person  is  accompan- 
ied by  a parent  or  guardian,  or  other  person  having  the  legal 
custody  of  such  minor  person,  or  is  in  the  performance  of 
an  errand  of  duty  directed  by  such  parent  or  guardian  or 
other  person  having  the  care  and  custody  of  such  minor 
person,  or  whose  employment  makes  it  necessary  to  be  upon 
said  streets,  alleys  or  public  places  during  the  night  time 
after  said  specified  hours;  provided  this  exception  shall  not 
apply  when  the  person  under  such  age  shall  be  playing  or 
unnecessarily  loitering  in  or  upon  any  such  streets,  alleys 
or  public  places.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of 
this  section  shall,  on  conviction,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  to 
exceed  ten  dollars  for  each  offense  and  stand  committed  until 
such  fine  and  costs  are  paid. 

It  is  hereby  made  unlawful  for  any  parent,  guardian 
or  other  person  having  the  legal  care  and  custody  of  any  per- 
son under  fifteen  years  of  age,  to  allow  or  permit  any  child, 
ward  or  other  person  under  such  age,  while  in  such  legal 
custody  to  go  or  be  in  or  upon  any  of  the  streets,  alleys,  or 
public  places  in  said  city  within  the  time  prohibited  in  sec- 
tion 1 of  this  ordinance,  unless  there  exists  a reasonable 


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necessity  therefor.  Any  person  violating  the  provisions  of 
this  section  shall,  on  conviction,  be  fined  in  any  sum  not  to 
exceed  twenty-five  dollars  for  each  offense  and  stand  com- 
mitted until  such  fines  and  costs  are  paid. 

Each  member  of  the  police  force  while  on  duty  is  here- 
by authorized  to  arrest,  without  warrant,  any  person  wilful- 
ly violating  the  provisions  of  section  1 of  this  ordinance,  and 
detain  such  person  for  a reasonable  time  in  which  complaints 
can  be  made  and  a warrant  issued  and  served.  But  it  is  fur- 
ther ordained,  that  no  child  or  minor  person  arrested  under 
the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  placed  in  confine- 
ment until  the  parents  or  guardians  of  such  minor  person 
shall  have  been  notified  of  such  arrest  and  shall  have  re- 
fused to  be  held  responsible  for  the  observance  of  the  pro- 
visions of  this  ordinance  by  said  minor  person. 

Keeping  of  Dogs , Etc. — Disturbing  the  Quiet  by  Bark- 
ing, Howling , Etc.  § 28.  No  person  shall,  in  said  city, 
keep  any  dog,  whelp,  bitch,  calf,  hog,  or  any  other  animal 
shut  up  or  tied  up  in  any  yard,  house  or  other  place,  which, 
by  barking,  howling,  or  other  noises,  shall  disturb  the  peace 
and  quiet  of  any  family,  individual  or  neighborhood. 

Breach  of  Peace — Threatening  Language  and  Conduct 
— Penalty.  § 29.  No  person  shall  commit  a breach  of  the 
peace,  or  shall  use  any  profane  or  indecent  language,  or  be 
guilty  of  any  violent  or  threatening  language  or  conduct, 
tending  to  provoke  a breach  of  the  peace  in  the  city,  under 
a penalty  of  not  less  than  three  dollars  nor  more  than  one 
hundred  dollars. 

Disorderly  Conduct — Unlawful  Gatherings — Penalty. 
§ 30.  No  person  shall  be  guilty  of  any  disorderly  conduct, 
nor  shall  make,  aid,  countenance,  nor  assist  in  making  any 
improper  noise,  riot  or  disturbance  in  the  city,  nor  shall  per- 
sons congregate  together  in  any  of  the  streets,  alleys  or 
public  places  of  the  city,  for  unlawful  purposes,  or  for  a law- 
ful purpose  in  a riotous  or  tumultuous  manner,  to  the  an- 
noyance of  the  citizens  or  travelers  therein,  or  aid  or  abet 
the  same,  under  a penalty  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars. 


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Disturbing  School  or  Assembly — Penalty.  § 31.  No 
person  shall  wilfully  interrupt  or  disturb  any  school,  or  any 
congregation  or  assembly  meeting  for  religious  worship,  or 
for  any  other  lawful  purpose,  by  making  any  unnecessary 
noise,  or  by  rude  or  indecent  behavior,  or  by  profane  dis- 
course within  such  meeting,  or  so  near  the  same  as  to  dis- 
turb the  order  or  solemnity  of  such  meeting,  under  a penalty 
not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars. 

Processions,  Music  and  Picnics  on  Sunday  Forbidden 
— Penalty.  §32.  No  Military  company,  or  other  body,  or 
procession  of  persons,  shall  march  or  pass  through  the 
streets  of  this  city  on  Sunday,  accompanied  by  the  sound 
of  music ; nor  shall  any  person  upon  that  day  play  upon  any 
musical  instrument  in  the  streets  of  this  city.  (Provided, 
that  this  section  shall  not  be  construed  to  prevent  or  render 
unlawful  funeral  processions  or  ceremonies  on  that  day,  nor 
the  use  of  music  at  the  same) . No  person  shall  give,  hold, 
conduct  or  attend  any  picnic  on  Sunday,  within  the  limits 
of  said  city.  Any  violation  of  this  section  shall  subject  the 
offender  to  a penalty  not  to  exceed  one  hundred  dollars. 

False  Alarm  of  Fire,  Etc. — Penalty.  § 33.  No  person 
shall  make  a false  alarm  of  fire  by  outcry,  or  by  using  any 
bell  or  other  sounding  instrument ; nor  shall  any  person  wil- 
fully make  any  false  alarm  of  any  kind  calculated  to  disturb 
the  peace  of  said  city,  under  a penalty  not  exceeding  twenty- 
five  dollars. 

Places  of  Amusement — Time  of  Closing — Penalty. 
§ 34.  No  person  shall,  by  himself,  his  agent,  or  servant, 
keep  open,  or  permit  or  suffer  any  person  to  remain  at  any 
public  place  of  amusement  kept  or  owned  by  him,  at  a later 
hour  than  twelve  o’clock  p.  m.  Provided,  that  the  Mayor 
may,  in  his  discretion,  upon  proper  application  in  writing 
to  him  made,  grant  a special  written  permit  to  keep  the  same 
open  to  some  hour  that  shall  be  specified  therein,  such  per- 
mit to  be  good  for  one  night  only,  and  such  permit  and  ap- 
plication to  be  filed  with  the  City  Clerk,  before  taking  ad- 
vantage of  the  provisions  thereof.  Any  person  violating  any 


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of  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  fined  a sum  not  ex- 
ceeding fifty  dollars  for  each  offense,  and  be  imprisoned 
until  such  fine  and  costs  are  paid. 

Carrying  Concealed  Weapons — Penalty.  § 35.  Who- 
ever shall,  within  the  limits  of  said  city,  carry  or  wear  under 
their  clothes,  or  concealed  about  their  person,  any  pistol, 
revolver,  bowie  knife,  dirk  or  other  deadly  weapon,  or  who- 
ever in  a threatening  or  boisterous  manner,  shall  display  or 
flourish  any  deadly  weapon,  shall  be  fined  in  a sum  not  less 
than  twenty-five  dollars,  nor  more  than  two  hundred  dollars. 
This  shall  not  apply  to  police  officers  when  on  duty.  Any 
such  weapon  or  weapons  duly  adjudged  by  any  magistrate  of 
said  city,  to  have  been  worn,  carried  or  displayed  by  any 
person  in  violation  of  this  section,  shall  be  forfeited  and  con- 
fiscated to  said  city,  and  be  kept  and  retained  by  the  city 
marshal. 

Permit  to  Carry.  § 36.  The  Mayor  may  grant  to  so 
many  and  such  persons  as  he  may  think  proper,  license  to 
carry  concealed  weapons,  and  may  revoke  any  and  all  such 
licenses  at  his  pleasure.  Applications  for  such  licenses  shall 
be  made  to  the  mayor,  and  thereupon  a license  shall  be 
issued  by  the  City  Clerk,  and  signed  by  the  Mayor.  Every 
such  license  shall  state  the  name,  age,  occupation,  and  resi- 
dence of  the  person  to  whom  it  is  granted,  and  every  such 
license  shall  expire  at  the  end  of  the  municipal  year. 

Resistance  to  Officers — Penalty.  § 37.  No  person  shall 
unlawfully  resist  any  police  officer,  or  constable  in  the  dis- 
charge of  his  duties,  nor  shall  wilfully  refuse  to  assist  any 
police  officer  or  constable  in  making  an  arrest,  when  called 
upon  to  do  so,  nor  shall  interfere  with  the  Mayor  of  the  city, 
with  the  city  marshal  or  any  police  officer  or  constable,  or 
any  person  authorized  and  required  to  enforce  the  law  of 
the  city,  to  prevent,  hinder,  or  delay  such  person  in  the  exe- 
cution of  the  duties  required  of  him  by  any  of  the  ordinances 
of  the  city,  or  laws  of  the  state.  Any  person  violating  any  of 
the  provisions  of  this  section  shall  be  fined  not  less  than 
ten  dollars,  nor  more  than  fifty  dollars  for  each  offense. 


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IV.  OFFENSES  AFFECTING  STREETS,  PROPERTY  AND 
MERCHANDISE. 

Destruction  or  Injury  of  Public  Property  Forbidden — 
Penalty.  § 38.  No  person  shall,  wilfully  or  maliciously, 
destroy,  injure,  deface  or  interfere  with  any  bridge,  engine 
house  or  other  house,  fire  engine,  fire  hose,  hose  carriage,  or 
other  property  of  said  city,  or  any  public  property  or  public 
work,  under  a penalty  not  exceeding  two  hundred  dollars. 

Excavation  in  Streets  Forbidden — Penalty.  § 42.  No 
person  shall,  within  the  limits  of  this  city,  dig  or  make  any 
ditch,  drain  or  other  excavation,  or  remove  any  sod,  earth, 
sand,  gravel  or  stone,  in,  upon  or  from  any  street,  avenue, 
alley  or  public  ground  within  this  city,  except  by  the  permis- 
sion and  under  the  directions  of  the  Mayor,  under  a penalty 
not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars. 

Breaking  or  Opening  into  Sewers  Forbidden — Penalty. 
§,  39.  No  person  shall,  within  the  limits  of  this  city,  break 
or  make  any  opening  in,  or  in  any  manner  injure  or  inter- 
fere with  any  of  the  main  drains  or  sewers  of  said  city,  or 
connect  any  drain,  sewer  or  pipe  therewith,  without  per- 
mission from  the  City  Council,  under  a penalty  of  not  less 
than  five  dollars,  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars. 

Neglecting  to  Provide  Eave  Troughs  on  Buildings — 
Penalty.  § 40.  Any  person  owning,  occupying  or  possessing 
any  building  or  structure,  situated  upon  the  line  of  any 
street,  avenue,  alley  or  public  place  within  said  city,  who 
shall, fail  to  maintain  and  keep  affixed  thereon  proper  and 
sufficient  eave  troughs,  water  conductors  and  spouts  to  pre- 
vent water  from  falling  or  flowing  from  such  building  or 
structure  to  and  upon  the  sidewalk  adjacent  thereto,  shall  be 
subject  to  a penalty  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars. 

That  any  person  who  shall  erect  a building  along  or 
near  the  line  of  any  street  or  streets,  with  a height  greater 
than  sixteen  (16)  feet  above  the  grade  of  the  adjacent  side- 
walk, shall,  before  proceeding  with  the  construction  beyond 
the  first  (1st)  story  of  such  building,  construct,  and  during 


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the  further  progress  of  the  work  on  the  walls  and  roof  of 
such  building,  maintain  a covering  over  the  adjacent  side- 
walk or  sidewalks,  sufficient  to  protect  persons  passing  along 
and  over  such  sidewalk  or  sidewalks  from  injury  by  material 
thrown  or  falling  from  such  building  or  scaffolds  erected 
thereon. 

Any  person  erecting  any  building  in  manner  and  place 
as  aforesaid  who  shall  fail  to  perform  any  of  the  require- 
ments of  this  ordinance,  shall  be  subject  to  a penalty  of  not 
less  than  twenty-five  ($25)  dollars  for  each  offense,  and  not 
less  than  ten  ($10)  dollars  per  day  for  each  day  in  which 
such  work  shall  be  prosecuted  with  the  neglect  to  comply 
with  the  requirements  of  this  ordinance. 

Injury  to  Trees,  Fences,  Lamp  Posts,  Etc.,  and  Hitch- 
ing Horses  thereto  Forbidden.  § 41.  No  person  shall,  with- 
in the  limits  of  said  city,  wilfully  or  carelessly,  destroy  or 
injure  any  tree,  shrub,  fence,  railing,  lamp  post,  electric 
light  post  or  wire,  or  in  any  manner  cause  the  same  to  be 
done,  or  shall  hitch  or  fasten  any  horse  or  other  animal  to, 
or  so  near  any  tree,  shrub,  fence,  railing,  lamp  post,  electric 
light  post  or  wire,  as  to  render  the  same  liable  to  destruction 
or  injury  by  such  horse  or  other  animal,  under  a penalty  not 
exceeding  one  hundred  dollars. 

Depositing  Rubbish  in  Street  Forbidden  — Proviso. 
§ 42.  No  person  shall  place  or  cause  to  be  deposited  on 
any  street,  alley  or  public  place  in  the  city,  any  ashes,  paper, 
rags,  sticks,  blocks,  posts,  boards,  lumber  or  building  mate- 
rial of  any  kind,  shavings,  dirt,  tin  cans,  junk  or  other  rub- 
bish of  any  kind  or  description,  or  to  allow  the  same  to  be 
thrown,  placed  or  deposited  in  or  upon  any  street  or  avenue, 
adjacent  to  any  premises  owned,  leased  or  controlled  by 
any  person  or  persons,  and  no  rubbish  of  any  kind  shall 
hereafter  be  burned  upon  any  street  or  avenue  in  said  city, 
nor  at  any  place  whatsoever  within  the  fire  limits  of  said 
city;  and  no  box,  barrel  or  other  receptacle  for  dirt,  ashes, 
paper  or  other  rubbish  shall  be  placed  or  allowed  to  remain 


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in  or  on  any  street  or  upon  any  sidewalk  in  said  city,  or  upon 
any  public  grounds  or  upon  any  part  thereof,  nor  shall  any 
person  leave  standing  therein  any  wagon  or  other  vehicle, 
so  as  to  obstruct  or  render  inconvenient  the  passage  of  other 
persons  through  or  along  such  street,  alley  or  public  place. 
Provided,  that  whenever  the  City  Council  shall  have  ordered 
improvements  to  be  made  upon  any  streets,  alley  or  public 
grounds,  earth,  ashes  or  other  suitable  material,  except  gar- 
bage, filth  and  contents  of  privy  vaults  and  sewers,  may  be 
placed  thereon  under  the  direction  of  the  Mayor  and  the 
supervision  of  the  superintendent  of  streets.  Any  person 
violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall,  on  con- 
viction, be  subject  to  a penalty  of  not  less  than  three  nor 
more  than  one  hundred  dollars  for  each  offense,  and  to  a 
further  penalty  of  three  dollars  for  each  day  such  viola- 
tion shall  continue,  or  such  articles  or  things  shall  remain, 
contrary  to  this  section  after  the  said  conviction,  and  the 
owner,  lessee  or  occupant  of  every  house,  store  or  other 
premises  adjacent  to  which  any  of  the  articles  or  things 
contemplated  in  this  section  may  be  placed  or  found  shall  be 
liable  for  the  placing  or  permitting  of  the  same,  unless  it 
can  be  shown  that  some  other  person  placed  or  deposited 
the  thing  complained  of  at  the  place  where  it  may  be  found, 
without  the  knowledge  or  consent  of  the  owner  or  occupant. 
Provided,  that  no  person  shall  be  liable  to  suffer  any  pen- 
alty under  this  section,  in  case  of  obstruction  of  any  alley 
in  the  manner  therein  mentioned,  who  shall  remove  such 
obstruction  within  a reasonable  time,  after  notice  so  to  do, 
by  the  city  superintendent  of  streets,  city  marshal  or  Mayor. 

Littering  Streets  Forbidden — Penalty.  § 43.  All  con- 
tractors, teamsters  and  proprietors  hauling  dirt,  sand, 
gravel,  ashes,  rubbish  or  other  material  on  streets  or  alleys 
shall  so  construct,  keep  and  maintain  their  wagon  boxes, 
dumps  and  sideboards  with  front  and  rear  ends  and  bottoms 
as  at  all  times  to  prevent  the  spilling  of  such  material  from 
the  same,  and  in  case  the  same  fall  into  the  streets  or  the 
same  be  scattered  in  any  street  or  avenue,  cause  the  same  to 


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be  forthwith  removed,  under  a penalty  of  five  dollars  for 
each  and  every  offense. 

That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  throw  or 
place  upon  the  surface  of  any  of  the  streets  or  sidewalks 
of  this  city  any  glass,  earthenware,  metal,  stones  or  other 
articles  or  substances  likely  to  cause  injury  to  travelers  or 
pedestrians,  or  to  bicycles  used  on  said  streets. 

Any  person  found  guilty  of  a violation  of  this  act  shall 
be  held  to  be  guilty  of  a misdemeanor  and  be  punished  by  a 
fine,  not  less  than  three  ($3)  dollars  nor  more  than  fifty 
($50)  dollars  for  each  offense,  or  imprisonment  in  the  coun- 
ty jail  not  exceeding  thirty  (30)  days,  or  both. 

Riding  of  Bicycles,  Etc.,  on  Sidewalks.  § 48.  No  per- 
son shall  ride  on  a bicycle,  tricycle,  velocipede  or  any  other 
vehicle,  conveyance  or  contrivance  whatever  on  or  over  the 
City  of  Rock  Island,  nor  shall  any  person  coast  on  a bicycle 
in,  on  or  along  any  of  the  streets  of  said  City  of  Rock  Isl- 
and ; nor  shall  any  person  ride  a bicycle  in  any  of  the  streets 
of  said  city  unless  the  same  shall  have  a bicycle  bell  attached 
thereto;  nor  shall  any  person  ride  a bicycle  on  any  of  the 
streets  of  the  said  city  at  night  without  a lighted  lantern  at- 
tached thereto ; nor  shall  any  person  ride  a bicycle  at  an  im- 
moderately fast  rate  of  speed  on  any  of  the  streets  of  the 
said  city;  nor  in  any  manner  endanger  the  safety  of  pedes- 
trians at  the  crossings  of  said  streets.  In  no  case  shall  bicy- 
cle riders  ride  upon  the  streets  of  said  city  more  than  three 
(3)  abreast. 

All  persons  riding  bicycles  shall  be  subject  to  the  laws 
and  ordinances  of  said  city  governing  drivers  of  other  vehi- 
cles upon  the  streets  of  said  city. 

Any  person  violating  this  ordinance  shall,  upon  convic- 
tion thereof,  be  fined  not  less  than  three  ($3)  dollars  nor 
more  than  ten  ($10)  dollars  for  each  offense. 

Posting  Bills,  Etc.,  to  Telegraph  Poles,  Etc.  § 45.  No 
person  or  persons  shall  post,  paste  or  in  any  other  way  at- 
tach or  affix  to  any  telegraph,  telephone  or  electric  light  pole, 


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within  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  any  bill,  notice,  announce- 
ment or  other  advertising  medium,  under  a penalty  of  not 
more  than  ten  ($10)  dollars  for  each  and  every  offense. 

Loose  Paper  on  Streets — Banana  or  Other  Peels — 
Penalty.  § 46.  No  person  shall  place,  deposit  or  throw  loose 
papers  in  any  alley  or  street  within  said  city,  or  to  leave  the 
same  in  such  condition  that  the  same  may  become  scattered 
or  blown  upon  the  street,  nor  shall  any  person  throw,  cast, 
lay  or  place  on  any  sidewalk  in  said  city,  the  rind  or  peel  of 
any  banana,  orange  or  other  fruit,  under  a penalty  of  not 
less  than  three  ($3)  nor  more  than  ten  ($10)  dollars  for 
each  offense. 

Public  Squares  — Trampling  Upon  — Injuring  Trees, 
Shrubs,  Plucking  Flowers,  Etc.,  Forbidden — Penalty.  § 47. 
It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  or  persons  to  trample 
over  or  upon  any  part  or  portion  of  any  public  square  except 
such  parts  as  may  be  set  apart  for  walks  or  other  public 
use,  or  injure,  deface,  ruin  or  destroy  in  any  public  square 
any  trees,  shrubs,  plants,  flower  bed  or  grass  plot,  or  to 
pluck  or  to  take  away  any  flower,  tree  or  shrub,  or  to  en- 
cumber, injure  or  deface  any  of  the  seats,  signs,  waterworks, 
fixtures  or  buildings,  or  other  property  in  said  squares,  or  to 
take  away,  injure  or  destroy  any  of  the  tools,  hose  or  other 
implements  used  in  the  care  and  preservation  of  the  squares, 
or  in  any  way  to  meddle  or  interfere  with  any  part  or  por- 
tion of  said  squares,  the  furnitures,  fixtures  or  buildings 
therein,  without  lawful  authority  so  to  do,  or  turn  any  horse, 
dog,  cow,  ox,  ass,  sheep,  hog  or  other  such  animal  into  any 
such  public  square,  park  or  grounds,  or  walk  or  run  or  climb 
around,  or  upon  any  railing  or  fence  surrounding  the  same, 
or  erect  any  booth  or  stall  therein,  under  a penalty  not  ex- 
ceeding twenty  dollars  for  every  such  offense. 

Public  Squares — Scattering  Debris.  § 48.  It  shall  be 
unlawful,  and  it  is  hereby  declared  a nuisance  for  any  per- 
son to  throw  upon  the  interior,  sidewalk,  grass,  flower  beds, 
or  any  other  place  in  any  public  square  or  park  within  the 


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limits  of  this  city,  peanut  shells,  popcorn,  banana  skins, 
orange  peelings,  paper  sacks,  or  litter  of  any  kind.  Any  per- 
son so  offending  shall  be  liable  to  a fine  not  exceeding  five 
($5)  dollars. 

Forestalling.  § 49.  That  any  person,  firm  or  corpora- 
tion who  shall  dissuade  any  other  person,  firm  or  corpora- 
tion from  bringing  any  coal,  wood  or  other  fuel  or  merchan- 
dise into  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  or  who  shall  practice  any 
device,  or  combine,  or  conspire  with  another  or  others,  or 
commit  any  act  with  intent  to  enhance  the  price  of  coal, 
wood  or  other  fuel  or  merchandise,  whereby  any  consumer 
or  purchaser  for  domestic  or  manufacturing  use  in  the  City 
of  Rock  Island,  purchasing  any  of  said  coal,  wood  or  other 
merchandise  shall  be  compelled  to  pay  a greater  price  there- 
for than  he  otherwise  would  be  compelled  to  pay,  shall  be 
deemed  and  found  guilty  of  forestalling. 

Any  person,  firm  or  corporation  found  guilty  of  fore- 
stalling, as  defined  herein,  shall  be  liable  to  a fine  in  the  sum 
not  to  exceed  two  hundred  ($200)  dollars  for  each  offense, 
to  be  recovered  by  suit  by  the  City  of  Rock  Island  in  any 
court  of  competent  jurisdiction;  and  it  shall  be  a separate 
offense  for  each  and  every  lot  or  parcel  of  said  coal,  wood  or 
other  fuel  or  merchandise  that  any  such  consumer  or  pur- 
chaser for  domestic  or  manufacturing  use  shall  be  so  com- 
pelled to  purchase  at  a greater  price  than  he  otherwise 
would  be  compelled  to  pay. 

Street  Car  Advertising.  § 50.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful 
for  any  person,  firm  or  corporation  to  tack,  post,  paint  or  in 
any  way  affix  to  the  exterior  part  of  any  street  car,  while  in 
the  streets  of  the  city  of  Rock  Island,  any  sign  advertising 
for  sale  goods  or  wares  of  any  kind. 

Unlawful  Mail  Boxes.  § 51.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful 
for  any  person,  firm  or  corporation  to  place  or  cause  to  be 
placed  in  any  private  mail  box,  used  by  the  letter  carriers  of 
said  city  as  a receptacle  in  which  to  deposit  United  States 
mail,  any  circular,  letter,  note  or  other  advertising  matter 


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whatsoever  not  contained  in  a sealed  envelope  and  directed 
to  the  owner  or  owners  of  said  mail  box,  except  newspapers 
distributed  by  newsboys. 

Obnoxious  Weeds.  §52.  That  whoever  shall  suffer  or 
permit  any  cockle  burrs,  thistles,  burdock  or  other  rank  and 
obnoxious  weeds  to  grow  or  to  be  in  or  upon  any  lot  or 
premises  owned  or  controlled  by  him  within  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  maintaining  a nuisance, 
and,  upon  conviction  thereof,  shall  be  subject  to  a penalty  of 
not  less  than  three  ($3)  dollars  nor  more  than  twenty  ($20) 
for  each  offense. 

Trimming  of  Trees.  § 53.  That  it  shall  be  necessary 
for  every  person,  having  in  charge  any  tree  upon  any  street 
or  avenue  in  the  city  of  Rock  Island,  or  any  tree  which  ex- 
tends over  on  any  street  or  avenue,  to  remove  all  branches 
which  are  less  than  twelve  (12)  feet  from  the  ground;  and 
further  that  all  trees  shall  be  trimmed  so  as  not  to  obscure 
or  obstruct  the  city  lights  along  the  streets  and  avenues  of 
said  city. 

Violation — Penalty.  § 54.  Whoever  violates  any  of  the 
provisions  of  this  chapter,  where  a penalty  is  not  specially 
provided  herein,  for  such  violation,  shall  be  subject  to  a 
fine  of  not  less  than  three  ($3)  dollars,  nor  more  than  twen- 
ty-five ($25)  dollars  for  each  offense. 


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CHAPTER  35 

MOVING  PICTURE  MACHINES. 

§ 1.  Requirements  of  arc  lamps. 

2.  Rheostats. 

3.  Protection  of  film. 

4.  Handle  and  shutter. 

5.  Extra  films. 

6.  Enclosure  of  machine. 

7.  Specification  of  enclosure. 

8.  Floor  enclosure. 

9.  Specifications  of  door. 

10.  Orifice. 

11.  Shelves. 

12.  Inflammable  material  not  to  he  kept  in  booth. 

13.  Ventilation  of  booth. 

14.  Ventilating  pipe. 

15.  Wiring  of  machines. 

16.  National  Electric  Code  Rules  part  of  this  ordinance. 

17.  Operators  to  be  competent. 

18.  Applys  to  both  private  and  public. 

19.  Penalty. 

Requirements  of  Arc  Lamps.  § 1.  Arc  lamps  used  as 
part  of  moving  picture  machines  or  other  devices  used  to 
display  pictures  on  canvas  or  other  materials  where  power- 
ful light  is  used,  must  be  constructed  to  conform  with  arc 
lamps  of  theatres  and  the  wiring  of  same  must  not  be  less 
than  6 R.  & S.  gauge. 

Rheostats.  § 2.  Rheostats  must  conform  to  the  rheo- 
stat requirements  for  theatres. 

Protection  of  Films.  § 3.  Top  reels  must  be  encased 
in  a steel  box  with  hole  at  bottom  only  large  enough  for  film 
to  pass  through,  and  cover  so  arranged  that  this  hole  can  be 
instantly  closed.  No  solder  to  be  used  in  the  construction 
of  this  box. 

A steel  box  must  be  used  for  receiving  the  film  after 
being  shown  with  a hole  in  the  top  only  large  enough  for  the 
film  to  pass  through  freely,  with  a cover  so  arranged  that 
this  hole  can  be  instantly  closed.  An  opening  may  be  placed 
at  the  side  of  the  box  to  take  films  out,  with  a door  hung 
at  the  top  so  arranged  that  it  cannot  be  entirely  opened,  and 


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provided  with  spring  catch  to  lock  it  closed.  No  solder  to  be 
used  in  the  construction  of  this  box. 

Handle  and  Shutter.  § 4.  The  handle  or  crane  used  in 
operating  the  machine  must  be  secured  to  the  spindle  or 
shaft,  so  that  there  will  be  no  liability  of  its  coming  off  and 
allowing  the  film  to  stop  in  front  of  the  lamp.  A shutter 
must  be  placed  in  front  of  the  condenser,  arranged  so  as  to 
be  readily  closed. 

Extra  Films.  § 5.  Extra  films  must  be  kept  in  metal 
boxes  with  tight  fitting  covers. 

Enclosure  of  Machine.  § 6.  The  machine  must  be 
operated  by  hand  (motor  driven  will  not  be  permitted) . 

Picture  machines  must  be  placed  in  an  enclosure  or 
house  made  of  suitable  fire-proof  material,  be  thoroughly 
ventilated  and  large  enough  for  the  operator  to  walk  freely 
on  either  side  of  or  back  of  the  machine.  All  openings  into 
this  booth  must  be  arranged  so  as  to  be  entirely  closed  by 
doors  or  shutters  constructed  of  the  same  or  equally  good 
fire  resisting  material  as  the  booth  itself.  Doors  or  covers 
must  be  arranged  so  as  to  be  held  normally  closed,  and  spring 
hinges  or  equivalent  devices.  The  doors  to  booth  must  swing 
outward. 

Specifications  of  Enclosure.  § 7.  The  framing  of  the 
booth  or  house,  or  enclosure  in  which  moving  picture  ma- 
chines are  to  be  operated  must  be  made  of  1-inch  by  1-inch 
by  Vs -inch  angle  iron,  properly  braced  to  secure  rigidity  and 
securely  riveted  or  bolted  at  joints. 

Size  of  the  enclosure  to  be  not  less  than  five  feet  by  five 
feet,  by  six  feet. 

Sheating  to  be  galvanized  sheet  iron  of  not  less  than  No. 
20  B.  W.  Gauge,  or  14-inch  hard  asbestos  board,  securely 
riveted  or  bolted  to  angle  iron  frame. 

Floor  Enclosure.  § 8.  The  floor  enclosure  to  be  of  the 
same  material  as  sides  and  roof,  riveted  or  bolted  to  iron 
covered  with  a rubber  or  cork  matting. 


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Specifications  of  Doors . § 9.  The  door  to  enclosure 

to  be  not  larger  than  two  feet  wide  by  five  feet  high,  of  same 
construction  as  booth  and  arranged  to  close  automatically, 
either  by  means  of  a spring  to  be  placed  on  the  exterior  and 
riveted  to  a frame  work,  or  by  a metal  rope  and  weight  at- 
tachment. Two  latches  of  steel  must  be  provided  and  to  be 
placed,  one  twelve  inches  from  top  and  the  other  twelve 
inches  from  the  bottom  of  door.  Latch  bars  to  be  connected 
by  metal  rods,  so  that  one  operation  opens  both  latches. 

Orifice.  § 10.  The  orifice  or  opening  (for  operation 
view,  or  through  which  picture  is  thrown)  to  be  not  larger 
than  twelve  inches  by  twelve  inches,  and  provided  with  a 
gravity  door  of  same  construction  as  booth,  held  in  position 
by  fusible  links  placed  in  series  with  fine  cord,  so  arranged 
that  normally  one  of  the  links  is  suspended  directly  over  the 
film  when  the  film  is  in  the  slide  of  the  apparatus,  or  ar- 
ranged so  as  to  be  normally  closed  or  held  open  by  pressure 
of  the  operator's  foot. 

Shelves.  § 11.  All  shelves  to  be  of  same  construction 
as  booth. 

Inflammable  Material.  § 12.  No  clothing  or  other  in- 
flammable material  other  than  the  material  necessary  to 
operate  picture  machines  are  to  be  kept  in  the  booth. 

Ventilation.  § 13.  The  booth  must  have  an  opening 
for  ventilation,  which  must  be  flanged  to  carry  standard  con- 
ductor pipe  for  exhausting  the  hot  air  generated  in  operating 
the  machine.  An  exhaust  fan  should  be  placed  at  the  outer 
end  of  the  conductor  or  stove  pipe,  unless  connection  is  made 
with  chimney. 

Ventilating  Pipe.  § 14.  Where  it  is  possible,  ventilat- 
ing pipe  should  lead  to  chimney  or  outside  of  building,  in 
order  to  carry  off  explosive  gases  formed  by  the  incomplete 
combustion  of  the  film. 

Wiring  of  Machine , Etc.  § 15.  The  wiring  for  all 
machines  must  be  in  accordance  with  the  rules  and  regula- 
tions of  the  National  Board  of  Fire  Underwriters,  as  amend- 
ed from  time  to  time. 


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Code  Rules.  § 16.  The  National  Electric  Code  Rules 
and  requirements  of  the  National  Board  of  Fire  Underwrit- 
ers as  amended  from  time  to  time  are  hereby  made  a part 
of  this  ordinance. 

Competent  Operators.  § 17.  All  operators  of  moving 
or  other  picture  machines  where  electricity,  gas  or  other 
materials  are  used  to  produce  powerful  light,  must  satisfy 
the  proper  authorities  that  he  is  a competent  operator  of 
such  machines. 

Applies  to  Private  and  Public.  § 18.  This  ordinance 
applies  to  all  machines  of  whatever  nature  used  in  any  way 
for  throwing  powerful  lights  through  lenses  or  other  mate- 
rials in  any  public  or  private  building  in  the  city  limits  of 
the  city  of  Rock  Island,  Illinois. 

Penalty.  § 19.  This  ordinance  is  to  take  effect  im- 
mediately upon  its  passage  by  the  council  and  approved  by 
the  Mayor. 

Any  person,  firm  or  corporation  found  guilty  of  operat- 
ing picture  machines  which  do  not  comply  with  this  ordi- 
nance shall  be  fined  not  less  than  ten  ($10)  dollars  nor  more 
than  one  hundred  ($100)  dollars. 


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CHAPTER  36 

NUISANCES. 

§ 1.  Nuisances  defined:  1st,  nuisance  under  common  law  and  Illinois 
statutes  declared  such;  2d,  unsafe  or  dilapidated  building;  3d, 
distillery  or  slaughter  house;  4th,  blood  or  other  offensive 
matter  flowing  into  Mississippi  river  or  branches;  5th,  dead 
animals;  6th,  storing  green  hides,  etc.;  7th,  offensive  trades 
or  manufactures;  8th,  offensive  matter  not  to  flow  from  dis- 
tilleries,  etc.,  or  remain  thereon;  9th,  filthy  cars,  buildings, 
yards,  etc.;  10th,  slaughtering  animals  in  city;  11th,  offensive 
pigsty,  stables,  etc.;  12th,  privies,  how  built — disinfection  of 
same;  13th,  privy  vaults  to  be  opened — how;  14th,  depositing 
ashes,  offal,  etc.  in  street;  15th,  conveying  putrid  or  offensive 
matter  through  the  city  in  daytime;  16th,  constructing  steps, 
cellar  doors,  porch  in  street;  17th,  frames  of  hatchways,  etc., 
in  sidewalk;  18th,  building  steps  in  sidewalk;  19th,  excava- 
tions in  street — duties  of  persons  causing;  20th,  obstructing 
street  with  building  material — permits  to  be  obtained;  21st, 
goods  and  merchandise  on  sidewalks — exception. 

2.  Marsha]  to  investigate  and  abate  nuisances  after  notice. 

3.  Penalty  for  violation — repetition  or  continuance  of  same. 

§ 1.  That  within  the  territorial  jurisdiction  of  this  city, 
it  is  hereby  declared  a nuisance  for  any  person  or  persons, 
or  corporation : 

First.  To  cause  any  of  those  acts  or  omissions  that  are 
declared  to  be  nuisances  by  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Illinois, 
and  such  as  are  known  as  nuisances  to  common  law  of  the 
land,  not  hereinafter  specially  enumerated. 

Second.  For  the  owner  or  keeper  of  any  lot  or  premises 
to  suffer  to  remain  thereon  to  the  annoyance  and  detriment 
of  other  persons,  any  dilapidated  or  unsafe  building  or  other 
structure  liable  to  fall  or  take  fire,  and  which,  by  reason  of 
its  proximity  to  the  contiguous  or  adjacent  buildings  and 
premises  of  other  persons,  or  to  any  public  thoroughfare; 
or  otherwise  endangers  life  or  property. 

Third.  To  carry  on,  use  or  occupy  any.  distillery  or 
slaughtering  establishments,  or  establishment  for  steaming 
or  rendering  lard,  tallow,  offal,  dead  animals,  or  other  sub- 
stance of  like  nature,  within  the  limits  of  the  city,  without 
permission  from  the  City  Council. 


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Fourth.  Within  the  limits  of  the  city,  to  allow  or  suffer 
any  blood,  bone,  offal,  still-slop,  dead  animals  or  other  offen- 
sive matter  to  run,  fall  or  get  into  the  Mississippi  river  or 
either  of  the  branches  thereof,  or  any  waters  connected 
therewith. 

Fifth.  For  the  owner  or  possessor  of  any  dumb  animal, 
which  may  die  within  the  city,  to  leave  the  same  unburied 
therein  for  more  than  twelve  hours  after  its  death,  or  for 
anyone  to  bring  and  leave  the  carcass  of  any  such  animal 
within  the  city  limits. 

Sixth.  For  any  person,  or  persons,  to'  place  or  store 
within  the  limits  of  the  city,  any  green  or  salted  hides,  or 
any  stale,  putrid,  or  stinking  fat,  grease  or  other  matter, 
so  that  the  odor  arising  from  the  same  shall  be  offensive  to, 
or  detrimental  to  the  health  of  any  individual. 

Seventh.  For  any  person,  or  persons,  to  use  any  build- 
ing or  other  place  within  the  limits  of  the  city  for  the  exer- 
cise of  any  trade,  employment,  or  manufacture,  which,  by 
occasioning  noxious  exhalations,  offensive  smells  or  other- 
wise, is  offensive  to,  or  dangerous  to  the  health  of  individ- 
uals or  the  public. 

Eighth.  For  any  distiller,  tanner,  brewer,  butcher, 
pork  and  beef  packer,  soap-boiler,  dyer,  livery  stable  keeper, 
or  other  person  whatever,  to  - cause  or  suffer  any  offal, 
manure,  rubbish,  filth,  still-slops,  or  any  refuse  animal  or 
vegetable  matter,  or  any  foul  or  nauseous  liquor  to  be  dis- 
charged out  of,  or  flow  from  any  premises  owned  or  occu- 
pied by  him;  or  for  any  such  substance  liable  to  become 
putrid,  to  remain  on  any  premises  owned  or  occupied  by  him, 
for  a period  longer  than  twelve  hours  at  any  one  time,  from 
the  first  day  of  March  to  the  first  day  of  November  in  any 
one  year,  or  a period  exceeding  forty-eight  hours  at  any 
other  time  of  the  year;  or  to  allow  or  suffer  any  such  sub- 
stance to  be  thrown  into,  deposited,  or  left  in,  or  upon  any 
street,  alley,  or  public  place  within  the  limits  of  the  city. 

Ninth.  To  keep,  or  suffer  to  be  kept,  within  the  city 


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limits,  in  a foul,  offensive,  nauseous,  or  filthy  condition,  any 
railroad  car,  building,  yard,  cellar,  sewer,  privy,  lot  or 
premises. 

Tenth.  To  kill  or  slaughter  any  beeves,  hogs,  sheep,  or 
other  animals  within  the  city  limits,  to  the  injury,  discom- 
fort, or  annoyance  of  any  inhabitants  of  the  neighborhood. 

Eleventh.  To  keep  hogs,  cattle,  sheep,  horses,  or  mules 
in  a pen  or  stable  ip  such  manner  that  an  offensive  odor 
arises  therefrom,  to  the  injury,  discomfort  or  annoyance  of 
any  inhabitants  of  the  neighborhood  thereof,  or  to  suffer 
any  yard,  pen  or  premises  where  chickens,  geese,  ducks,  tur- 
keys, peacocks,  pigeons,  guinea  fowl,  or  other  fowl  are  kept 
or  maintained  to  become  filthy  or  nauseous  to  any  person  or 
family  in  the  neighborhood,  or  become  deleterious  to  public 
health. 

Twelfth.  To  erect  or  continue  any  privy  within  forty 
feet  of  any  street,  or  the  dwelling,  shop,  or  well  of  any  other 
person  in  said  city,  nor  unless  the  same  is  furnished  with  a 
substantial  vault,  not  less  than  four  feet  in  depth,  and  walled 
with  brick,  stone,  or  two-inch  plank;  in  case  the  depth 
thereof  be  more  than  six  feet,  the  walls  of  such  vaults  shall 
be  constructed  of  brick  or  stone;  and  all  privy  vaults  to  be 
so  constructed  as  to  be  easily  cleaned,  and  to  be  made  tight 
so  that  "the  contents  cannot  escape  therefrom,  and  sufficiently 
secured  and  closed,  and  the  owner  or  occupant  of  any  privy 
shall  disinfect  the  same  with  cloride  of  lime,  or  some  other 
disinfectant  whenever  it  shall  be  necessary. 

Thirteenth.  To  open  any  privy  vault,  or  disturb  or  re- 
move the  contents  thereof,  except  by  the  permit  and  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  regulations  of  the  commissioner  of  health. 

Fourteenth.  To  throw  or  deposit  any  filth,  offal,  gar- 
bage, or  any  offensive  matter  in  any  street,  avenue,  alley  or 
public  ground  of  said  city. 

Fifteenth.  To  convey  within  the  limits  of  the  city  any 
offal,  filth,  garbage,  refuse,  animal  or  vegetable  matter 
which  is  putrid,  or  which  creates  an  offensive  smell,  or  is 


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injurious  to  health;  otherwise  than  in  a closed  covered 
wagon  box,  or  in  tight  and  covered  boxes,  barrels  or  vessels ; 
and  in  accordance  with  the  regulations  of  the  commissioner 
of  health. 

Sixteenth.  To  erect,  construct,  or  cause  to  be  erected 
or  constructed  in  any  street  or  public  alley  in  the  city,  any 
step,  cellar  door,  or  cellar  way  more  than  three  feet  from 
the  lot  line  of  the  street  into  the  sidewalk  or  street,  or  more 
than  three  feet  from  the  line  of  any  alley,  into  the  same; 
or  to  erect  any  porch,  bulk,  jut-window,  or  other  incum- 
brance, or  so  place  or  cause  to  be  placed  any  spout,  or  gutter, 
whereby  the  passage  of  any  street  or  alley,  as  aforesaid, 
shall  be  obstructed.  But  nothing  herein  shall  be  construed 
to  authorize  the  use  of  any  part  of  the  street,  sidewalk,  or 
alley,  for  the  erection  of  stairs,  steps  or  other  obstructions 
heretofore  erected. 

Seventeenth.  To  build  or  construct  the  frames  of  any 
cellar  door  or  cellar  way  in  any  sidewalk,  street  or  alley, 
above  the  level  of  the  sidewalk,  street,  or  alley,  or  to  leave 
such  door  open  at  any  time,  except  when  actually  used  to  put 
goods  or  merchandise  into  the  cellar  or  basement. 

Eighteenth.  To  build  any  steps  from  the  sidewalk  to 
the  first  floor  of  any  building,  upon  the  sidewalk  above  the 
level  of  the  same. 

Nineteenth.  To  dig  or  break  up  in  any  manner  any 
part  of  any  street,  sidewalk,  alley  or  public  ground  in  the 
city,  or  raise  or  break  any  part  of  the  curbstone  therein, 
without  permission  previously  obtained  from  the  street 
superintendent  and  under  his  supervision.  And  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  any  person  making  any  excavation  in  the  streets, 
alleys  or  public  places  of  the  city,  or  obstructing  the  same 
by  building  material,  or  otherwise,  to  suitably  protect  the 
same  by  day  and  night,  in  such  way  as  to  prevent  accidents 
therefrom  to  persons  or  animals  passing  near  the  same ; any 
neglect  so  to  do,  shall  be  considered  a violation  of  this  ordi- 
nance. 


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Nuisances. 


Twentieth.  To  occupy  any  part  of  any  street,  alley  or 
sidewalk  of  the  city,  by  placing  a lime  house,  or  building 
materials,  or  both,  therein,  without  a written  permit  from 
the  Mayor,  said  permit  allotting  such  part  of  the  street  and 
specifying  such  time  for  the  occupation  thereof  as  may  seem 
reasonable  and  necessary,  and  including  such  conditions  as 
a due  regard  for  the  safety  and  convenience  of  the  citizens 
may  require.  Any  violation  of  the  conditions  of  said  permit 
shall  cause  the  same  to  become  null  and  void,  and  shall  be 
considered  a violation  of  this  ordinance. 

Twenty -first.  To  place  or  cause  to  be  placed  on  any 
sidewalk  in  the  city,  or  to  suspend  over  the  same,  any  wares, 
goods  or  merchandise  or  other  thing,  so  as  to  extend  or  pro- 
ject over  such  sidewalk  more  than  two  and  one-half  (2%) 
feet  from  the  property  or  lot  line.  Provided,  that  this  shall 
not  be  construed  as  to  prohibit  merchants  and  others  en- 
gaged in  trade  from  the  free  use  of  the  streets  and  side- 
walks, in  common  with  others,  in  conveying  merchandise 
and  other  property  to  and  from  their  stores  while  engaged 
in  receiving  or  delivering  goods,  nor  to  prohibit  any  person 
from  unloading  in  a proper  manner,  coal,  firewood,  or  other 
articles  proper  to  be  placed  on  the  street,  or  conveying  the 
same  across  the  sidewalk,  to  and  from  his  own  lot  or  tene- 
ment. But  no  person  shall  abuse  this  privilege  by  unneces- 
sarily obstructing  the  sidewalk  in  such  manner. 

§ 2.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  city  marshal,  upon  infor- 
mation or  knowledge  of  the  existence  of  any  of  the  afore- 
mentioned nuisances,  to  investigate  the  same  and  if  satis- 
fied of  the  existence  of  such  nuisances,  to  give  the  person  or 
corporation  responsible  for  the  same,  or  upon  whose  prem- 
ises it  exists,  reasonable  notice  to  abate,  remove  or  cause 
the  same  to  cease,  and  upon  neglect  or  refusal  so  to  do,  to 
enter,  if  need  be,  in  a lawful  manner,  upon  such  premises, 
and  remove  or  abate  such  nuisance,  at  the  expense  of  the 
person  or  corporation  causing  the  same,  and  to  enter  com- 
plaint before  the  proper  magistrate  against  such  person  or 
corporation. 


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§ 3.  Whoever  violates  any  section  or  clause  of  this 
ordinance,  by  causing  or  permitting  any  nuisance,  and  does 
not  abate  or  remove  the  same  after  a reasonable  notice  from 
the  city  marshal,  or  repeats  the  same  after  such  notice  given, 
shall  be  fined  a sum  not  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars  for 
the  first  offense ; and  if  any  such  person  or  corporation  shall 
continue  a nuisance  an  unreasonable  length  of  time,  or  re- 
peat the  same,  after  being  fined  for  the  same,  a new  cause 
of  action  shall  forthwith  accrue  against  such  person  or  cor- 
poration, subjecting  the  offender  to  a like  penalty  aforesaid, 
and  to  imprisonment  for  a term  not  exceeding  three  months ; 
and  so  on  after  the  rendition  of  each  fine,  such  continuance 
or  repetition  of  such  nuisance  shall  be  deemed  a new  cause 
of  action,  subjecting  the  offender  to  a like  penalty  as  afore- 
said. 


CHAPTER  37 

OFFICERS. 

§ 1.  Officers  appointed  by  council — term  of  office — vacancies — re- 
moveal. 

2.  City  and  township  officers. 

3.  Oaths — bond — commission — duties — emoluments. 

4.  Property  and  effects  to  be  delivered  to  successor — liability 

and  penalty  for  refusal. 

5.  Board  of  local  improvements. 

6.  Inspector  to  give  bond. 

7.  Mayor’s  sernographer. 

Officers  Appointed  by  Council — Term  of  Office — Vacan- 
cies— Removal.  § 1.  In  addition  to  the  city  officers  desig- 
nated and  made  elective  by  state  laws  relating  to  the  city, 
there  shall  be  the  following  officers  of  said  city,  viz : A city 
marshal,  a deputy  marshal,  a city  detective,  such  number  of 
policemen  as  the  City  Council  may  from  time  to  time  de- 
termine upon,  a city  superintendent  of  streets,  a city  engi- 
neer, a superintendent  of  water  works  (who  shall  be  chief 
engineer),  one  chief  of  the  fire  department,  one  assistant 
chief  of  the  fire  department,  such  number  of  firemen  as  the 


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Officers. 


City  Council  may  from  time  to  time  determine  upon,  one 
commissioner  of  health,  one  health  officer,  one  city 
weigher,  five  park  commissioners  and  all  other  ap- 
pointive officers,  to  be  appointed  by  the  Mayor,  with  the 
advice  and  consent  of  the  City  Council,  bienially,  at  or  soon 
as  practicable  after  the  first  regular  meeting  of  the  City 
Council,  held  next  after  each  mayoralty  election,  and 
to  hold  the  offices  until  their  successors  are  appointed  and 
qualified.  Vacancies  in  any  of  the  offices  named  and  ap- 
pointed as  aforesaid,  shall  be  filled  by  appointment  in  like 
manner  for  the  unexpired  portion  of  the  term.  All  officers 
so  appointed  shall  be  subject  to  removal  by  the  Mayor,  on 
any  formal  charge,  whenever  he  shall  be  of  the  opinion  that 
the  interests  of  the  city  demand  such  removal;  but  he  shall 
report  the  reasons  for  such  removal  to  the  council  at  its 
next  regular  meeting.  The  council,  by  a two-thirds  vote  of 
all  its  members,  may  reverse  the  action  of  the  Mayor  and 
return  such  officer  to  his  office,  in  which  case  he  shall  give 
new  bond  and  take  a new  oath  of  office. 

City  and  Township  Officers.  § 2.  The  election  of  high- 
way commissioners  is  hereby  discontinued ; the  offices  of  city 
and  town  clerk  shall  be  united,  and  the  City  Clerk  shall  per- 
form the  duties  of  both  offices ; the  office  of  supervisor  and 
township  poor-master  shall  be  separated,  and  the  poor  mas- 
ter be  appointed  by  the  City  Council ; and  all  powers  vested 
in  the  town  of  Rock  Island  shall  be  exercised  by  the  City 
Council  of  said  city,  (R.  S.,  Chap.  139,  § 140).  The  number 
of  justices  of  the  peace  in  said  township  shall  be  four;  the 
number  of  constables  four,  and  the  number  of  police  magis- 
trates one. 

Oath  — Bond  — Commission  — Duties  — Emoluments. 
§ 3.  All  officers  of  said  city,  whether  elected  or  appoint- 
ed, shall  make  oath,  giving  bond  and  be  commissioned, 
have  such  powers,  perform  such  duties,  be  subject  to  such 
regulations  and  penalties,  and  receive  such  emoluments  as 
are,  or  may  be  provided  by  the  laws  of  the  state,  and  the 
ordinances  of  said  city. 


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Property  and  Effects  to  be  Delivered  to  Successor — 
Liability  and  Penalty  for  Refusal.  § 4.  Any  person  having 
been  an  officer  of  said  city,  shall,  within  five  days  after  noti- 
fication and  request,  deliver  to  his  successor  in  office,  all 
property,  books  and  effects  of  every  description  in  his  posses- 
sion, belonging  to  said  city,  or  appertaining  to  his  said  office ; 
and  upon  his  refusal  to  do  so,  he  shall  be  liable  for  all  the 
damages  caused  thereby,  and  also  to  a penalty  of  not  less' 
than  twenty  dollars,  nor  more  than  two  hundred  dollars,  in 
the  discretion  of  the  court  or  magistrate  before  whom  con- 
viction may  be  had. 

Board  of  Local  Improvements.  § 5.  That  the  board 
of  local  improvements  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  Illinois, 
shall  constitute  and  consist  of  the  following  named  officers 
of  said  city,  to-wit:  The  Mayor  who  shall  be  president  of 

said  board ; the  public  or  city  engineer,  and  the  superinten- 
dent of  streets. 

Inspector  to  Give  Bond.  § 6.  That  every  person  ap- 
pointed by  the  Board  of  Local  Improvements  to  act  as  in- 
spector on  city  work,  to  be  paid  for  by  special  assessment 
or  special  taxation,  shall  furnish  a good  and  sufficient  bond 
in  the  amount  of  ten  (10%)  per  cent  of  the  estimate  cost 
of  the  improvement.  The  bond  shall  be  conditioned  upon 
the  faithful  performance  of  the  duties  of  such  inspector 
and  shall  be  signed  by  the  said  inspector  and  at  least  one 
surety.  Said  bond  shall  be  approved  by  the  Mayor  and  filed 
with  the  City  Clerk  before  said  inspector  begins  work. 

Mayor's  Stenographer.  § 7.  The  office  of  stenographer 
for  the  Mayor  is  hereby  created,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to 
attend  to  such  clerical  duties  as  the  Mayor  may  require. 
The  salary  of  said  stenographer  shall  be  fifty  ($50)  dollars 
per  month. 


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Oil  Inspector. 


CHAPTER  38 


OIL  INSPECTOR. 


§ 1.  Duties,  compensation  and  bond. 


§ 1.  That  the  office  of  oil  inspector  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island  is  hereby  created.  The  appointment  shall  be  made  by 
the  Mayor  and  confirmed  by  the  City  Council.  The  duties 
of  the  said  oil  inspector  shall  be  the  same  as  prescribed  by 
the  statutes  of  the  state,  and  his  compensation  shall  consist 
of  one-half  of  the  fines  recovered  in  cases  wherein  he  has 
been  informer.  He  shall  give  to  the  said  city  a good  and 
sufficient  bond  in  the  sum  of  one  thousand  ($1,000)  dollars. 


§ 1.  General  rules  of  construction. 

2.  Ordinance  repealed  to  remain  in  force  until  repealing  ordi- 

nance takes  effect. 

3.  When  offense  is  punishable  under  different  ordinances,  prose- 

cutor may  elect. 

4.  Penalty  for  breach  of  ordinance,  where  no  penalty  has  been 

provided  therefor. 

5.  Repeal  of  repealing  ordinance  not  to  revive  the  former  one. 

6.  Rights,  etc.,  saved. 


Consti'uction  of  Ordinances — General  Rule.  § 1.  In 
the  construction  of  all  ordinances  now  in  force,  or  which 
may  hereafter  be  passed,  the  following  rule  shall  be  ob- 
served unless  such  construction  is  excluded  by  express 
provision  of  the  ordinance,  or  is  inconsistent  with  the 
manifest  intent  of  the  City  Council,  or  repugnant  to  the 
context  or  the  same  ordinance,  that  is  to  say:  1.  All  gen- 

eral provisions,  terms,  phrases  and  expressions  shall  be 
liberally  construed,  in  order  that  the  true  intent  and  mean- 
ing of  the  City  Council  may  be  fully  carried  out.  2.  Words 


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ORDINANCES. 


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in  the  present  tense  include  the  future.  3.  Words  import- 
ing the  singular  number  may  extend  and  may  be  applied 
to  several  persons  or  things,  and  words  importing  the  plural 
number  may  include  the  singular.  4.  Words  importing  the 
masculine  gender  may  be  applied  to  females.  5.  The  word 
“person”  or  “persons,”  as  well  as  all  words  referring  to  or 
importing  persons,  may  extend  and  be  applied  to  bodies 
politic  and  corporate,  as  well  as  individuals.  6.  Words 
purporting  to  give  a joint  authority  to  three  or  more  public 
officers  or  other  persons,  shall  be  construed  as  giving  such 
authority  to  a majority  of  such  officers  or  persons.  7.  The 
word  “heretofore,”  shall  mean  any  time  previous  to  the 
day  on  which  the  ordinance  takes  effect,  and  the  word  “here- 
after” at  any  time  after  such  day.  8.  The  term  “laws  or 
ordinances  now  in  force,”  and  the  words  of  similar  import, 
shall  mean  the  laws  and  ordinances  in  force  at  the  time  the 
ordinances  containing  the  words  takes  effect.  9.  The  term 
“court”  includes  courts  not  of  record  as  well  as  courts  of 
record;  and  terms  “magistrate,  “police  magistrate,”  and 
“justice  of  the  peace,”  shall  each  be  held  to  include  the 
others.  10.  The  term  “Mayor”  shall  apply  as  well  to  the 
“acting  mayor.” 

Ordinances  Repealed  to  Remain  In  Force  Until  Repeal- 
ing Ordinance  Takes  Effect.  § 2.  Whenever  any  ordinance 
or  part  of  any  ordinance  shall  be  repealed  or  modified  by  a 
subsequent  ordinance,  the  ordinance  or  part  of  ordinance 
thus  repealed  or  modified,  shall  continue  in  force  until  the 
due  publication  of  the  ordinance  repealing  or  modifying  the 
same  shall  take  effect,  unless  therein  otherwise  expressly 
provided. 

When  Offense  is  Punishable  Under  Different  Ordi- 
nances— Prosecutor  May  Elect.  § 3.  In  all  cases  when  the 
same  act  or  offense  may  be  punishable  under  different  ordi- 
nances, or  different  clauses  of  the  same  ordinance,  of  the 
city,  the  prosecuting  officer  may  elect  under  which  of  said 
ordinances  or  clauses  to  proceed,  but  not  more  than  one  re- 
covery shall  be  had  against  the  same  person  for  the  same 
offense. 


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Ordinances. 


Penalty  for  Breach  of  Ordinance.  Where  no  Penalty 
has  Been  Provided  therefor.  § 4.  Whenever  in  any  ordi- 
nance, the  doing  or  omission  of  any  act  is  declared  to  be  a 
breach  thereof  or  forbidden,  and  no  fine  or  penalty  is  spe- 
cially provided  for  such  breach,  any  person  convicted  of  any 
such  breach,  shall  be  adjudged  to  pay  a penalty  of  not  less 
than  three  dollars,  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars. 

Repeal  of  a Repealing  Ordinance,  Not  to  Revive  the 
Former  One.  § 5.  When  any  ordinance  repealing  any  for- 
mer ordinance,  clause  or  provision,  shall  itself  be  repealed, 
such  last  repeal  shall  not  be  construed  to  revive  the  former 
original  ordinance,  clause  or  provision,  unless  therein  so 
expressly  provided. 

Rights,  Etc.,  Saved.  § 6.  No  new  ordinance  shall  be 
construed  to  repeal  a former  ordinance,  whether  such  former 
ordinance  is  expressly  repealed  or  not,  as  to  any  offense  com- 
mitted against  the  former  ordinance,  or  as  to  any  one  act 
done,  any  penalty,  forfeiture,  or  punishment  incurred,  or 
any  right  accrued,  or  claim  arising  under  the  former  ordi- 
nance, or  in  any  way  whatever  to  affect  any  such  offense  or 
act  so  committed  or  done,  or  any  penalty,  forfeiture  or  pun- 
ishment so  incurred,  or  any  claim  arising  before  the  new 
ordinance  takes  effect,  save  only  that  the  proceedings  there- 
after shall  conform,  so  far  as  practicable,  to  the  ordinances 
in  force  at  the  time  of  such  proceeding.  If  any  penalty,  for- 
feiture or  punishment  be  mitigated  by  any  provisions  of  a 
new  ordinance,  such  provision  may,  by  the  consent  of  the 
party  affected,  be  applied  to  any  judgment  pronounced  after 
the  new  ordinance  takes  effect.  This  section  shall  extend 
to  all  repeals,  either  by  express  words  or  by  implication. 


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CHAPTER  40 

PARKS  AND  PARK  COMMISSIONERS. 

§ 1.  Park  Board. 

2.  Jurisdiction. 

3.  Duties. 

4.  Commissioners  to  be  conservators  of  peace. 

5.  Oath  and  bond. 

6.  Name  of  parks. 

7.  Seventh  Avenue  Boulevard. 

8.  Games  and  plays. 

9.  Advertising  structures. 

Park  Commissioners  Appointed  by  Mayor.  § 1.  There 
is  hereby  created  a Board  of  Park  Commissioners  for  the 
City  of  Rock  Island,  consisting  of  five  members,  the  same 
to  be  appointed  by  the  Mayor,  and  with  the  advice  and  con- 
sent of  the  City  Council,  the  same  to  hold  office  for  the  term 
of  three  years  and  until  their  successors  are  appointed  and 
qualified:  Provided,  however,  that,  of  the  first  board  ap- 

pointed, one  shall  hold  office  for  one  year,  two  for  two  years, 
and  two  for  three  years.  All  commissioners  shall  serve 
without  salary. 

Territories  of  Commissioners.  § 2.  The  said  Board 
of  Park  Commissioners  shall  have  the  oversight,  care  and 
charge  of  all  the  parks  and  public  squares  within  the  limits 
of  the  city.  As  soon  as  they  are  appointed  and  have  quali- 
fied, they  shall  meet  and  appoint  one  of  their  number  Presi- 
dent of  the  Board,  another  Secretary  of  the  Board  and  a 
third  the  Treasurer  of  the  Board. 

Duties  — Accounts  of  Expense  — Report  to  Council. 
§ 3.  The  Park  Commissioners  shall  have  the  care,  preser- 
vation and  improvement  of  the  public  parks  and  public 
squares  within  the  city,  the  trees,  plants,  walks  and  furni- 
ture thereof.  Any  money  appropriated  by  the  City  Council 
for  such  purposes  shall  be  expended  under  their  direction. 
All  accounts  for  labor  or  other  necessary  expenses  shall  be 
reported  to  the  City  Council,  that  the  same  may  be  audited 
and  paid.  At  the  close  of  each  fiscal  year  the  commissioners 


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shall  make  an  annual  report  to  the  City  Council  of  all 
moneys  received  and  expended  by  them,  and  shall  make  a 
report  at  any  other  time  when  required  by  the  Council ; any 
reasonable  expense  incurred  in  making  the  report  shall  be 
allowed  the  commissioners. 

Park  Commissioners  to  be  Conservators  of  Peace.  § 4. 
The  Park  Commissioner  is  hereby  constituted  a conserva- 
tor of  the  peace,  and  shall  have  power  to  arrest  with  or 
without  warrant  any  person  who  may  in  their  presence  vio- 
late any  ordinance  of  this  city  relating  to  public  parks,  and 
in  addition  to  the  duties  imposed  upon  said  commissioners 
by  this  ordinance  they  shall  perform  such  other  duties  as 
may  be  imposed  by  any  law  of  the  state. 

Oath — Bond.  § 5.  Every  person  appointed  to  the 
office  of  Park  Commissioner  shall,  before  entering  upon  the 
duties  of  his  office,  take  the  oath  of  office  required  by  law, 
and  shall  execute  to  the  City  of  Rock  Island  a bond  in  a sum 
not  less  than  five  hundred  dollars,  with  one  or  more  sureties, 
to  be  approved  by  the  City  Council,  conditioned  as  required 
by  law. 

§ 6.  That  the  public  square  in  said  city,  bounded  by 
Third  and  Fourth  avenues,  and  Fifth  and  Sixth  streets, 
shall  be  called  and  known  as  Garnsey  square,  in  commemor- 
ation of  Hon.  Daniel  G.  Garnsey,  who,  with  his  associates, 
laid  out  the  addition  in  which  said  square  is  situated,  and 
donated  his  interest  in  said  square  to  the  public. 

The  public  square  in  said  city,  bounded  by  Second  and 
Third  avenues,  and  Fourteenth  and  Fifteenth  streets,  shall 
be  called  and  known  as  Stephenson  square,  in  commemora- 
tion of  Colonel  Benjamin  Stephenson,  for  whom  the  town 
of  Stephenson  (now  City  of  Rock  Island)  was  named  by 
the  law  locating  said  town. 

The  public  square  in  said  city,  bounded  by  Second  and 
Third  avenues,  and  Nineteenth  and  Twentieth  streets,  shall 
be  called  and  known  as  Spencer  square,  in  commemoration 


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of  the  Hon.  John  W.  Spencer,  who  donated  his  interest  in 
said  square  to  the  public. 

That  the  park  located  on  the  following  described  land, 
to-wit : Commencing  at  the  southeast  corner  of  the  north- 

east quarter  of  section  two  (2),  in  township  seventeen  (17), 
north  range  two  (2),  west  of  the  fourth  (4th)  principal 
meridan,  where  there  is  planted  a stone,  and  running  thence 
west  along  the  south  line  of  said  quarter  section  six  hun- 
dred and  sixty-nine  and  five-tenths  (669.5)  feet  to  the  cen- 
ter line  of  Twenty-second  street  in  said  City  of  Rock  Island, 
thence  north  along  the  center  line  of  said  Twenty-second 
street  one  thousand  and  six  hundred  and  fifty-four  and  one- 
tenth  feet,  to  where  said  center  line  is  intersected  by  the 
center  line  produced  easterly  of  Twelfth  (12th)  avenue,  in 
said  city,  thence  east  along  said  center  line  of  said  Twelfth 
(12th)  avenue,  in  said  city,  thence  east  six  hundred  and 
eighty-eight  and  nine-tenths  (688.9)  feet  to  the  east  line  of 
said  quarter  section,  and  thence  south  along  the  east  line 
of  said  quarter  section  one  thousand  six  hundred  and  seven- 
ty-three and  one-tenth  (1673.1)  feet  to  the  place  of  begin- 
ning, shall  be  known,  called  and  designated  as  Reservoir 
Park. 

The  park  located  on  the  following  described  lands,  to- 
wit  : Beginning  at  a point  on  the  south  line  of  the  northwest 
quarter  of  section  two  (2),  in  township  seventeen  (17), 
north  range  two  (2),  west  of  the  fourth  (4th)  principal 
meridian,  which  is  distant  east  one  thousand  and  twenty- 
seven  and  seven-tenths  (1027.7)  feet  from  the  point  where 
the  center  line  of  Twelfth  (12th)  street  in  the  said  City  of 
Rock  Island,  intersects  said  quarter  section  line  and  which 
said  first  mentioned  point  is  distant  two  hundred  and  twelve 
and  five-tenths  (212.5)  feet,  more  or  less,  west  from  the 
southeast  corner  of  said  quarter  section,  and  running  thence 
east  along  the  south  line  of  said  quarter  section  and  the  south 
line  of  the  northeast  quarter  of  said  section  two  (2),  one 
thousand  two  hundred  and  fifty-eight  and  four-tenths  (1,- 


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258.4)  feet  to  the  point  where  said  last  named  line  is  inter- 
sected by  the  west  line  of  said  Seventeenth  (17th)  street; 
thence  running  northwestardly  along  the  west  line  of  said 
Seventeenth  (17th)  street  one  thousand  six  hundred  and 
twenty-four  and  nine-tenths  (1,624.9)  feet,  more  or  less, 
to  the  south  line  of  Twelfth  (12th)  avenue  in  said  city; 
thence  running  westwardly  along  the  south  line  of  said 
twelfth  (12th)  avenue  eight  hundred  and  eighteen  and  six- 
tenths  (818.6)  feet  to  a point  in  the  prolongation  of  Fif- 
teenth (15th)  street  in  said  city,  and  thence  running  south 
one  thousand  five  hundred  and  forty-nine  and  five  tenths 
(1549.5)  feet  to  the  place  of  beginning,  shall  be  known, 
called  and  designated  as  Long  View  Park. 

The  public  square  located  on  Block  49,  Chicago  or  Lower 
Addition  to  city,  which  is  bounded  by  Fourth  and  Fifth 
streets  and  Fifth  and  Sixth  avenues  shall  be  named  and 
known  as  Denkmann  square  in  honor  of  the  donors,  Fred- 
erick C.  Denkmann  and  Rhoda  Lee  Denkmann,  his  wife. 

§ 7.  The  Park  Commissioners  of  the  City  of  Rock  Isl- 
and, Illinois,  shall  have  charge  of  the  boulevard  on  Seventh 
avenue  from  Thirty-fifth  street  to  Forty-sixth  street,  and 
shall  have  the  right  and  authority  to  care  therefore  and 
beautify  it  as  they  shall  deem  appropriate. 

Plays  and  Games  Prohibited  in — Penalty.  § 8.  No 
person  shall  play  at  ball  or  cricket  or  at  any  other  game 
whatsoever,  in  any  inclosed  public  square,  park  or  grounds 
of  this  city;  or  walk,  stand  or  lie  upon  any  part  of  any  in- 
closed public  square,  park  or  grounds,  laid  out  or  appro- 
priated for  shrubbery  or  grass,  or  trample  upon,  pull  up 
or  otherwise  injure  or  destroy  any  such  grass  or  shrubbery; 
or  turn  any  horse,  cow,  ox,  ass,  sheep,  hog  or  other  such 
animal,  into  any  such  public  square,  park  or  grounds,  or 
walk,  or  run,  or  climb  around,  or  upon  any  railing  or  fence 
surrounding  the  same,  or  erect  any  booth  or  stall  therein 
under  a penalty  not  exceeding  twenty  dollars  for  every  such 
offense.  Provided,  however,  that  base  ball  and  other  ath- 


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letic  games  may  be  played  in  such  places  in  Longview  Park 
as  shall  be  designated  by  the  Park  Commissioner  thereof; 
and  the  said  commissioners  may  allow  such  other  proper  use 
of  said  Longview  Park  as  will  not  be  inconsistent  with  its 
use  as  a public  park. 

Advertising  Stmcctures.  § 9.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for 
any  person,  firm  or  corporation  to  erect,  or  cause  to  be  erect- 
ed, a structure  of  any  kind  or  character  within  five  hundred 
(500)  feet  of  any  public  park  or  boulevard  within  the  limits 
of  the  city  of  Rock  Island  for  the  purpose  of  placing  adver- 
tisements of  any  kind  or  character  thereon.  Upon  convic- 
tion of  violation  of  this  section  the  offender  shall  be  liable 
to  a fine  of  not  more  than  two  hundred  ($200)  dollars. 


CHAPTER  41 

PAWN  SHOPS  AND  JUNK  YARDS. 

§ 1.  To  be  ‘licensed. 

2.  Pawnbroker  defined. 

3.  License,  bow  obtained — terms — bond. 

4.  Pawnbroker’s  record. 

5.  Memorandum  of  pledge. 

6.  Time  of  holding  pawn  sale. 

7.  Prohibited  purchases. 

8.  Report  to  police  department. 

9.  Redemption  of  pledge. 

10.  Hours  of  business. 

11.  Dealing  with  minors. 

12.  Prohibited  pledges. 

13.  Police  report — revocation. 

14.  Records. 

15.  Junk  yards  not  to  be  located  in  residence  districts. 

16.  Junk  dealers  not  to  buy  from  minors. 

17.  Penalty. 

To  be  Licensed — Penalty.  § 1.  No  person  or  persons 
shall  carry  on  or  conduct  the  business  or  calling  of  a pawn- 
broker within  said  city,  without  a license  so  to  do,  under  the 
penalty  herein  prescribed. 


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Pawnbroker  Defined.  § 2.  Any  person  who  loans 
money  on  deposit  or  pledge  of  personal  property,  bonds, 
notes  or  other  securities,  or  who  deals  in  the  purchasing 
of  personal  property,  or  chooses  in  action  on  condition  of 
selling  the  same  back  again  at  a stipulated  price  is  hereby 
defined  and  declared  to  be  a pawnbroker. 

License , How  Obtained — Terms — Bond.  § 3.  The  City 
Clerk,  with  the  approval  of  the  Mayor,  may  grant  a pawn- 
broker’s license  to  any  person  of  good  character  who  may 
apply  therefor,  upon  such  person  giving  bond  with  approved 
security  in  the  sum  of  five  hundred  (500)  dollars,  condi- 
tioned for  the  faithful  observance  of  all  ordinances  of  said 
city  applicable  to  the  business  so  licensed,  and  paying  to  the 
City  Clerk  the  sum  required  for  said  license;  said  license 
may  be  issued  for  three  months,  for  six  months,  or  one  year, 
but  not  beyond  the  end  of  the  municipal  year,  and  the  appli- 
cant shall  pay,  therefor,  as  follows:  For  three  months, 

twenty-five  ($25)  dollars;  for  six  months,  thirty-five  ($35) 
dollars;  for  one  year,  fifty  ($50)  dollars. 

Paivnbroker’s  Record — Penalty.  § 4.  Every  person 
licensed  as  a pawnbroker  shall  keep  at  his  place  of  business 
a substantial  book,  in  which  he  shall  enter  in  writing,  a 
minute  description  of  all  property  and  effects  received  by 
him  on  deposit  or  purchase,  the  time  when  received,  and 
the  name  and  residence  of  the  person  or  persons  by  whom 
they  were  left,  the  amount  loaned  thereon,  and  the  rate  of 
interest,  which  book  shall  be  kept  clean  and  legible  and  all 
entries  therein  be  made  with  ink  and  no  entry  erased  there- 
from, and  such  book  and  any  goods,  property  or  effects  so 
purchased  by  or  left  with  him  shall  be  exhibited  to  the  Mayor 
or  City  Marshal  on  request,  during  ordinary  business  hours. 

Memorandum  of  Pledge  to  Pledgor.  § 5.  Every  pawn- 
broker and  loanbroker,  or  keeper  of  a loan  office,  shall,  at 
the  time  of  each  loan,  deliver  to  the  person  pawning  or 
pledging  any  goods,  articles  or  thing,  a memorandum,  or 
note  signed  by  him  or  her,  containing  the  substance  of  the 
entry  required  to  be  made  in  his  or  her  book  by  the  last 


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preceding  section ; and  no  charge  shall  be  made,  or  received 
by  any  pawnbroker  or  loanbroker,  or  keeper  of  a loan  office 
for  any  such  entry,  memorandum  or  note. 

Time  of  Holding  Pawn  or  Pledge — Sale.  § 6.  No 
pawnbroker  shall  sell  any  pawn  or  pledge  until  the  same 
shall  have  remained  two  months  in  his  or  her  possession 
after  the  payment  of  the  amount  loaned  becomes  due,  and  all 
such  sales  shall  be  at  public  auction,  and  not  otherwise,  un- 
less by  consent,  in  writing,  of  the  party  pawning  the  goods, 
and  then  not  until  after  six  days’  notice  in  writing  has  been 
given,  by  posting  up  three  written  notices  in  three  public 
places  in  this  city;  and  when  any  property  is  pledged  ex- 
ceeding the  value  of  fifty  dollars,  such  notice  shall  be  by 
publication  in  some  newspaper  printed  in  said  city,  for  the 
time  above  specified. 

All  surplus  money,  if  any,  arising  upon  such  sale,  after 
deducting  costs  and  expenses  of  sale,  shall  be  paid  over  to 
the  owner  of  the  article  or  thing  there  sold,  or  to  be  paid 
into  the  city  treasury  for  the  use  of  such  persons. 

Prohibited  Purchases.  § 7.  No  pawnbroker,  loan- 
broker,  or  keeper  of  a loan  office  shall,  under  any  pretense 
whatever,  purchase  or  buy  any  second  hand  furniture, 
metals,  or  clothes,  or  any  other  article  or  thing  whatever, 
offered  to  him  or  her  as  a pawn  or  pledge. 

Report  to  Police  Department.  § 8.  It  shall  be  the  duty 
of  every  person  so  licensed,  as  aforesaid,  to  make  out  and 
deliver  to  the  city  marshal  every  day,  before  the  hour  of 
12  m.,  a legible  and  correct  copy  from  the  record  book  re- 
quired in  section  4 of  this  article,  all  of  personal  property 
and  other  valuable  things  received  on  deposit  during  the 
preceding  day,  together  with  the  time,  meaning  the  hour, 
when  received  or  purchased  and  a description  of  the  person, 
or  persons,  by  whom  left  in  pledge  or  from  whom  the  same 
were  purchased. 

Redemption  or  Removal  of  Pledge — When  Prohibited. 
§ 9.  No  personal  property  received  on  deposit,  or  pledged 


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" by  any  such  licensed  person  shall  be  sold  or  permitted  to 
be  redeemed  or  removed  from  the  place  of  business  of  such 
licensed  person  for  the  space  of  twenty-four  hours  after  the 
copy  and  statement  required  to  be  delivered  to  the  city  mar- 
shal shall  have  been  delivered  as  required  by  the  preceding 
section. 

Hours  of  Business.  § 10.  No  person  licensed  as  afore- 
said shall  receive  on  deposit  or  pledge  any  personal  proper- 
ty, or  other  valuable  thing,  before  the  hours  of  six  a.  m.,  nor 
after  the  hour  of  eight  p.  m.,  during  the  months  of  January, 
February,  March,  April,  October,  November  and  December 
of  each  year;  nor  before  the  hour  of  five  a.  m.,  nor  after  the 
hour  of  nine  p.  m.,  during  the  months  of  May,  June,  July, 
August  and  September  of  each  year. 

Dealing  With  Minors — Penalty.  § 11.  No  person  so 
licensed  shall  take  or  receive  in  pawn  or  purchase  any  arti- 
cle, property  or  effects,  from  any  minor,  or  claimed  by  any 
minor. 

Prohibited  Pledges.  § 12.  No  person  so  licensed  shall 
take  any  article  in  pawn  from  any  person  appearing  to  be 
intoxicated,  nor  from  any  person  known  to  be  a notorious 
thief,  or  to  have  been  convicted  of  larceny  or  burglary. 

Police  Report — Revocation  of  License.  § 13.  It  shall 
be  the  duty  of  all  members  of  the  police  force  to  report  to 
the  Mayor  any  failure  to  comply  with  the  provisions  of  this 
article,  and  the  Mayor  may  revoke  the  license  of  any  per- 
son offending  against  any  of  its  provisions,  and  the  Mayor 
shall,  forthwith,  revoke  the  license  of  any  person  who  shall 
be  convicted  of  a violation  of  any  provision  of  this  article, 
whether  such  judgment  of  conviction  shall  have  been  ap- 
pealed from  or  not. 

Record.  § 14.  Every  pawnbroker,  second-hand,  or 
junk  dealer  shall  keep  a book  in  which  shall  be  entered  in 
writing,  at  the  time  of  such  loan  or  purchase,  an  accurate 
account  and  description  of  the  goods,  articles  or  thing  pawn- 
ed or  bought,  including  any  number  that  may  be  in  or  upon 


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such  goods,  article  or  things;  the  amount  of  money  loaned 
thereon  or  paid  therefor ; the  time  of  pledging  or  buying  of 
same;  the  name  and  description  of  the  person  pawning  or 
selling  the  said  goods,  article  or  thing  (showing  apparent 
age,  nationality,  complexion,  color  of  hair  and  eyes,  and  as 
near  as  may  be  the  height,  together  with  the  residence  of 
such  person,  giving  street  and  number,  if  within  this  city)  ; 
and  if  pledged,  the  rate  of  interest  to  be  paid  upon  such 
loan,  and  the  time  when  the  loan  becomes  payable.  He  shall 
make  all  such  entries  at  the  time  of  the  receipt  or  purchase 
of  said  goods,  article  or  thing,  and  a copy  thereof  shall  be 
sent  to  the  chief  of  police  before  noon  of  the  following  day. 
All  such  entries  and  copies  thereof  sent  to  the  chief  of 
police,  herein  provided,  shall  be  in  the  English  language, 
shall  be  plainly  written  in  ink,  and  shall  not  be  in  any  man- 
ner erased,  oblitered  or  defaced ; and  provided  that  no  pawn- 
broker, second-hand  or  junk  dealer  shall  purchase  or  receive 
in  pawn  any  article  or  property  from  a minor  or  without  the 
written  consent  of  his  parent  or  guardian. 

Not  to  be  Located — Residence  Districts.  § 15.  That 
within  the  territorial  jurisdiction  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island 
it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person  to  locate,  own,  operate 
or  conduct  any  junk  yard  or  junk  store,  wherein  old  metals, 
bones,  hides,  rags,  rubber,  or  any  other  junk  are  stored  and 
located,  on  any  lot  where  two-thirds  of  the  buildings  within 
a radius  of  300  feet  are  used  for  residence  purposes  exclu- 
sively, unless  the  owner  of  two-thirds  of  the  lots  within  a 
radius  of  300  feet  consent,  in  writing,  to  the  location  or 
operation  of  such  junk  yard  or  junk  store  thereon.  Such 
written  consent  of  the  property  ^owners  shall  be  filed  with 
the  City  Clerk,  who  is  thereby  authorized  to  issue  a permit 
to  conduct  such  junk  yard  or  junk  store. 

Junk  Yard  Dealers  Not  to  Buy  from  Minors.  § 16. 
Any  person  or  corporation  owning  or  conducting,  or  in  any- 
wise engaged  in  the  management  or  the  conduct  of  any 
junk  yard,  scrap  iron  yard,  or  second  hand  store,  within  the 
limits  of  this  city,  who  shall  buy,  barter,  or  otherwise  ob- 


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tain  from  any  minor,  without  the  written  consent  of  the 
parent  or  custodian  of  such  minor  any  article,  subject  of 
sale  or  barter,  shall  be  prosecuted  and  punished  as  in  this 
section  hereinbefore  provided. 

Violation  Hereof — Penalty.  § 17.  Any  person  violat- 
ing any  of  the  provisions  of  this  article,  when  no  other 
penalty  is  imposed,  shall  be  subject  to  a fine  not  exceeding 
one  hundred  ($100)  dollars. 


§ 1.  Peddlers  to  be  licensed — exceptions. 

2.  License — how  obtained — terms. 

3.  Number  of  license  to  be  affixed. 

4.  Peddler  defined. 

5.  Peddler  to  use  sealed  measure. 

6.  Penalty  for  violation. 

7.  License  required  of  transient  traders. 

8.  Penalty  for  violation. 


Peddlers  to  be  Licensed — Exceptions.  § 1.  No  person 
shall  peddle  any  goods,  wares  or  merchandise  within  the 
limits  of  said  city,  without  a license  for  that  purpose.  Pro- 
vided, that  this  requirement  shall  not  extend  to  any  farmer, 
fruit  or  vine  grower,  or  gardener,  or  dairyman,  in  the  sale 
of  the  products  of  his  farm,  orchard,  vineyard,  garden,  or 
dairy,  nor  to  women,  or  children  peddling  apples  or  other 
fruits,  and  not  occupying  a stand,  nor  to  newsboys  peddling 
newspapers ; and,  provided,  also,  that  this  requirement  shall 
not  extend  to  ex-union  soldiers  or  sailors,  honorably  dis- 
charged from  the  military  or  marine  services  of  the  United 
States,  provided  said  soldier  or  sailor  is  engaged  in  the  vend- 
ing, hawking  and  peddling  of  goods,  wares,  fruits  or  mer- 
chandise for  himself. 

License — How  Obtained — Terms.  § 2.  The  City  Clerk, 
with  the  approval  of  the  Mayor,  shall,  on  application  of  any 
person  of  good  character,  issue  a license  to  such  person, 


CHAPTER 


PEDDLERS  AND  TRANSIENT  TRADERS. 


Peddlers  and  Transient  Traders. 


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authorizing  him  to  peddle  within  said  city  for  the  period 
therein  mentioned,  which  license  may  be  issued  for  one  day, 
one  week  or  one  month,  (but  not  beyond  the  end  of  the  muni- 
cipal year)  and  the  applicant  shall  pay  therefor  as  follows, 
viz : 

When  carrying  his  own  goods,  for  one  day,  five  ($5) 
dollars;  for  one  week,  ten  ($10)  dollars;  for  six  months, 
fifteen  ($15)  dollars;  and  for  any  period  exceeding  six 
months  and  not  beyond  the  municipal  year,  twenty-five 
($25)  dollars:  Provided,  that  the  Mayor  or  Clerk,  in  his 

judgment,  may  grant  permission  to  any  poor  or  unfortunate 
citizen,  male  or  female,  who  is  capable  of  earning  an  honest 
living  at  said  vocation,  to  peddle  free  when  carrying  his  own 
goods,  or  for  a sum  as  may  be  agreed  upon. 

When  peddling  with  a horse  or  team,  for  one  day,  three 
($3)  dollars;  for  one  week,  five  ($5)  dollars;  for  one  month, 
ten  ($10)  dollars;  for  six  months,  fifteen  ($15)  dollars;  and 
for  any  period  exceeding  six  months,  and  not  beyond  the 
municipal  year,  twenty-five  ($25)  dollars:  Provided,  that 

these  provisions  shall  not  apply  to  any  peddlers  of  venison, 
poultry,  fish  or  wild  game : Provided  further,  that  only  one 

person  and  a driver  shall  be  allowed  for  each  wagon. 

Peddlers  occupying  a stand  may  obtain  license  in  like 
manner  for  like  periods  upon  paying  therefor  as  follows: 
For  one  day,  ten  ($10)  dollars;  for  one  week,  fifteen  ($15) 
dollars;  for  one  month  or  any  period  in  excess  thereof,  and 
not  beyond  the  municipal  year,  twenty-five  ($25)  dollars. 

Number  of  License  to  be  Affixed.  § 3.  Every  person 
so  licensed  shall  forthwith  cause  his  name  and  the  number 
of  his  license  to  be  plainly  painted  in  letters  and  figures,  and 
conspicuously  placed  on  the  outside  of  his  vehicle  during 
the  continuance  of  his  license,  and  upon  its  expiration  or 
revocation  shall  remove  and  discontinue  the  use  of  the  same. 

Peddler  Defined.  § 4.  Any  person,  either  for  himself, 
or  as  agent,  or  solicitor,  for  another  person  Vho  shall  go 
about  within  said  city,  from  house  to  house,  from  place  to 


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place,  or  from  customer  to  customer,  and  sell,  or  offer  to 
sell,  goods,  wares  or  merchandise  of  any  kind,  by  retail,  for 
delivery,  at  the  time  and  place  of  sale,  or  at  any  other  place, 
shall  be  deemed  a peddler. 

Measures  to  be  Sealed.  § 5.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful 
for  any  peddler  selling  his  wares  in  this  city  to  use  any 
measure  without  first  having  had  same  tested  and  sealed 
by  the  Chief  of  Police,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  test  as  to 
accuracy  and  correctness  and  seal  all  measures  presented 
to  him,  upon  the  payment  of  twenty-five  cents.  No  license 
shall  be  granted  to  any  peddler  until  the  measures  to  be 
used  by  him  shall  have  been  tested  and  sealed  as  above  pro- 
vided. 

Penalty  for  Violation.  § 6.  Any  person  who  shall  vio- 
late any  of  the  provisions  of  this  article  shall  be  subject  to  a 
penalty  of  not  less  than  five  ($5)  dollars  nor  more  than  one 
hundred  ($100)  dollars  for  each  offense. 


TRANSIENT  TRADERS. 

License  Required  of.  § 7.  No  transient  trader  or  mer- 
chants who  may  come  to  the  City  of  Rock  Island  and  open 
a store  or  place  for  the  purpose  of  selling  or  disposing  of 
goods,  wares  or  merchandise  at  auction  or  private  sale,  as 
owners  or  agents,  temporarily,  not  intending  to  establish  a 
permanent  or  regular  business  in  said  city,  shall  carry  on 
such  vocation  without  a license  therefor,  which  license  may 
be  issued  by  the  City  Clerk  upon  the  payment  by  the  appli- 
cant, for  the  use  of  the  city,  of  the  sum  of  one  hundred  dol- 
lars a week  or  a fraction  thereof. 

Penalty  for  Violation  Hereof.  § 8.  Any  person  violat- 
ing section  seven  of  this  ordinance  shall,  upon  conviction, 
be  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less  than  twenty-five  dollars  for 
each  offense. 


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PLUMBERS'  BOARD. 

§ 1.  Board  of  Examiners. 

2.  Quorum. 

3.  Secretary  of  Board. 

4.  Application  for  examination. 

5.  Examination. 

6.  Compensation  of  Board. 

7.  Penalty  for  violation. 

Board  of  Examiners.  § 1.  There  is  hereby  created 
a board  of  examiners  of  plumbers  for  the  City  of  Rock  Isl- 
and, consisting  of  three  members,  one  of  whom  shall  be  the 
chairman  of  the  board  of  health,  who  shall  be  ex-officio  chair- 
man of  the  board  of  examiners  ; and  a second  member  who 
shall  be  a master  plumber,  and  a third  member  who  shall  be 
a journeyman  plumber.  Said  second  and  third  members 
shall  be  appointed  by  the  Mayor  and  approved  by  the  City 
Council,  and  shall  hold  their  offices  for  a term  of  one  year 
from  the  first  day  of  May  in  the  year  appointment,  and 
thereafter  they  shall  be  appointed  annually  at  the  first  regu- 
lar meeting  of  the  City  Council  in  May  of  each  and  every 
year. 

Quorum.  § 2.  Two  members  of  said  board  of  exam- 
iners shall  constitute  a quorum  for  the  transaction  of  all 
business. 

Secretary.  § 3.  The  said  board  of  examiners  shall 
elect  one  of  their  members  clerk  of  the  said  board,  whose 
duty  it  shall  be  to  keep  a record  of  the  meetings  of  said 
board,  and  to  register  the  names  and  residences  of  all  per- 
sons examined  by  the  said  board,  and  the  kind  of  certificate 
issued  to  each,  if  any,  and  the  date  thereof. 

Application.  § 4.  Any  person  desiring  to  be  examined 
for  a certificate  as  a master  plumber,  or  employing  plumber, 
or  a journeyman  plumber,  by  the  board  hereby  created,  shall 
make  application  therefor  to  the  said  board  of  examiners 
on  blanks  furnished  by  the  said  board,  and  such  application 
shall  be  accompanied  by  a receipt  from  the  City  Clerk  of 


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the  fee  herein  provided  for,  which  sum  shall  be  in  full  pay- 
ment of  all  charges  connected  herewith. 

Examination.  § 5.  The  board  of  examiners  shall  ' at 
stated  times  and  on  due  notice  meet  to  consider  application 
of  persons  or  firms  to  be  examined  for  certificates  as  master 
plumbers,  or  as  employing  plumbers,  or  journeymen  plum- 
bers, and  shall  examine  all  applicants  as  to  their  qualifica- 
tions, to  carry  on  the  business  of  plumbing,  gas  fitting  and 
constructing,  ventilation,  drainage,  sewer,  soil  and  water 
pipes,  or  connections  therewith,  and  shall  issue  a certifi- 
cate in  a form  approved  by  the  board  of  examiners  to  each 
applicant  found  qualified  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  said 
board.  The  fee  for  a certificate  for  a master  plumber  or 
employing  plumber  shall  be  five  ($5)  dollars,  and  for  a 
journeyman  plumber  one  ($1)  dollar,  and  said  certificate 
shall  state  whether  it  authorizes  the  holder  thereof  to  en- 
gage in  the  work  of  plumbing  as  a master  plumber  or  an 
employing  plumber  or  a journeyman  plumber.  Every  per- 
son applying  for  the  examination  above  required  shall  first 
pay  the  sum  of  five  ($5)  dollars  for  the  purpose  of  purchas- 
ing the  necessary  materials  to  use  in  the  said  examination. 

Compensation.  § 6.  The  health  officer  shall  receive 
no  compensation  for  his  services  as  chairman  of  the  board 
of  examiners  other  than  his  regular  salary  as  commissioner 
of  health.  The  master  plumber  and  the  journeyman  plum- 
ber shall  each  receive  $1.00  for  each  and  every  meeting  of 
the  board:  Provided,  that  in  case  the  plumbing  inspector 

is  a member  of  the  board  he  shall  receive  no  extra  compensa- 
tion for  his  services  thereon. 

Penalty.  § 7.  Any  person  who  shall  engage  in  the 
work  or  business  of  plumbing  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island, 
either  a master  plumber  or  employing  plumbing  or  a jour- 
neyman plumber,  without  first  having  obtained  a certificate 
from  a duly  qualified  board  of  examiners  within  the  State 
of  Illinois,  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor  and  be 
subject  to  a fine  of  not  less  than  five  ($5)  dollars  nor  more 
than  fifty  ($50)  dollars  for  each  and  every  offense. 


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PLUMBING  REGULATIONS. 

i 

§ 1.  Plumber’s  license. 

2.  Change  of  location  or  name. 

3.  Plumbing  inspector. 

4.  Qualification  of  plumber. 

5.  Bond  of  plumbing  inspector. 

6.  Duty  of  inspector. 

7.  Record. 

8.  Fees. 

9.  Approval  of  plans. 

10.  Connection  with  sewer. 

11.  Complaints  of  faulty  construction. 

12.  Inspector  must  be  notified. 

13.  Permit  to  do  work. 

14.  All  work  to  conform  to  regulations. 

15.  Approval  of  plans  by  health  department. 

16.  Plans  and  specifications. 

17.  Drawings. 

18.  Material. 

19.  Laying  of  sewers. 

20.  Soil  pipe. 

21.  Arrangement  of  soil  pipes. 

22.  Drain  passing  through  new  foundation  wall. 

23.  Vertical  soil  pipe. 

24.  Horizontal  soil  pipe. 

25.  Waste  pipe  two  feet  above  roof. 

26.  Ventilation  traps  not  to  interfere  with. 

27.  Testing  work. 

28.  Weight  of  iron  pipe. 

29.  Weight  of  lead  pipe. 

30.  Size  of  lead  bends  or  traps. 

31.  Size  of  waste  pipes. 

32.  Joints  to  be  caulked. 

33.  Connection  of  lead  with  iron  pipe. 

34.  Lead  pipes  to  be  wiped. 

35.  Traps. 

36.  Location  of  traps. 

37.  Ventilation  of  traps. 

38.  Requirements  of  anti-syphon  pipe. 

39.  Overflow  pipes  not  connectgd  with  waste  pipe. 

40.  Waste  pipe  from  refrigerator. 

41.  Overflow  pipe  discharged  into  open  fixture. 

42.  Water  closets. 

43.  Water  closets  on  different  floors. 

44.  Outside  water  closets. 

45.  Ventilation  or  room. 

46.  Connections  of  water  closet. 

47.  Urinals. 

48.  Rain  water  conductors. 

49.  Exhaust  pipe. 

50.  Connection  of  cess  pool. 

51.  Permission  of  council  to  connect. 


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52.  Construction  of  cellar  drain. 

53.  Whirl  pool  closet  not  allowed. 

54.  Wooden  sinks  not  permitted. 

55.  Trapping  of  fixtures. 

56.  No  crosses  allowed. 

57.  Stop  cocks. 

58.  Watering  troughs. 

59.  Permit  required  to  connect  with  water  works. 

60.  Excavations  in  street. 

61.  Pipe. 

62.  Violation  of  ordinance — penalty. 

PART  I. 

Plumber's  License.  § 1.  That  any  person  desiring  to 
engage  in,  or  work  at  the  business  of  plumbing  in  the  City 
of  Rock  Island  as  a master  plumber  or  an  employing  plumber 
shall  first  obtain  a license  so  to  do  for  each  establishment  or 
place  of  business  to  be  maintained  by  him,  and  shall  pay  for 
every  such  license  the  sum  of  ten  ($10)  dollars,  and  no 
license  shall  be  issued  in  pursuance  of  this  ordinance  to 
any  person  who  does  not  hold  a certificate  from  a duly 
qualified  Board  of  Examiners  of  Plumbers,  as  required  by 
the  laws  of  the  State  of  Illinois. 

That  every  person  desiring  said  license  shall  file  with 
the  City  Clerk  an  application  in  writing,  giving  his  name 
and  the  name  of  any  firm  of  which  he  may  be  a member,  and 
the  location  of  his  place  of  business,  together  with  his  certi- 
ficate from  a duly  qualified  Board  of  Examiners  in  the  State 
of  Illinois  authorizing  him  to  engage  in  or  carry  on  the  busi- 
ness of  plumbing,  either  as  a master  plumber  or  employing 
plumber,  and  such  applicant  shall  also  file  with  the  applica- 
tion aforesaid  a bond  in  the  penal  sum  of  five  thousand 
($5,000)  dollars,  running  to. the  City  of  Rock  Island,  with 
two  sureties,  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor,  conditioned  upon 
the  faithful  performance  of  all  the  duties  required  by  ordi- 
nance, rule  or  regulation  of  the  City  Council,  and  that  he  or 
they  will  suitably  guard  and  protect  any  excavations  or  ob- 
structions, and  defend,  save,  keep  harmless  and  indemnify 
the  said  city  of  and  from  all  actions,  suits,  costs,  damages 
and  expenses  whatsoever,  including  attorney's  fees,  which 
shall  or  may  at  any  time  happen  to  come  to  it  for  or  on  ac- 


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count  of  any  injuries  or  damages  received  or  sustained  by 
any  party  or  parties,  caused  by  any  negligence  in  either  the 
execution  or  protection  of  his  or  their  work,  or  from  any  un- 
faithful or  inadequate  work  done  under  or  by  virtue  of  his 
or  their  license. 

Upon  compliance  with  the  requirements  of  the  preced- 
ing section  the  Mayor  shall  issue  a license  to  such  applicant, 
which  shall  be  signed  by  the  Mayor  and  City  Clerk,  and  no 
such  license  shall  be  granted  for  a longer  period  of  time 
than  one  year,  or  the  unexpired  portion  thereof,  so  that  all 
such  licenses  shall  expire  on  the  first  day  of  May  in  each 
year. 

All  licensed  plumbers  shall  be  held  responsible  for  all 
acts  of  their  agents  done  by  virtue  of  his  or  their  license, 
and  when  two  or  more  persons  shall  become  partners  a 
license  shall  be  issued  in  the  name  of  the  firm  or  acting  part- 
nership, and  no  license  shall  be  transferable. 

Change.  § 2.  Any  change  of  the  firm  name  or  location 
of  business  must  be  promptly  reported  to  the  plumbing  in- 
spector. 

Plumbing  Inspector.  § 3.  There  is  hereby  created  the 
office  of  plumbing  inspector,  who  shall  be  appointed  by  the 
Mayor,  by  and  with  the  consent  of  the  City  Council,  for  a 
term  of  one  year  from  the  first  day  of  May  in  the  year  of 
appointment,  and  annually  thereafter,  at  a salary  of  twelve 
hundred  dollars  per  annum;  and  the  plumbing  inspector 
may  be  a member  of  the  board  of  examiners  of  plumbers. 

Qualifications.  § 4.  No  person  shall  be  appointed  to 
the  office  of  plumbing  inspector  who  is  not  reasonably  skilled 
in  the  business  of  plumbing,  house  drainage  and  ventilation, 
and  who  does  not  hold  a certificate  as  a master  or  employing 
or  journeyman  plumber  from  a duly  qualified  board  of  ex- 
aminers of  plumbers  in  the  State  of  Illinois. 

Bond.  § 5.  Said  plumbing  inspector  shall,  when  enter- 
ing upon  the  duties  of  his  office,  execute  a bond,  running 
to  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  in  the  penal  sum  of  two  thousand 


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($2,000)  dollars,  with  two  or  more  sureties,  to  be  approved 
by  the  Mayor  and  City  Council,  conditioned  for  the  faithful 
performance  of  his  duties,  and  he  shall  take  and  subscribe 
the  oath  prescribed  for  city  officers,  and  shall  not,  during 
his  incumbency  of  said  office,  be  interested,  directly  or  in- 
directly, in  any  sewer  or  plumbing  contract  or  the  profits 
thereof,  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  and  he  may  be  removed 
at  any  time  for  cause  by  the  Mayor  or  City  Council. 

Duties.  6.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  said  plumbing 
inspector  to  see  that  the  construction,  maintenance  and  con- 
trol of  the  plumbing,  drainage  and  ventilation  of  all  build- 
ings in  the  City  of  Rock  Island  shall  hereafter  conform  to 
and  comply  with  the  rules  and  regulations  established  by 
this  ordinance,  and  to  pass  upon  all  plans  submitted,  to  keep 
a daily  record  of  his  work,  including  all  notices  and  applica- 
tions received,  permits  granted,  violations  of  these  regula- 
tions, and  all  other  matters  which  may  pertain  thereto.  He 
shall  inspect  the  plumbing  in  houses  in  the  course  of  erec- 
tion, undergoing  alteration  or  repair,  as  often  as  may  be 
necessary,  and  shall  see  that  all  work  for  plumbing,  drainage 
or  ventilation  is  done  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of 
the  regulations  of  this  ordinance,  and  shall  collect  all  fees 
due  said  department. 

Record.  -§  7.  The  plumbing  inspector  shall  keep  in  suit- 
able form  a record  of  all  plans  and  specifications  examined 
by  him,  whether  approved  or  rejected,  and  whether  for  new 
buildings  or  of  old  systems  inspected  and  examined  by  him 
and  shall,  as  soon  as  possible,  complete  the  record  of  the 
plumbing,  or  want  of  plumbing,  sewer  connection,  etc.,  in 
each  building  in  the  city,  with  such  explanation  and  notes 
appended  thereto  as  will  enable  future  boards  of  inspectors 
to  trace  sources  of  filth  and  causes  of  sickness,  and  enforce 
the  best  sanitary  conditions,  and  to  preserve  the  public 
health  without  re-examination  or  inspection  of  plumbing, 
drainage  and  ventilation.  Plans  will  be  approved  or  reject- 
ed within  twelve  (12)  hours  when  practicable,  and  under 
no  circumstances  will  a delay  beyond  five  (5)  days  be  per- 
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Fees.  § 8.  The  plumbing  inspector  shall  collect  the 
following  fees : 

For  each  application  for  a permit  in  a new  building,  or 
for  alteration  of  existing  plumbing,  as  follows : 

When  the  work  consists  of  one  fixture  one  ($1)  dollar, 
and  for  each  fixture  thereafter  the  sum  of  one  ($1)  dollar. 

For  the  inspection  and  written  approval  of  the  plumb- 
ing in  any  new  building,  or  suggested  changes  of  any  old 
system  of  plumbing  and  drainage,  as  follows : 

For  a private  building,  one  ($1)  dollar  per  fixture;  for 
a public  building,  one  ($1)  dollar  per  fixture,  and  for  in- 
spection of  connections  with  sewer,  drainage  or  soil  pipe, 
one  ($1)  dollar,  and  a like  sum  of  one  dollar  for  the  inspec- 
tion of  all  openings  left  for  future  connections  with  sewer, 
drainage  and  soil  pipes.  All  said  fees  shall  be  paid  at  the 
time  application  for  the  permit  is  filed,  or  plans  for  any  sys- 
tem of  plumbing  or  drainage  submitted  for  approval  to  the 
inspector  of  plumbing,  who  shall  keep  an  accurate  account 
of  all  fees  paid  and  required  to  be  paid  to  him,  giving  the 
name  of  the  party  paying  the  same,  the  date  paid  and  the 
amount  of  the  fees;  and  the  said  plumbing  inspector  shall 
on  the  last  day  of  each  and  every  month,  pay  to  the  City 
Treasurer  all  moneys  collected  by  him,  and  shall  take  a 
duplicate  receipt  therefor,  and  shall  deposit  such  duplicate 
receipt  with  the  City  Clerk,  and  shall  make  month- 
ly reports  to  the  City  Council,  showing  the  receipts  and  ex- 
penditures and  entire  work  of  his  department  during  the 
preceding  month. 

Approval  of  Plans.  § 9.  All  approved  plans,  drawings, 
specifications  or  descriptions  shall  be  permanently  marked 
“approved”  and  signed  by  the  plumbing  inspector.  The 
said  inspector  shall  also  issue  a certificate  of  approval,  which 
shall  be  made  in  book  form,  well  bound  and  numbered  in 
duplicate  from  one  upwards.  These  duplicates  shall  be 
signed  by  the  plumbing  inspector,  one  of  which  shall  be  de- 
livered to  the  present  firm  or  corporation  filing  the  plans. 


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specifications  and  descriptions,  and  the  other  to  remain 
undetached  in  said  book  in  the  office  of  the  inspector.  No 
change  or  modification  of  the  approved  plan  will  be  per- 
mitted unless  such  change  or  modification  be  authorized 
by  the  owner  or  agents,  and  the  modified  plans  will  be  sub- 
mitted to  the  plumbing  inspector  and  approved  and  placed 
on  file  as  in  the  case  of  original  work.  No  portion  of  the 
plumbing  or  drainage  work  in  any  building  shall  be  executed 
until  the  above  mentioned  plans  and  descriptions  shall  have 
been  approved  by  the  plumbing  inspector. 

Connection.  § 10.  No  fee  will  be  required  for  a permit 
to  make  connections  with  sewer,  drain  or  soil  pipe,  but  when 
the  connection  is  made,  the  plumber  doing  the  work  shall 
notify  the  plumbing  inspector,  who  shall  as  soon  as  practica- 
ble, inspect  the  work  and  approve  or  reject  the  same,  and  in 
case  the  same  is  not  approved  by  the  plumbing  inspector, 
he  shall  suggest  the  changes  necessary  to  make  the  work 
conform  to  the  requirements  of  this  ordinance  and  to  be  safe 
and  sanitary  in  every  respect,  and  require  the  work  to  be 
done  in  compliance  with  such  suggestions  before  the  same 
is  approved. 

Complaints.  § 11.  Whenever  it  shall  come  to  the 
knowledge  of  the  inspector,  or  complaint  in  writing  shall  be 
made  by  two  citizens,  that  the  plumbing  in  any  building 
causes  a nuisance,  or  is  contrary  to  the  ordinances  of  this 
city,  or  is  a faulty  construction  and  liable  to  breed  sickness 
or  disease,  or  injure  the  health  of  the  occupants,  or  upon  re- 
quest of  any  owner  or  agent  of  any  building  fitted  with 
plumbing  prior  to  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  to  the  health 
department,  the  said  health  department  shall  direct  the 
plumbing  inspector  to  examine  the  plumbing  in  any  such 
building,  and  said  inspector  shall  make  a drawing  of  the 
plans  of  such  plumbing,  drainage  and  sewer,  and  ventila- 
tion shaft  connections.  He  shall  report  his  findings  in  writ- 
ing to  the  health  department,  and  suggest  such  changes  as 
may  be  necessary  to  make  the  same  conform  to  the  rules 
governing  these  matters,  and  the  health  department  shall 


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then  notify  the  owner  or  owners,  or  agent  of  any  such  build- 
ing, of  the  changes  which  are  necessary  to  be  made  in  the 
plumbing,  and  upon  refusal  or  neglect  of  the  owner,  owners 
or  agent  of  such  building  to  make  the  changes  suggested  by 
the  said  health  department  within  the  time  prescribed  by 
the  said  department,  then  the  said  department  shall  proceed 
to  have  such  changes  made  and  such  nuisance  abated,  and  to 
recover  expenses  from  the  owner  or  occupants  of  said 
premises. 

Inspector  Must  be  Notified.  § 12.  The  plumbing  in- 
spector must  be  notified  when  the  work  is  begun  and  when 
any  work  is  ready  for  inspection,  by  the  plumbers  doing  the 
work.  All  work  must  be  left  uncovered  and  convenient  for 
examination  until  inspected  and  approved.  No  such  notice 
shall  be  sent  until  the  work  is  entirely  ready  for  thorough 
inspection.  In  case  of  any  violation  of  this  regulation,  the 
approval  of  said  plans  may  be  at  once  revoked  by  the  plumb- 
ing inspector,  and  upon  notice  of  revocation  being  given,  all 
work  on  said  plans  must  be  ceased. 

Permit.  § 13.  No  person,  firm  or  corporation  shall  do 
any  plumbing  work,  except  in  the  case  of  repairing  leaks, 
or  make  any  connection  with  sewer,  drainage,  soil  or  waste 
pipes  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island  without  first  obtaining  a 
permit  so  to  do  from  the  inspector  of  plumbing  as  herein- 
after provided. 

Any  person  who  shall  violate  the  provisions  of  this 
section  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a misdemeanor  and  be  sub- 
ject to  a fine  of  not  less  than  five  ($5)  dollars  and  not  more 
than  fifty  ($50)  dollars. 

All  Work  Properly  Done.  § 14.  That  the  construction, 
maintenance  and  control  of  plumbing,  drainage  and  ventil- 
ation of  all  buildings  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island  shall  here- 
after conform  to  and  comply  with  the  following  rules  and 
reguations : 

EXECUTION  OF  WORK. 

Approval.  § 15.  The  drainage  of  all  buildings,  public 


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or  private,  and  the  alteration  of  the  same,  shall  be  executed 
in  accordance  with  the  plans  and  specifications  previously 
approved  in  writing  by  the  health  department. 

Plans.  § 16.  There  shall  be  a separate  plan  for  each 
building,  public  or  private,  accompanied  by  specifications 
describing  the  drainage  of  said  building  on  blanks  prescribed 
and  furnished  for  this  purpose,  showing  the  size  and  kind 
of  pipes,  the  traps,  closets,  fixtures,  etc.,  to  be  used,  the  same 
to  be  placed  on  file  in  the  office  of  the  health  department, 
said  drawings  and  descriptions  to  be  furnished  by  the  owner, 
or  his  authorized  agent,  and  prepared  by  the  architect  or 
builder,  where  one  is  employed. 

Any  application  for  a change  in  plan  must  be  made  in 
writing  to  the  health  department. 

Drawings.  § 17.  Rules  for  drawings  and  specifications 
for  drainage  will  be  furnished  on  application  at  the  office 
of  the  health  department.  One  verticle  drawing  will  be  suffi- 
cient for  a building  where  it  can  be  made  to  show  all  the 
work.  If  the  work  is  intricate  and  cannot  be  shown  by  one 
drawing,  two  or  more  shall  be  made. 

MATERIAL. 

Material.  § 18.  All  material  shall  be  of  good  quality 
and  free  from  defects,  and  the  work  must  be  executed  in  a 
thorough  and  workmanlike  manner. 

Laying  of  Sewers.  § 19.  The  main  drain  of  every 
house  or  building  shall  be  connected  with  the  street  sewer, 
where  one  is  provided,  the  sewer  to  be  run  as  direct  as  possi- 
ble and  to  avoid  all  curves  and  bends.  All  sewers  to  be  left 
uncovered  and  an  iron  pipe  to  be  cemented  in  tile  and  run 
through  the  wall  for  inspection,  and  may  use  running  trap 
and  fresh-air  inlet  between  house  and  street  sewer,  and 
where  there  is  no  sewer  in  the  street,  and  it  is  necessary  to 
construct  a private  sewer  to  connect  with  one  on  an  adjacent 
street,  such  sewer  plans  may  be  used  as  may  be  approved  by 
the  health  department,  but  in  no  case  shall  a joint  drain  be 


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made  in  cellars  parallel  with  the  street  or  alley.  Where  no 
opening  has  been  left  in  a tile  sewer  for  house  connec- 
tion, a “T”  or  “Y”  shall  be  put  in.  No  tile  sewer  shall 
be  cut  into  without  a written  permit  from  the  inspector. 
All  house  drains  laid  beneath  the  ground  inside  of  buildings 
or  beneath  the  cellar  floor,  shall  be  extra  heavy  cast  iron 
pipe  of  size  approved  by  the  health  department,  with  well 
leaded  and  caulked  joints.  All  other  drains  or  soil  pipes 
connected  with  the  main  drain,  or  where  the  main  drain 
pipe  is  above  the  cellar  floor,  shall  be  of  extra  heavy  cast 
iron,  or  lead  pipe.  Outside  of  buildings  where  the  soil  is 
of  sufficient  solidity  for  a proper  foundation,  cylindrical 
terra  cotta  pipes  of  the  best  quality,  free  from  flaw,  splits 
or  cracks,  perfectly  burned  and  well  glazed  over  the  entire 
inner  and  outer  surfaces,  may  be  used,  laid  on  a smooth 
bottom,  with  a special  groove  cut  in  the  bottom  of  trench 
for  each  hub,  and  the  soil  well  rammed  on  each  side  of  the 
pipe;  the  spigot  and  hub  ends  shall  be  concentric.  The  space 
between  the  hub  and  pipe  shall  be  thoroughly  filled  with 
the  best  cement  mortar  made  of  best  cement  and  sand,  thor- 
oughly mixed  dry,  and  water  enough  afterward  added  to  give 
it  proper  consistency.  The  cement  must  be  mixed  in  small 
quantities  at  a time  and  used  as  soon  as  made.  The  joints 
must  be  carefully  wiped  and  jointed,  and  all  mortar  that  may 
be  left  inside  thoroughly  cleansed  out  and  the  pipe  left  clean 
and  smooth  throughout.  No  tempered  cement  shall  be  used, 
and  the  different  sections  shall  be  laid  in  a perfect  line  on  the 
bottom  and  sides ; but  in  no  case  shall  a terra  cotta  pipe  be 
permitted  within  less  than  three  (3)  feet  of  any  foundation 
wall  or  air  inlets. 

SOIL  PIPE. 

Soil  Pipe.  § 20.  The  main  soil  pipe  under  the  building 
shall  not  be  less  than  four  (4)  inches  in  diameter.  It  shall  be 
laid  in  a trench  cut  at  a uniform  grade,  or  it  may  be  con- 
structed along  the  foundation  walls  above  the  cellar  floor, 
properly  supported.  All  sink  wash  basins,  bath  tubs,  slop 
sinks,  wash  trays  to  have  no  less  than  two  (2)  inch  extra 


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heavy  cast  iron  soil  pipe  stacks.  A clean-out  shall  be  placed 
at  base  of  each  stack  of  iron  soil  pipe  by  the  inspector  until 
said  pipes  are  secured  to  his  satisfaction. 

Arrangement  of  Pipes.  § 21.  The  arrangement  of  soil 
and  waste  pipes  shall  be  as  direct  as  possible.  All  changes 
in  direction  or  horizontal  runs  shall  be  made  with  “Y” 
branches,  one-sixteenth  (1-16)  or  one-eighth  (%)  bends. 

Drain.  § 22.  Where  the  drain  passes  through  a new 
foundation  wall,  a relieving  arch  of  brick  or  stone,  or  solid 
stone  shall  be  built  over  it,  with  a two-inch  clearance  on 
each  side. 

VENT  PIPES. 

Vertical  Soil  Pipe.  § 23.  Every  vertical  soil  pipe  shall 
extend  at  least  six  (6)  inches  above  the  center  of  the  roof, 
or  at  least  twenty  (20)  feet  from  the  next  building,  and  shall 
be  of  undiminished  size,  with  the  outlet  uncovered.  Such 
soil  pipes  shall  not  open  near  a window  nor  an  air  shaft. 
Where  a two  (2)  inch  pipe  is  used  for  ventilation,  it  must  be 
enlarged  to  four  (4)  inches  two  (2)  feet  below  the  line  of 
roof,  and  run  out  two  (2)  feet  above  roof;  and  where  a 
four  (4)  inch  pipe  is  used  it  must  be  enlarged  to  six  (6) 
inch;  where  a six  (6)  inch  is  used  it  must  be  enlarged  to 
eight  (8)  inch;  all  to  follow  above  rule,  and  in  no  case  shall 
a smaller  pipe  than  four  (4)  inch  be  allowed  to  project 
through  a roof  ventilation. 

Horizontal  Soil  Pipe.  § 24.  Every  branch  or  horizontal 
line  of  soil  pipe  to  which  a group  of  two  (2)  or  more  water 
closets  is  to  be  connected,  and  every  branch  line  of  horizon- 
tal soil  pipe  eight  feet  or  more  in  length  to  which  a water 
closet  is  to  be  connected,  shall  be  ventilated  either  by  extend- 
ing said  soil  pipe  undiminished  in  size  to  at  least  two  (2) 
feet  above  the  roof,  or  by  extending  said  soil  pipe  and  con- 
necting it  with  the  main  soil  pipe  above  the  highest  fixtures, 
or  by  a ventilating  pipe  connected  to  the  lead-bed  bend  soil 
pipe  under  closet,  not  less  than  two  (2)  inches  in  diameter, 
and  connected  to  a special  air  pipe,  which  shall  not  be  less 


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than  four  (4)  inches  in  diameter,  or  by  connecting  said 
ventilating  pipe  with  the  main  soil  pipe  three  (3)  feet  or 
more  above  the  highest  fixture. 

Waste  Pipe.  § 25.  Where  a separate  line  of  waste  pipe 
is  used,  not  connected  with  the  sewer  pipes,  it  shall  also  be 
carried  two  (2)  feet  above  the  roof  unless  otherwise  per- 
mitted by  the  health  department.  But  in  no  case  shall  a 
waste  pipe  connect  with  a rain  water  conductor. 

Ventilator  Pipes.  § 26.  There  shall  be  no  traps,  caps 
or  cowls  on  soil  and  waste  pipes  which  will  interfere  with 
the  system  of  ventilation. 

TESTING  WORK. 

Testing  Work.  § 27.  The  owner  or  agent  of  any  build- 
ing or  buildings  shall  have  the  entire  drainage  system  tested, 
and  all  soil,  waste,  anti-syphon  pipes  and  traps  inside  of  new 
buildings,  and  of  the  new  work  in  old  buildings;  also  the 
entire  system  when  alterations  are  made  in  old  buildings, 
and  shall  have  all  openings  stopped  and  all  pipes  filled  with 
water  to  the  highest  point  as  a test. 

After  all  the  fixtures  are  placed  a smoke  test  shall  be 
made  by  the  plumber  and  approved  by  the  plumbing  inspec- 
tor before  certificate  is  given. 

QUALITY  OF  PIPES,  WEIGHT,  ETC. 

Weight  of  Pipe.  § 28.  All  drain  and  anti-syphon  pipes 
of  cast  iron  shall  be  sound,  free  from  holes  and  of  uniform 
thickness,  and  shall  not  have  less  than  the  following  rela- 
tive weights : 

EXTRA  HEAVY. 

2- inch  pipe,  5%  pounds  per  foot. 

3- inch  pipe,  9 1/2  pounds  per  foot. 

4- inch  pipe,  13  pounds  per  foot. 

5- inch  pipe,  17  pounds  per  foot. 

6- inch  pipe,  20  pounds  per  foot. 


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7- inch  pipe,  27  pounds  per  foot. 

8- inch  pipe,  33  V2  pounds  per  foot. 

10-inch  pipe,  45  pounds  per  foot. 

12-inch  pipe,  54  pounds  per  foot. 

Weight  of  Lead  Pipe.  § 29.  Lead  waste  pipes  may  be 
used  for  horizontal  lines  that  are  two  (2)  inches  or  less  in 
diameter,  and  shall  have  not  less  than  the  following  pre- 
scribed weights : 

1- inch  pipe,  2 pounds,  8 ounces  per  foot. 

l^-inch  pipe,  3 pounds  per  foot. 

l^-iuch  pipe,  4 pounds  per  foot. 

2- inch  pipe,  5 pounds  per  foot. 

Bends.  § 30.  Lead  bends  or  traps  for  water  closets 
shall  not  be  less  than  one-eighth  (Va)  of  an  inch  in  thick- 
ness. 

Joints.  § 31.  Waste  pipes  from  wash  basins  shall  not 
be  less  than  one  and  one-quarter  (1%)  inches  in  diameter, 
and  pipes  for  wash  trays,  bath  tubs,  slop  sinks  and  sinks, 
shall  not  be  less  than  one  and  one-half  (1%)  inches  in 
diameter. 


JOINTS. 

Joints  to  be  Caulked.  § 32.  All  joints  in  cast  iron 
drain,  soil  and  waste  pipes  shall  be  caulked  with  oakum  and 
lead. 

Connections  of  Lead  and  Iron  Pipe.  § 33.  All  connec- 
tions of  lead  with  iron  pipe  shall  be  made  of  extra  heavy 
brass  ferrule,  or  brass  solder  nipple,  not  less  than  one-eighth 
(%)  of  an  inch  in  thickness,  and  shall  be  put  in  the  hub  of 
the  iron  pipe  and  caulked  in  with  lead,  except  in  cases  of 
iron  water  closet  traps  or  old  work,  when  drilling  or  tapping 
is  permitted,  the  lead  pipe  shall  be  attached  to  the  ferrule 
by  a wiped  solder  joint. 

Wiping.  § 34.  All  connections  of  lead  pipe  shall  be 
wiped  solder  joints. 


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TRAPS. 

Traps.  § 35.  Every  water  closet,  sink,  basin,  wash 
tray,  bath  and  every  tub  or  set  of  tubs  shall  be  separately 
and  effectually  trapped.  A grease  trap  shall  be  constructed 
under  the  sink  of  every  hotel,  eating  house,  restaurant  or 
other  public  cooking  establishment.  The  trap  to  be  no  less 
than  twelve  (12)  inches  deep,  and  ten  (10)  inches  wide, 
and  the  hand  hole  to  be  no  less  than  four  (4)  inches  in 
diameter.  All  sinks,  bath  tubs,  wash  tubs  and  slop  hoppers 
to  have  a four  (4)  inch  drum  trap.  Wash  bowls  to  have  not 
less  than  one  and  one-quarter  (11,4)  inches  in  diameter,  “S,” 
or  half  “S”  traps  or  bottle  traps ; urinals  to  have  not  less 
than  one  and  one-half  (IV2)  inches  in  diameter,  “S”  or 
half  “S”  traps  or  bottle  traps,  all  lead  traps  shall  be  extra 
heavy  drawn  traps,  and  all  traps  whether  lead  or  brass  to 
have  union  vent  connections. 

A grease  trap  should  be  placed  on  all  sinks  wastes. 
An  approved  anti-syphon  trap  may  be  used  on  old  work, 
only  upon  a written  permit  from  the  health  department. 

Location.  § 36.  The  trap  must  be  placed  as  near  the 
fixture  as  practicable.  All  waste  pipes  shall  be  provided 
with  strong  metallic  strainers.  All  drains  from  hydrants 
shall  be  trapped  and  in  a manner  accessable  for  cleaning 
out. 

ANTI-SYPHON  PIPES. 

Ventilation  of  Pipe.  § 37.  Each  and  every  trap  shall 
be  ventilated  by  a pipe  running  from  the  crown  of  the  trap, 
except  on  syphon  closets,  the  vent  is  to  be  taken  from  the 
highest  point  under  the  floor  and  carried  to  the  soil  pipe 
above  the  highest  fixtures,  or  connected  with  a special  pipe 
erected  for  ventilating  purposes  only. 

Anti-Syphon  Pipe.  § 38.  Every  anti-syphon  pipe  shall 
be  of  brass,  lead,  wrought  iron  lead  lined,  or  cast  iron  pipe. 
They  may  be  combined  by  branching  together  those  which 
serve  several  traps,  but  vent  pipes  outside  of  water  closets 
shall  not  be  of  less  than  one  and  one-fourth  (1%)  inches 


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for  twenty  (20)  feet,  and  one  and  one-half  ( 1 1/2)  inches 
for  fifteen  (15)  additional  feet;  two  (2)  inches  for  forty 
(40)  additional  feet,  and  three  (3)  inches  for  sixty  (60) 
additional  feet.  Where  two  (2)  fixtures  connect  into  one 

(1)  vent  pipe,  such  connection  shall  be  of  not  less  than  one 
and  one-half  (l1/^)  inch  pipe.  Where  three  (3)  or  more 
fixtures  connect,  such  connections  shall  not  be  less  than  two 

(2)  inch  pipe,  but  all  pipes  for  water  closet  traps  shall  not 
be  less  than  two  (2)  inches  bore  for  forty  (40)  feet  or  less, 
and  of  not  less  than  three  (3)  inch  bore  for  more  than  sixty 
(60)  feet  or  less.  There  shall  be  no  more  than  twelve  (12) 
water  closet  vent  openings  connected  into  a two  (2)  inch 
pipe. 

Where  vent  pipes  from  traps  go  through  walls,  the  angle 
shall  not  be  more  than  forty-five  (45)  degrees.  The  dis- 
tance from  floor  to  vent  at  wall  shall  not  be  less  than  twenty- 
five  (25)  inches  for  sink  or  basin  and  sixteen  (16)  inches 
for  trap  to  bath  tubs.  Each  vent  from  traps  to  have  a union 
connection  or  trap  screw  not  over  six  (6)  inches  from  trap. 
These  pipes,  where  not  vertical,  must  always  have  a con- 
tinual rise  to  avoid  collecting  water  by  condensation,  but 
in  no  case  shall  the  horizontal  vent  pipe  be  below  overflow 
of  fixture. 


WASTE,  DRIP  PIPES,  ETC. 

Overflow  Pipe.  § 39.  All  drip  or  overflow  pipes  from 
safes  under  wash  basins,  baths,  urinals,  water  closets  or 
other  fixtures  shall  be  a special  pipe  run  to  cellar  or  outside 
the  house,  or  some  conspicuous  point,  and  in  no  case  shall 
any  such  pipe  be  connected  with  a soil  drain  or  waste  pipe. 

Waste  Pipe  from  Refrigerator.  § 40.  No  waste  pipe 
from  a refrigerator  or  other  receptacle  in  which  provisions 
are  stored  shall  be  connected  with  any  drain,  soil  or  other 
waste  pipe.  Such  waste  pipes  shall  be  so  arranged  as  to 
admit  of  frequent  flushing  and  shall  be  as  short  as  possible. 

Overflow  Pipe.  § 41.  The  overflow  pipes  from  tanks 


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and  the  waste  pipes  from  refrigerators  shall  discharge  into 
an  open  fixture  properly  trapped. 

WATER  CLOSETS. 

Water  Closets.  § 42.  All  water  closets  within  build- 
ings shall  be  supplied  with  water  from  special  tanks  or  cis- 
terns, which  shall  hold  not  less  than  eight  (8)  gallons  of 
water  when  up  to  the  level  of  the  overflow  pipe  for  each 
closet  supplied,  excepting  automatic  or  syphon  tanks,  which 
shall  hold  not  less  than  five  (5)  gallons  of  water  for  each 
closet  supplied;  the  water  in  said  automatic  syphon  tanks 
shall  not  be  used  for  any  other  purpose.  The  flushing  pipe 
of  all  tanks  shall  not  be  less  than  one  and  one-quarter  (l1/^) 
of  an  inch  in  diameter. 

On  Different  Floors.  § 48.  A group  of  closets  may  be 
supplied  from  one  tank,  but  water  closets  on  different  floors 
shall  not  be  flushed  from  one  tank. 

Outside  Water  Closets.  § 44.  Water  closets,  when 
placed  outside  of  buildings,  shall  be  arranged  so  as  to  be  con- 
veniently and  adequately  flushed,  and  their  water  supply 
pipes  and  traps  shall  be  protected  from  freezing  by  placing 
them  in  a hopper  pit  at  least  five  (5)  feet  below  the  surface 
of  the  ground,  the  walls  of  which  shall  be  of  brick,  tile  or 
stone,  laid  in  cement  mortar.  The  waste  water  from  the 
hopper  stop-cock  shall  be  conveyed  to  the  drain  pipe  through 
a three-eighths  (%)  inch  lead  pipe  properly  tapped  and 
connected. 

Ventilation  of  Room.  § 45.  No  water  closet  shall  be 
permitted  to  be  put  in  any  building  or  buildings  unless  it 
shall  have  been  properly  ventilated  or  in  direct  communica- 
tion with  the  external  air  by  a window  or  an  air  shaft  hav- 
ing an  area  to  open  air  of  at  least  two  (2)  square  feet. 

Connections.  § 46.  All  water  closets  within  a building 
using  lead  connections  shall  be  soldered  to  a cast  brass  flange 
not  less  than  three-sixteenths  (3-16)  of  an  inch  in  thickness 
(fitted  with  a pure  rubber  casket  of  sufficient  thickness  to 
insure  a tight  joint)  bolted  to  the  closet. 


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urinals. 

Urinals.  § 47.  Where  latrines  or  urinals  are  used  for 
schools,  public  or  private  buildings,  they  shall  be  of  iron  or 
other  non-porous  material  as  good;  shall  be  properly  sup- 
plied with  water  and  thoroughly  ventilated  to  satisfaction 
of  health  department. 

RAIN  WATER  CONDUCTORS. 

Rain  Water  Conductors.  § 48.  Rain  water  conductors 
shall  be  discharged  onto  the  surface  ground,  or  into  street 
or  alley  gutters,  and  where  necessary  to  conduct  to  sewer, 
shall  get  special  permit  from  the  health  department.  Rain 
water  leaders  when  within  a building  shall  be  extra  heavy 
soil  pipe,  where  connected  with  drain,  waste  or  soil  pipe, 
and  shall  be  trapped  five  (5)  feet  or  more  from  main  drain 
or  soil  pipe.  The  pipe  to  be  used  shall  be  no  less  than  three 
(3)  inches  in  diameter. 

EXHAUST  PIPES. 

Exhaust  Pipes.  § 49.  No  steam,  exhaust,  blow-off  or 
drip  pipes  shall  connect  with  the  sewer  or  other  house  drain, 
soil  or  waste  pipe.  Such  pipes  shall  be  discharged  into  a 
tank  or  condensor,  from  which  a suitable  outlet  into  house 
drain  shall  be  provided. 

Connection  of  Cess  Pool.  § 50.  No  connection  from 
any  cess  pool  or  privy  vault  shall  be  made  with  any  sewer. 

CELLAR  DRAINS. 

Permission  to  Connect.  § 51.  No  opening  will  be  per- 
mitted in  the  drain  pipe  any  building  for  the  purpose  of 
draining  a cellar,  unless  by  special  permission  of  the  health 
department. 

Cellar  Drain.  § 52.  Cellar  drains  shall  be  constructed 
as  follows : By  a system  of  trench  drains,  or  field  tile  to  a 

catch  basin,  flagged  over.  The  outlet  pipe  shall  be  properly 
tapped  and  connected  with  the  house  drain,  and  shall  also 


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be  provided  with  a back-pressure  valve  or  stop-cock  of  the 
required  size,  or  a seiben  combination  back  water  floor  drain, 
or  its  equal,  may  be  used. 

IMPROPER  FIXTURES. 

Whirl  Pool  Closet.  § 52.  No  person  shall  place  in  any 
building  a whirl  pool  or  plunge  water  closet,  or  a pan  water 
closet,  and  when  such  kind  of  closet  is  removed  for  repairs 
or  other  causes,  it  shall  not  be  replaced. 

Wooden  Sinks.  § 54.  Wooden  wash  trays  and  sinks 
are  not  permitted  inside  of  any  building.  They  shall  be  of  „ 
non-absorbent  material. 

TRAPPING  FIXTURES. 

Trapping  of  Fixtures.  § 55.  Every  water  closet,  uri- 
nal, sink,  basin,  bath  and  every  set  of  wash  trays,  tub,  or 
set  of  tubs,  must  be  separately  and  effectively  trapped.  When 
floor  washes  are  connected  it  must  be  by  means  of  a deep 
seal  trap  and  brass  trap  screw.  Traps  on  bath  tubs  must 
be  placed  in  such  a manner  that  the  clean-out  will  be  in  plain 
view  and  above  the  floor. 

No  Crosses  Allowed.  § 56.  No  crosses  or  sanitary 
crosses  shall  be  used  in  vertical  or  horizontal  lines  of  soil 
pipe,  and  all  first  floors  are  to  have  Y’s,  and  all  floors  above 
first  floors  are  to  have  half  Y’s. 

STOP-COCKS. 

Stop-Cocks.  § 57.  There  shall  be  a stop-cock  placed 
in  every  attachment  to  main,  lateral  or  extension  of  service 
supply  in  streets,  under  the  sidewalks,  within  one  foot  of 
curb  stone;  in  alleys  within  one  foot  of  the  side  lines  of 
same.  Each  house  shall  have  a separate  stop-cock,  the  lat- 
ter five  feet  below  grade  and  with  a T-head  of  uniform  size 
to  be  inclosed  in  a substantial  iron  casing,  coming  to  grade 
with  a tight-fitting  iron  cover  with  the  word  “Water,”  or 
letter  “W”  cast  on  said  cover.  The  special  kind  of  cock 
to  be  used  in  this  work  for  services  from  one-half  to  two 


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inches  inclusive,  is  the  Inverted  Key  Curb  Stop-Cock,  having 
a sand  cap  to  protect  the  plug  from  dirt  and  grit  and  known 
as  the  H.  M.  pattern,  or  some  other  equally  as  good,  and 
subject  to  the  approval  of  the  superintendent  of  the  water 
works  and  plumbing  inspector.  These  cocks  are  to  be  made 
from  red  brass  metal,  thoroughly  tested  and  guaranteed  to 
stand  200  pounds  hydraulic  pressure.  The  weights  of  the 
different  cocks  from  one-half  to  two  inches  inclusive,  shall 
not  be  less  than  the  following: 


Vs-im 

Inv’t 

Key 

Curb 

Stop-Cock 

for 

I. 

p.,  i 

lb.  31/2 

oz. 

. %-in. 

Inv’t 

Key 

Curb 

Stop-Cock 

for 

I. 

p., 

13 

oz. 

%-in. 

Inv’t 

Key 

Curb 

Stop-Cock 

for 

I. 

p., 

9 

oz. 

1 -in. 

Inv’t 

Key 

Curb 

Stop-Cock 

for 

I. 

p., 

oz. 

1%-in. 

Inv’t 

Key 

Curb 

Stop-Cock 

for 

I. 

p., 

1 

oz. 

lV2-in. 

Inv’t 

Kep 

Curb 

Stop-Cock 

for 

I. 

p., 

3 

oz. 

2 -in. 

Inv’t 

Key 

Curb 

Stop-Cock 

for 

I. 

p., 

oz. 

For  service  connections,  21/2  inches  and  3 inches,  there 
shall  be  used  a brass  T-head  gate  valve,  to  be  enclosed  in  a 
substantial  iron  casing,  coming  to  grade  with  a tight-fitting 
iron  cover  with  the  word  “Water,”  or  the  letter  “W”  cast 
on  the  cover. 

Curb  boxes  shall  be  used,  which  shall  be  placed  at  the 
curb  line,  and  the  J.  B.  Campbell’s  curb  box,  or  some  other 
curb  box  equally  as  good,  shall  be  used. 

Any  person  who  violates  any  of  the  provisions  con- 
tained in  this  ordinance  shall  be  fined  not  less  than  ten  dol- 
lars or  more  than  one  hundred  ($100)  for  each  offense. 

Watering  Troughs.  § 58.  That  all  lined  or  unlined 
wooden  or  light  cast  watering  troughs  now  in  use  in  this 
city,  whether  upon  the  streets,  sidewalks  or  alleys  thereof, 
or  whether  the  same  are  used  and  operated  on  private 
premises  are,  and  the  same  are  hereby  condemned  and  the 
use  of  the  same  is  forbidden. 

That  all  the  said  troughs  now  in  use  shall  be  removed 
by  the  10th  day  of  July,  1900,  and  where  a watering  trough 
is  desired  to  be  used,  what  is  known  as  the  heavy  cast  iron 


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automatic  trough,  with  standing  waste  and  water  supply 
inside,  shall  be  used  and  substituted;  with  a check  waste 
stop  to  shut  off  water  supply  to  prevent  freezing. 

Said  troughs  are  to  be  placed,  and  are  to  be  subject  to 
the  approval  of  the  water  works  committee  of  the  City  Coun- 
cil. 

Permit  required.  § 59.  Any  plumber  wishing  to  con- 
nect any  pipes  or  plumbing  with  the  water  pipes  or  mains 
of  the  city  water  works,  or  place  any  curb  stop  water  boxes, 
shall  procure  from  the  superintendent  of  the  water  works 
a permit  for  that  purpose,  application  for  which  shall  be 
made  in  writing  upon  blank  forms  furnished  by  the  city, 
and  setting  forth  the  particular  facts  and  information  there- 
in required,  and  the  making  of  such  connection  and  placing 
of  such  curb  stop  water  boxes  shall  be  subject  to  the  in- 
spection and  control  of  the  superintendent  of  water  works. 
Such  curb  stop  water  boxes  to  be  placed  one  foot  inside  of 
curb  line.  All  plumbers  locating  and  constructing  such  boxes 
shall  report  in  writing  within  ten  days  of  the  completion 
of  such  work  to  the  superintendent  of  the  water  works  of 
the  location  of  such  boxes,  giving  the  measurements  from 
street  and  property  line.  Provided  that  such  permit  to  con- 
nect shall  be  given  only  for  the  purpose  of  making  water 
works  connection  and  shall  not  give  authority  to  dig  or 
make  a ditch,  drain  or  other  excavation,  in  any  street,  ave- 
nue, alley  or  public  ground,  for  which  permission  from  the 
superintendent  of  streets  is  required,  under  the  Revised 
City  Ordinances. 

Provided  further,  that  after  having  completed  the  work 
authorized  by  such  permit,  such  plumber  shall  make  a re- 
port in  writing  to  the  collector  of  water  rents  of  the  work 
done  and  the  location  and  a number  of  connections  made, 
together  with  a description  of  the  premises,  number  of 
rooms  and  such  other  information  necessary  for  the  proper 
control  of  the  use  of  water  in  and  upon  such  premises. 

Excavations  in  Streets , Etc. — Paving  Material,  Etc., 
Kept  Separate — Street  to  be  Kept  in  Repair.  § 60.  In 


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making  excavations  in  streets,  alleys  or  highways  for  the 
laying  of  service  pipes  or  in  making  repairs,  or  for  any 
other  purpose,  the  paving  material  and  the  earth  removed, 
must  be  kept  separate  and  deposited  in  a manner  that  will 
occasion  the  least  inconvenience  to  the  public ; also  the  street, 
alley  or  highway  so  excavated  must  be  kept  in  the  same  re- 
pair as  other  portion  of  the  street  adjacent  thereto  by  said 
plumber  for  a period  of  one  year  after  the  said  excavation. 

Pipe — Lead , Galvanized  or  Calamine  Iron  to  be  Used 
Only.  § 61.  No  pipe  other  than  lead,  galvanized  or  cala- 
mine iron  shall  be  used  in  any  new  work  or  repairs  of  old 
which  may  be  done  hereafter  under  the  authority  of  the 
license  issued  by  the  City  of  Rock  Island  for  the  purpose  of 
street  service. 

Violation  of  Ordinance — Penalty.  § 62.  Any  person 
who  shall,  within  said  city,  lay  any  water  service  pipes,  or 
introduce  into  or  about  any  building  or  on  any  grounds,  any 
water  pipes,  or  do  any  plumbing  work  in  any  building  or 
on  any  grounds,  for  the  purpose  of  connecting  such  pipes 
or  plumbing  work  with  the  pipes  of  the  Rock  Island  city 
water  works,  or  of  preparing  them  for  such  connection, 
with  the  view  of  having  such  premises  supplied  with  water 
by  said  water  works,  or  who  shall  make  any  addition  to, 
or  alteration  of  any  water  pipe,  bath,  water  closet,  stop- 
cock, or  other  fixtures  or  apparatus  for  the  supplying  of  any 
premises  with  water,  or  who  shall  make  any  opening  in,  or 
connection  with  any  of  the  water  pipes  or  mains  of  the  city 
water  works,  without  being  duly  licensed  as  a plumber,  and 
to  do  plumbing  work  within  said  city,  and  without  having 
obtained  a permit  for  the  doing  of  such  work,  preparatory 
to,  and  for  making  connections  with  said  water  works  as 
herein  provided,  or  who  shall  violate  any  other  provision 
of  this  chapter,  shall  be  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less  than  five 
dollars  nor  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars. 


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CHAPTER  45 

POLICE. 


§ 1.  How  constituted. 

2.  Mayor,  head  of — to  establish  police  regulations — may  appoint 

special  policemen. 

3.  City  Marshal — duties — monthly  reports. 

4.  Policemen — powers  and  duties  of — daily  reports  to  marshal — 

record  to  be  kept  by  marshal. 

5.  Policemen  may  enter  building  by  force  and  make  arrests  in 

certain  cases. 

6.  Duties  of  policemen — not  to  engage  in  business  that  may  inte- 

fere  with  duties,  nor  be  about  without  permission. 

7.  Marshal  to  keep  an  office — require  policemen  to  report. 

. 8.  Policemen  to  report  and  render  assistance  to  marshal. 

9.  Policemen  guilty  of  neglect  of  duty,  fraud,  oppression,  etc. — 

penalty. 

10.  Penalty  for  resisting  officer. 

11.  Persons  must  assist  police  when  called  on — penalty  for  re- 

fusal. 

12.  Falsely  representing  police — penalty. 

13.  Hackmen,  porters,  runners,  etc.,  to  obey  police  officers  at 

depot,  landing  and  public  places. 

14.  Blacklisting  habitual  drunkards. 

Police  Department — How  Consituted.  § 1.  The  police 
department  of  said  city  shall  consist  of  the  city  marshal, 
a deputy  marshal,  one  police  matron,  city  detective,  and 
such  policemen  as  shall,  from  time  to  time,  be  appointed  by 
the  Mayor,  by  and  with  the  consent  of  the  City  Council,  who 
shall  act  and  be  known  as  police  officers  of  said  city. 

Mayor , Head  of  Department — Powers  to  Establish  Po- 
lice Regulations.  § 2.  The  Mayor  shall  be  the  head  of  the 
police  department,  and  shall  superintend  and  direct  the 
police  generally,  and  from  time  to  time  give  such  directions 
as  he  may  deem  proper  and  necessary  for  the  preservation  of 
the  peace  and  good  order,  and  the  enforcing  of  the  laws 
and  ordinances  of  said  city;  and  may,  from  time  to  time, 
by  and  with  the  consent  of  the  City  Council,  make  and  es- 
tablish such  police  regulations  as  may  by  him  be  deemed 
expedient  or  necessary  for  the  government  and  control  of 
the  police  department,  and  to  promote  the  efficiency  and 
usefulness  of  the  members  thereof.  Such  police  regulations 
may  prescribe  the  duties  of  the  police  officers  and  policemen 


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more  specifically  than  is  herein  contained,  and  may  provide 
such  penalties  and  forfeitures  for  neglect  of  duty,  or  im- 
proper conduct  (such  as  removal,  suspension  from  pay,  fine 
or  reprimand)  as  may  be  deemed  necessary  and  expedient 
for  the  proper  regulation  of  the  different  members  of  the 
police  department,  which  rules  shall  be  in  writing,  or  print- 
ed, signed  by  the  Mayor  or  Clerk,  and  be  binding  on  all 
officers  connected  with  the  department  after  notice  thereof. 
A copy  of  such  rules  shall  be  delivered  to  each  police  officer, 
and  also  be  posted  conspicuously  in  the  city  marshal’s  office, 
and  police  magistrate’s  office. 

He  shall  have  power,  on  the  application  of  any  persdn 
or  persons,  showing  the  necessity  thereof,  to  appoint  and 
swear  any  additional  number  of  special  patrolmen  of  the 
police  force  to  do  special  duty  at  any  fixed  place  within  the 
city,  at  the  charge  and  expense  of  the  person  or  persons  by 
whom  the  application  is  made,  and  shall  keep  a correct  list 
of  all  persons  so  appointed;  and  persons  so  appointed  shall 
conform  to  and  be  subject  to  all  rules  and  regulations  gov- 
erning the  police  force  of  the  city,  and  to  such  special  rules 
and  regulations  as  the  Mayor  may  make  concerning  such 
police  patrolmen.  They  shall  possess  all  the  powers,  privil- 
eges and  duties  of  the  regular  police  patrolmen,  at  the  places 
for  which  they  are  respectively  appointed,  and  may  be  re- 
moved or  discharged  from  service  at  any  time  by  the  Mayor, 
without  assigning  any  cause  therefor. 

City  Marshal — Duties — Monthly  Reports.  § 3.  The 
city  marshal  shall  be  the  acting  chief  of  police,  and  all  police- 
men shall  be  in  subordination  to  him.  It  shall  be  his  duty 
to  cause  the  public  peace  to  be  preserved,  and  to  see  that 
all  laws  and  ordinances  are  enforced,  and  whenever  any 
violation  thereof  shall  come  to  his  knowledge,  or  be  report- 
ed to  him,  he  shall  cause  the  requisite  complaint  to  be  made, 
and  see  that  the  proper  evidence  is  procured  for  a success- 
ful prosecution  of  the  offender  or  offenders.  He  and  his 
subordinates  shall  obey  all  such  police  rules  as  may  be  es- 
tablished for  the  regulation  of  the  police  department,  and 


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shall,  (in  subordination  to  the  Mayor)  in  case  of  riot,  tu- 
mult or  insurrection  or  threatening  thereof,  take  command 
in  person  of  the  police  officers  and  direct  their  movements 
and  operations  in  discharge  of  their  duties.  He  shall  keep 
a record  and  make  report  to  the  City  Council  monthly,  and 
also  at  and  before  the  close  of  the  fiscal  year,  operations  of 
the  police  department  in  conformity  with  the  requirements 
of  the  police  rules.  He  shall  be  responsible  for  the  efficiency 
general  conduct  and  good  order  of  his  department,  and  shall 
promptly  report  to  the  Mayor,  in  writing,  all  complaints 
made  to  him  or  in  any  way  coming  to  his  knowledge,  preju- 
dical  to  the  honesty,  sobriety  and  faithfulness  of  any  of  his 
subordinates. 

It  shall  also  be  the  duty  of  the  city  marshal  to  inspect, 
examine  and  test,  at  least  once  in  each  month,  all  weights, 
scales,  scale  beams  and  other  instruments  used  for  weigh- 
ing for  reward  of  all  licensed  weighers  in  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  and  when  found  correct,  to  deliver  to  the  owner 
thereof  a certificate  of  their  accuracy.  He  shall  report  forth- 
with to  the  City  Council  the  names  of  all  persons  whose 
weights,  scales,  scale  beams  and  other  instruments  used  for 
weighing  shall  be  found  incorrect. 

Policemen — Powers  and  Duties — Daily  Reports  to  Mar- 
shal— Record  to  be  Kept  by  Marshal.  § 4.  Each  member 
of  the  police  department  shall  have  power  to  arrest  all  per- 
sons in  the  city  found  in  the  act  of  violating  any  law  or  ordi- 
nance, or  aiding  or  abetting  in  any  such  violation,  or  any 
person  whom  the  officer  has  reasonable  grounds  for  believ- 
ing has  committed  a public  offense,  and  who  is  liable  to  es- 
cape before  a complaint  can  be  filed,  and  a warrant  issued 
for  his  or  her  arrest ; and  forthwith  take  all  such  persons 
so  arrested  to  the  office  of  the  police  magistrate  or  some  jus- 
tice of  the  peace  for  trial.  They  shall  have  power  and  auth- 
ority in  the  city  to  serve  and  execute  warrants  and  other 
processes  for  the  apprehension  and  commitment  of  persons 
charged  with,  held  for  examination  or  trial  for,  or  taken  in 
the  act  of  committing  any  crime  or  misdemeanor,  or  violat- 


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in g any  law  or  ordinance  of  the  city,  in  the  same  manner 
and  with  like  authority  as  a constable  by  the  laws  of  the 
state.  All  policemen  shall  daily  report  to  the  marshal  all 
arrests  made  during  the  day  or  night,  and  all  material  facts 
relating  to  them;  and  the  marshal  shall  keep  a book,  in 
which  shall  be  recorded  all  arrests  made  by  the  police  de- 
partment, and  the  offenses  for  which  the  arrests  were  made. 

Policemen  May  Enter  Building  by  Force  and  Make  Ar- 
rests Therein  in  Certain  Cases.  § 5.  The  Mayor,  or  mar- 
shal, deputy  marshal  and  all  police  officers  shall  have  power 
and  authority  in  a peaceable  manner,  or  if  refused  admit- 
tance after  proper  demand  made,  with  force,  to  enter  into 
any  house,  store,  shop,  grocery  or  other  building  whatever 
in  the  city,  in  which  any  person  may  be,  or  be  reasonably 
suspected  by  any  such  officer  to  be,  for  any  unlawful  pur- 
pose; and  if  any  person  or  persons  shall  be  found  therein 
guilty  of  any  crime  or  misdemeanor  or  violation  of  any 
ordinance  for  the  preservation  of  the  peace  and  good  order 
of  the  city,  or  who  may,  by  such  officer,  be  reasonably  sus- 
pected thereof,  or  of  aiding  or  abetting  in  any  such  offense, 
said  police  officer  shall  apprehend  and  keep  in  custody  such 
person  or  persons,  as  in  case  of  other  arrests  made  by  police 
officers. 

Duties  of  Policemen — Not  to  Engage  in  Business  that 
May  Interfere,  nor  Absent  Themselves  Without  Permission . 
§ 6.  The  marshal,  deputy  marshal,  and  all  police  officers 
shall  devote  their  time  and  attention  to  the  discharge  of  the 
duties  of  their  respective  stations,  according  to  the  laws 
and  ordinances  of  the  city,  and  the  provisions  of  such  police 
regulations  as  may  be  established;  and  it. shall  be  their  duty, 
to  the  best  of  their  ability,  to  preserve  order,  peace  and  quiet, 
and  enforce  all  laws  and  ordinances  throughout  the  city. 
They  shall  not  engage  in  any  business  which  may  withdraw 
their  attention  from  the  police  service,  or  interfere  with, 
or  unfit  them  for  their  duties  required  of  them,  and  they 
shall  not  absent  themselves  from  the  city,  nor  from  their 
duties,  unless  by  the  permission  of  the  marshal  or  the  Mayor. 


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Marshal  to  Keep  an  Office — Require  Policemen  to  Re- 
port. § 7.  The  marshal  is  hereby  required  to  keep  and 
maintain  at  the  expense  of  the  city,  for  the  purpose  of  his 
office,  in  some  central  location,  easy  of  access,  an  office, 
or  place  of  business,  where  he  shall  attend  at  all  rea- 
sonable hours  when  not  called  elsewhere  on  duty.  The  mar- 
shal shall  cause  to  be  fixed  in  some  conspicuous  place  upon 
the  front  of  his  office,  a sign  with  the  words  “City  Marshal’s 
Office,”  legibly  painted  thereon.  He  shall  require  all  other 
police  officers,  at  such  times  and  in  such  manner  as  he  shall 
designate,  to  attend  at  his  office  or  such  other  rendezvous  as 
he  may  appoint,  and  shall  put  them  upon  such  duty  as  the 
existing  emergency  may  require,  subject  to  the  direction  of 
the  Mayor. 

Policemen  to  Report  and  Render  Assistance  to  Marshal. 
§ 8.  The  several  policemen  shall  report  themselves  for  duty 
at  the  office  of  the  marshal,  or  at  such  rendezvous  as  he  shall 
appoint,  at  such  times  as  directed  by  him,  and  shall  render 
him  prompt  and  energetic  assistance  in  the  execution  of  his 
duties,  and  shall  devote  their  time  and  attention  to  the  pre- 
servation of  the  peace,  quiet  and  good  order  of  the  city,  and 
especially  in  the  respective  wards  and  districts  to  which  they 
may  be  assigned. 

Police  Guilty  of  Neglect  of  Duty , Etc. — Penalty.  § 9. 
Any  member  of  the  police  department  who  shall  neglect  or 
refuse  to  perform  any  duty  required  of  him  by  any  law  or 
ordinance  of  -the  city,  or  who  shall,  in  the  discharge  of  his 
official  duties,  be  guilty  of  any  fraud,  extortion,  oppression, 
favoritism,  partiality,  or  wilful  wrong  or  injustice,  or  who 
shall  enter  any  saloon  while  on  duty,  except  in  the  discharge 
of  his  official  duty,  or  who  shall  use  any  intoxicating  liquors, 
or  engage  in  any  game  of  chance  while  on  duty,  shall  be  dis- 
missed from  his  office  by  the  Mayor. 

Penalty  for  Resisting  Officer.  § 10.  Whoever,  in  the 
city,  shall  resist  any  police  officer  or  member  of  the  police 
department  in  the  discharge  of  his  duty,  or  shall,  in  any 
way  interfere  with,  or  hinder  or  prevent  him  from  dis- 


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charging  his  duty  as  such  officer,  or  shall  attempt,  or  en- 
deavor so  to  do;  and  whoever  shall,  in  any  manner,  assist 
any  person  in  custody  of  any  police  officer,  or  member  of 
the  police  department,  to  escape  from  such  custody,  shall 
be  fined  not  less  than  five  dollars,  nor  more  than  two  hun- 
dred dollars,  in  the  discretion  of  the  court  or  magistrate 
before  whom  a conviction  may  be  had. 

Persons  Must  Assist  Police  When  Called  On.  § 11.  It 
shall  be  the  duty  of  all  persons  in  the  city,  wfien  called  upon 
by  any  member  of  the  police  department,  or  other  police  offi- 
cer, to  promptly  aid  and  assist  him  in  the  execution  of  the 
duties  of  his  office;  whoever  shall  neglect  or  refuse  to  give 
such  aid  and  assistance  shall  be  fined  not  less  than  five  dol- 
lars, nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars. 

Falsely  Representing  Police — Penalty.  § 12.  Any  per- 
son who  shall  falsely  represent  himself  to  be  a member  of 
the  police  department  of  this  city,  or  who  shall  maliciously, 
dr  with  the  intent  to  deceive,  use,  or  imitate  any  of  the  signs, 
signals  or  devices  adopted  and  used  by  them,  shall,  on  con- 
viction thereof,  be  fined  not  less  than  five  dollars,  nor  more 
than  one  hundred  dollars. 

Hackmen,  Etc.,  to  Obey  Policemen  at  Depot,  Etc.  § 13. 
Hackmen,  coachmen,  omnibus  drivers,  draymen,  porters, 
runners  and  other  persons,  when  at,  or  about  any  railroad 
depot  or  station,  or  steamboat  landing,  or  other  public  place 
in  the  city,  shall  obey  the  commands  of  the  police  officer  or 
officers  who  may  be  stationed  or  doing  duty  at  or  about  such 
depots,  stations  or  buildings,  or  other  place,  for  the  preser- 
vation of  order  and  enforcement  of  the  ordinances  of  the 
city.  Whoever  shall  refuse  to  obey  the  commands  and  di- 
rections of  a police  officer,  as  aforesaid,  shall,  on  conviction 
of  such  offense,  be  fined  not  less  than  five  dollars,  nor  more 
than  one  hundred  dollars. 

Blacklisting  Habitual  Di'unkards.  § 14.  That  any  per- 
son making  complaint  to  the  Chief  of  Police  of  some  other 
person  being  guilty  of  habitual  drunkenness  shall  furnish 


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the  Chief  of  Police  with  a photograph  of  such  habitual 
drunkard.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Chief  of  Police  to  send 
a notice  to  each  saloon  keeper  of  the  city  of  Rock  Island, 
stating  the  name,  age,  residence  and  general  description, 
with  a copy  of  photograph  of  such  habitual  drunkard,  pro- 
viding that  Chief  of  Police  is  furnished  with  a copy  of  pho- 
tograph. 


CHAPTER  46 

POPCORN  AND  PEANUT  STANDS. 

§ 1.  License. 

2.  Penalty. 

License.  § 1.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  per- 
son, firm  or  corporation  to  own,  manage  or  control  any  build- 
ing or  stand  where  popcorn  and  peanuts  are  sold,  located 
wholly  or  in  part  upon  any  street,  avenue  or  alley  in  the 
city  of  Rock  Island,  without  first  having  secured  therefor 
a license  signed  by  the  Mayor  and  City  Clerk. 

The  Mayor  and  City  Clerk  are  hereby  empowered  and 
authorized  to  grant  such  license  upon  the  payment  as  a 
license  fee  on  or  before  the  1st  day  of  May  of  each  year  for 
the  term  of  one  year  the  sum  of  twenty-five  ($25.00)  dol- 
lars, and  for  the  term  of  six  months  the  sum  of  fifteen 
($15.00)  dollars,  to  be  paid  on  or  before  the  1st  day  of  May 
or  the  1st  day  of  November. 

Penalty.  § 2.  Every  violation  of  this  ordinance  shall 
subject  the  offender  to  a fine  of  not  less  than  five  ($5.00) 
dollars,  and  not  more  than  twenty-five  ($25.00)  dollars. 
This  ordinance  shall  be  of  full  force  and  effect  from  and 
after  the  time  of  its  passage. 


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CHAPTER  47 

RAILROADS. 


§ 1.  Speed  of  trains. 

2.  Not  to  obstruct  streets — exceptions. 

3.  Bell  to  be  rung. 

4.  Use  of  whistle. 

5.  Escape  of  steam  prohibited — proviso. 

6.  Engineers  and  conductors  to  have  copy  hereof. 

7.  Gates,  guards  or  other  protection. 

8.  Penalty. 

9.  Construction  under  supervision  of  Mayor  and  street  com- 

missioner. 

10.  Maintaining  sewers  under  tracks. 

11.  Railroad  gates. 

12.  Penalty. 

Speed  of  Trains.  § 1.  That  no  railroad  corporation, 
by  itself  or  agent,  shall  run  any  passenger  train  within  the 
limits,  of  said  city,  at  a greater  speed  than  ten  miles  per 
hour,  nor  any  other  train,  locomotive,  engine  or  car  at  a 
greater  rate  than  six  miles  per  hour. 

Not  to  Obstruct  Streets — Exception.  § 2.  No  railroad 
corporation,  railroad  engineer,  railroad  conductor  or  other 
person  shall  obstruct  any  public  highway  in  said  city,  by 
stopping  any  train  upon,  or  by  leaving  any  car  or  locomo- 
tive engine  standing  on  its  tracks,  where  the  same  intersects 
or  crosses  such  public  highway,  except  for  the  purpose  of 
receiving  or  discharging  passengers,  or  to  receive  the  neces- 
sary fuel  and  water  and  in  no  case  to  exceed  ten  minutes 
for  each  train,  car  or  locomotive  engine,  except  that  at  the 
intersections  of  First  avenue  with  Seventeenth,  Eighteenth 
and  Nineteenth  streets,  a period  of  occupation  of  two  min- 
utes only  shall  be  allowed. 

Bell  to  be  Rung.  § 3.  The  bell  of  each  locomotive  shall 
be  rung  continually  while  such  locomotive  is  running  with- 
in said  city. 

Use  of  Whistle.  § 4.  No  railroad  corporation,  by  it- 
self or  agent,  shall  cause  or  allow  the  whistle  on  any  locomo- 
tive engine  to  be  sounded -within  the  city,  except  necessary 


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brake  signals,  and  such  as  may  be  necessary  to  prevent 
injury  to  persons  or  property. 

Escape  of  Steam  Prohibited — Proviso.  § 5.  No  rail- 
road corporation  shall,  by  itself  or  agent,  cause  or  allow 
the  cylinder  cock  or  cocks  of  any  or  either  of  their  locomo- 
tive engines  to  be  opened  so  as  to  permit  steam  to  escape 
therefrom  at  any  time  while  running  upon  or  along  any  rail- 
road track  laid  in  any  street  of  said  city,  or  when  the  engine 
is  in  immediate  proximity  to  any  street  or  railroad  crossing 
in  said  city.  Provided,  however,  that  when  such  engine 
shall  be  standing  at  such  point  in  said  city,  and  for  three 
revolutions  of  the  driving  wheel  after  being  put  in  motion, 
the  said  cocks  may  be  opened  for  the  purpose  of  allowing 
condensed  steam  to  escape. 

Engineers  and  Conductors  to  Have  Copy  Hereof.  § 6. 
Each  superintendent  of  any  railroad  shall  furnish  each  engi- 
neer and  train  conductor  of  any  railroad  running  within  this 
city,  a copy  of  this  chapter;  and  shall,  moreover,  furnish  to 
any  officer  of  said  city,  applying  therefor,  the  name  of  any 
person  in  the  employment  of  said  railroad  company,  who 
shall  have  been  charged  with  having  violated  any  of  the  pro- 
visions of  this  chapter. 

Gates,  Guards  or  Other  Protection.  § 7.  Whenever, 
on  any  street  crossed  by  the  track  or  tracks  of  any  rail- 
road company  or  companies,  the  City  Council  shall  deem  it 
necessary  to  require  said  railroad  company  or  companies 
to  provide  protection  against  injury  to  persons  and  pro- 
perty at  such  crossing  by  the  erection  and  maintenance 
of  gates,  guards  or  other  protection,  or  the  construction  of 
a viaduct,  said  City  Council  may,  by  resolution,  so  declare 
and  direct  that  any  such  railroad  company  shall,  within  a 
certain  time,  to  be  fixed  by  the  Mayor,  erect,  construct  and 
maintain  a sufficient  safeguard  at  such  crossing,  specifying 
the  kind  of  protection  to  be  erected,  constructed  and  main- 
tained as  aforesaid,  whether  it  be  a gate  or  gates,  or  via- 
duct, or  other  efficient  protection ; and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of 


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the  city  marshal  or  any  other  police  officer  to  be  designated 
by  the  Mayor,  to  serve  upon  the  said  railroad  company  or 
companies  named  in  said  resolution  a certified  copy  thereof, 
within  thirty  days  after  the  passage  of  said  resolution,  and 
at  the  same  time  to  notify  the  said  railroad  company  or  com- 
panies, in  writing,  of  the  time  fixed  by  the  Mayor,  within 
which  the  protection  so  ordered  shall  be  constructed. 

Penalty.  § 8.  Whenever  any  railroad  company  or 
companies  shall  have  been  directed  by  the  City  Council  to 
erect,  construct  and  maintain  at  any  street  crossed  by  its 
or  their  track  or  tracks,  any  gate  or  gates,  viaduct  or  other 
protection  as  provided  in  the  last  preceding  section,  every 
such  company  shall  within  the  time  prescribed  by  the  Mayor 
erect,  construct  and  thereafter  maintain  the  protection  speci- 
fied in  said  resolution,  under  the  penalty  of  two  hundred 
dollars  for  every  offense,  and  for  each  and  every  ten  days 
after  the  expiration  of  the  time  so  fixed  for  the  construction 
of  such  protection,  any  such  company  or  companies  shall  re- 
fuse or  neglect  to  proceed  to  the  erection  and  construction 
of  the  kind  of  protection  specified  in  such  resolution,  shall 
constitute  a new  and  distinct  offense. 

Construction  Under  Supervision  of  Mayor  and  Street 
Commissioner — Maintenance.  § 9.  Every  such  gate,  guard, 
viaduct  and  the  approaches  thereto,  or  other  protection, 
when  so  ordered  as  aforesaid,  shall  be  erected  and  construct- 
ed at  the  sole  cost  and  expense  of  said  railroad  company  or 
companies,  under  the  supervision  of  the  Mayor,  the  street 
and  alley  committee  of  the  City  Council  and  street  commis- 
sioner, and  the  same  shall  forever  thereafter  be  kept  and 
maintained  by  such  railroad  company  or  companies  in  pro- 
per repair  and  condition,  at  its  own  cost  and  expense  and 
without  expense  or  cost  to  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  under 
the  supervision  of  the  street  commissioner  and  to  his  satis- 
faction. 

Maintaining  Sewers  Under  Tracks.  § 10.  No  rail- 
road company,  operating  within  the  limits  of  the  city  of 


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Rock  Island,  shall,  in  the  construction  of  its  road  bed,  or 
the  maintenance  of  its  line  or  lines  of  railway,  hinder  or 
obstruct  any  water  way,  sewer  or  gutter,  but  shall  provide, 
in  accordance  with  specifications  approved  by  the  City  Coun- 
cil, construct  and  maintain  sufficient  sluice-ways,  extensions 
of  sewers  or  gutters,  under  its  tracks  and  right  of  way  at 
its  own  expense ; and  if  said  company  fails  so  to  do,  the  city 
shall  construct  the  same  at  the  expense  of  the  said  company. 

Railroad  Gates.  §11.  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  each 
railway  company  using  or  operating  trains  over  the  rail- 
road tracks  along  Fifth  and  Fifth  and  One-Half  avenue  from 
Forty-second  street  to  Forty-sixth  street  in  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  to  provide  gates  or  guards  at  each  and  every  street 
crossing  between  said  Forty-second  street  and  Forty-sixth 
street  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  inclusive. 

Said  gates  or  guards  shall  be  in  use  from  6:30  o’clock 
a.  m.  to  6:30  o’clock  p.  m.  in  each  day  in  each  year,  except 
Sundays ; 

And  that  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  and  Pacific  Railway 
Company,  The  Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy  Railway 
Company,  The  Chicago,  Milwaukee  and  St.  Paul  Railroad 
Company,  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railway  Company,  and 
Davenport,  Rock  Island  and  Northwestern  Railway  Com- 
pany be  and  are  hereby  required  to  place  and  retain  flagmen 
at  the  railroad  crossing  near  the  intersection  of  Twelfth 
street  and  First  avenue  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  from  the 
1st  of  April  to  the  1st  of  November  of  each  year,  and  from 
ten  o’clock  a.  m.  to  ten  o’clock  p.  m.  of  each  day  during  said 
time. 

It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  flagmen  stationed  at  said 
railroad  crossing  to  give  warning  of  approaching  train  to 
all  persons  coming  toward  the  crossing. 

Penalty.  § 12.  Any  railroad  corporation,  who  shall, 
of  themselves,  or  by  any  agent  or  employe,  violate  or  fail  to 
observe  any  of  the  foregoing  provisions  of  this  chapter,  or 
by  any  agent  or  employe  of  any  railroad  corporation  or 


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other  person  who  shall  violate  or  fail  to  observe  the  same, 
shall  for  each  violation  or  failure  to  observe  the  same,  where 
no  other  penalty  is  imposed  to  be  fined  in  the  sum  of  not 
less  than  five  dollars,  nor  exceeding  one  hundred  dollars  for 
each  offense. 


CHAPTER  48 

RUNNERS. 

§ 1.  Runner  to  have  license. 

2.  Term  and  price  of  license. 

3.  Not  to  use  deceit  nor  create  disturbance — to  obey  police — to 

wear  badge. 

4.  Penalty  for  violation  hereof. 

Runner  to  Have  License . § 1.  No  person  shall  act  as 
a runner  for  any  railroad  company,  steamboat  company, 
depot,  hotel,  public  house  or  other  thing  or  person,  without 
first  having  obtained  a license  for  that  purpose,  under  a 
penalty  of  ten  ($10)  dollars. 

Term  and  Price  of  License.  § 2.  License  for  said  pur- 
pose may  be  granted  for  the  term  of  the  municipal  year  or 
any  unexpired  portion  thereof,  upon  the  payment  by  the 
applicant  of  the  sum  of  ten  ($10)  dollars,  when  a license 
is  issued  in  the  first  half  of  the  municipal  year,  and  upon 
the  payment  by  the  applicant  of  the  sum  of  five  ($5)  dol- 
lars, when  such  license  is  issued  within  the  last  half  of  the 
municipal  year. 

Not  to  Use  Deceit,  nor  Create  Disturbance — To  Obey 
Police — To  Wear  Badge.  § 3.  No  runner  shall  make  or 
use  any  deceit  in  position  or  false  representation  in  relation 
to  any  railroad,  steamboat,  depot,  hotel,  public  house,  or 
other  thing  or  person,  for  the  purpose  of  procuring  business, 
or  make  any  unusual  noise  or  disturbance,  or  use  any  pro- 
fane, obscene,  or  boisterous  langauge,  or  do  any  act  calcu- 
lated to  disturb  the  peace,  or  vex,  harass  or  disturb  any 
citizen  or  stranger;  he  shall  obey  the  commands  of  any 


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police  officer  while  on  duty,  for  the  preservation  of  order 
and  enforcing  the  ordinances  of  the  city.  He  shall,  when  on 
duty  wear  conspicously  in  front  of  his  hat,  cap,  or  breast 
a badge  with  the  name  of  the  company,  house,  thing  or  per- 
son for  whom  he  is  acting,  plainly  painted  or  engraved 
thereon. 

Penalty  for  Violation  Hereof.  § 4.  Any  person  who 
shall  violate  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  article  shall  be 
subject  to  a fine  not  to  exceed  one  hundred  ($100)  dollars, 
and  also  to  a forfeiture  of  his  license,  if  he  has  one,  in  the 
discretion  of  the  court  or  the  Mayor. 


CHAPTER  49 


SALARIES. 

§ 1.  Compensation. 

2.  Mayor. 

3.  Aldermen. 

4.  City  Clerk. 

5.  City  Attorney. 

6.  City  Treasurer. 

7.  City  marshal  and  policemen. 

8.  City  superintendent  of  streets. 

9.  City  superintendent  of  water  works,  assistant  engineers  and 

employes. 

10.  Commissioner  of  health. 

11.  City  bridge  tender. 

12.  City  weigher. 

13.  Chief  of  the  fire  department,  assistant  chief,  captains  and 

firemen. 

14.  City  collector  and  deputy. 

Compensation.  § 1.  The  several  officers  and  employes 
of  said  city  herein  named  shall  receive  in  full  payment  for 
their  services  as  such,  the  following  compensation,  payable 
monthly. out  of  the  city  treasury: 

Mayor.  § 2.  The  Mayor  shall  receive  a salary  of 
twelve  hundred  dollars  per  annum. 

Aldermen.  § 3.  Each  alderman  shall  receive  the  sum 


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of  three  dollars  for  each  meeting  of  the  City  Council  which 
he  shall  attend. 

City  Clerk.  § 4.  The  City  Clerk  shall  receive  for  his 
services  a salary  of  eighteen  hundred  dollars  per  annum, 
besides  the  compensation  allowed  him  by  law  as  clerk  of 
the  town  board.  He  shall  also  receive  the  sum  of  six  hundred 
dollars  per  annum,  for  keeping  the  books  and  accounts  of 
the  water  works  department,  and  collecting  water  rents, 
which  sum  shall  include  all  expense  for  clerk  hire  conse- 
quent upon  the  increased  duties  of  his  office. 

City  Attorney.  § 5.  The  City  Attorney  shall  receive 
a salary  of  twelve  hundred  dollars  per  annum,  besides  a rea- 
sonable compensation  for  professional  services  required  in 
suits  and  business  outside  of  the  county  of  Rock  Island. 

City  Treasury.  § 6.  The  City  Treasurer  shall  receive 
a salary  of  three  hundred  dollars  per  annum. 

City  Marshal,  City  Detective  and  Policemen.  § 7.  The 
city  marshal  shall  receive  a salary  of  twelve  hundred  dollars 
per  annum;  the  deputy  marshal  and  city  detective  shall  re- 
ceive a salary  of  one  thousand  dollars  per  annum ; the  police 
matron  shall  receive  a salary  of  six  hundred  dollars  per  an- 
num; each  policeman  shall  receive  a salary  of  nine  hundred 
dollars  per  annum. 

Superintendent  of  Streets  and  Employes  of  Street  De- 
partment. § 8.  The  City  Superintendent  of  Streets  shall 
receive  a salary  of  twelve  hundred  dollars  per  annum;  the 
assistant  superintendent  of  streets  shall  receive  the  sum 
of  two  dollars  and  seventy-five  cents  per  day ; the  day  labor- 
ers shall  receive  the  sum  of  one  dollar  and  ten  cents  per 
day;  the  barn  boss  shall  receive  the  sum  of  sixty  dollars 
per  month.  That  all  teams  hired  by  the  City  Street  De- 
partment shall  receive  the  sum  of  four  dollars  and  twenty 
cents  per  day.  That  all  men  employed  as  garbage  men  shall 
receive  the  sum  of  fifty-five  dollars  per  month,  each,  eight 
hours  to  constitute  a days  work  in  the  City  Street  Depart- 
ment of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  Illinois. 


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City  Weigher.  § 12.  The  city  weigher,  in  charge  of 
the  city  scales  on  Market  Square  (17th  street)  shall  receive 
as  compensation  for  services  rendered  as  city  weigher  a sum 
not  to  exceed  ten  (10)  cents  for  each  load  weighed,  as  pro- 
vided for  in  section  nine  (9),  chapter  thirty  (30),  provided, 
however,  that  the  said  city  weigher  shall  procure  from  the 
city  clerk  stamped  certificates  of  weights,  for  which  he  shall 
pay  to  said  city  clerk,  at  the  time  of  obtaining  the  same,  at 
the  rate  of  two*  dollars  and  fifty  cents  ($2.50)  a hundred, 
and  use  the  same  as  provided  for  in  section  five  (5),  chapter 
thirty  (30).  He  shall  keep  the  said  city  scales  in  perfect 
order,  and  all  incidental  expenses  in  connection  therewith, 
shall  be  paid  by  the  said  city  weigher.  He  shall  make  a 
monthly  report,  to  be  placed  on  file  in  the  city  clerk’s  office 
on  the  last  Friday  of  each  month. 

Chief  of  the  Fire  Department  and  Firemen.  § 13.  For 
salaries  of  the  chief  of  the  fire  department  and  firemen,  see 
Chapter  five. 

City  Collector.  § 14.  The  city  collector  shall  receive 
as  compensation  for  his  services,  two  per  cent  of  all  moneys 
collected  by  him  as  such  collector,  and  the  deputy  city  clerk 
and  deputy  city  collector  shall  receive  for  his  services  a 
salary  of  ten  hundred  and  twenty  ($1,020)  dollars  per  an- 
num. 

Superintendent , Engineer  and  Employees  of  Water 
Works.  § 9.  That  section  9 of  an  Ordinance  entitled 
“Salaries”  shall  be  amended  so  that  the  same  shall  read  as 
follows : 

City  Superintendent,  Engineer  and  Employes  of  Water 
Works.  § 9.  The  City  Superintendent  of  Water  Works 
(who  shall  be  the  chief  engineer)  shall  receive  a salary  of 
eighteen  hundred  ($1,800)  dollars  per  annum,  which  shall 
also  be  in  full  for  his  services  as  chief  engineer.  The  first 
assistant  engineer  of  the  Water  Works  shall  receive  a salary 
of  ninety-three  ($93)  dollars  per  month;  the  second  and 
third  assistant  engineers  of  the  Water  Works  shall  receive 


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a salary  of  eighty-four  ($84)  dollars  per  month  each;  the 
firemen  at  the  Water  Works  shall  each  receive  a salary  of 
sixty-six  ($66)  dollars  per  month;  the  employe  known  as 
the  outside  man  at  the  Water  Works  shall  receive  a salary 
of  seventy-two  ($72)  dollars  per  month;  the  employe  known 
as  meter  man  at  the  Water  Works  shall  receive  a salary  of 
seventy  ($70)  dollars  per  month;  the  employe  known  as 
wagon  man  at  the  Water  Works  shall  receive  a salary  of 
sixty-three  ($63)  dollars  per  month;  the  first  engineer  at 
the  Reservoir  Pumping  Station  shall  receive  a salary  of 
seventy-eight  ($78)  dollars  per  month;  the  second  and  third 
engineers  shall  receive  a salary  of  sixty-six  ($66)  dollars 
per  month ; the  employe  known  as  valve  man  at  the  Reservoir 
shall  receive  a salary  of  sixty-six  ($66)  dollars  per  month. 
All  other  persons  employed  at  the  Reservoir  or  Water  Works 
as  day  laborers  shall  receive  the  sum  of  one  ($1)  dollar  and 
ten  (10c)  cents  per  day,  and  eight  hours  shall  constitute  a 
days  work  in  all  departments  of  the  Water  Works  and 
Reservoir.  The  Superintendent  of  Water  Works,  having 
been  duly  appointed,  shall  give  a good  and  sufficient  bond 
in  the  sum  of  two  thousand  ($2,000)  dollars,  the  same  to  be 
conditioned  upon  the  faithful  performance  of  his  duties  as 
such  superintendent,  and  to  be  approved  by  the  City  Council. 

Commissioner  of  Health.  § 10.  The  commissioner  of 
health  shall  receive  a salary  of  six  hundred  dollars  per  an- 
num. 

City  Bridge  Tender.  § 11.  The  city  bridge  tender 
shall  receive  a salary  of  six  hundred  dollars  per  annum. 


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CHAPTER  50 

SALOONS. 

§ 1.  Sale  of  intoxicating  drinks  may  be  licensed — conditions — 

bonds — license  fee— term  of  license. 

2.  Sale  without  license  prohibited — penalty. 

3.  Intoxicating  liquors  defined — acts  to  evade  held  as  unlawful 

selling. 

4.  Wholesale  dealer  or  keeper  of  public  place,  not  to  sell  with- 

out license. 

5.  Sale  to  minor,  intoxicated  person  or  when  forbidden— penalty. 

6.  License  not  to  be  issued  to  disreputable  persons,  except,  etc. 

7.  License  not  to  be  issued  to  females,  except,  etc. 

8.  Licensed  place  not  to  be  kept  open  after  midnight,  or  elec- 

tion days— penalty. 

9.  License  to  be  posted  in  place  of  business — penalty. 

10.  Druggist’s  permits. 

Sale  of  Intoxicating  Drinks  May  be  Licensed — Condi- 
tions— Bonds — License  Fee — Terms  of  License.  § 1.  The 
Mayor  of  said  city  is  hereby  authorized  to  grant  a license 
for  the  sale  of  intoxicating,  malt,  vinous  and  fermented 
liquor  to  any  person  of  full  age  and  good  character,  who 
shall  make  application  to  him  therefor,  in  writing,  stating 
his  place  of  business  and  the  names  of  his  sureties,  upon 
compliance  of  such  applicant  with  the  following  require- 
ments : Such  applicant  shall  give  to  the  City  of  Rock  Island 
a bond  in  the  penal  sum  of  one  thousand  dollars,  with  at 
least  two  good  and  sufficient  sureties,  who  shall  be  residents 
and  freeholders  in  the  county  of  Rock  Island,  to  be  approved 
by  the  Mayor,  and  conditioned  that  the  license  shall,  in  all 
things,  faithfully  observe  and  keep  all  ordinances  of  said 
city  which  may  be  in  force  during  the  period  of  such  license, 
or  any  portion  of  such  period,  regulating  or  relating  to 
dram  shops,  saloons,  or  the  selling  or  giving  away  of  any 
intoxicating,  malt,  vinous,  mixed  or  fermented  liquors;  and 
that  he  will  pay  to  said  city  all  fines,  forfeitures,  judgments, 
debts,  damages  and  costs  that  may  accrue  against  him  for 
any  violation  or  non-observance  of  any  such  ordinance  or 
ordinances  aforesaid.  For  the  purpose  of  such  license  to 
be  issued,  the  municipal  year  beginning  on  the  first  Monday 
in  May  each  year  is  hereby  divided  into  two  periods  as  fol- 


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lows : From  the  first  Monday  in  May  to  the  first  Monday  in 
November,  and  from  the  first  Monday  in  November  to  the 
first  Monday  in  May,  to  be  known  as  the  first  and  second 
periods  respectively,  of  the  municipal  year.  The  applicant 
for  such  license  shall  pay  for  the  use  of  said  city  for  such  li- 
cense as  follows : For  the  term  of  one  year,  six  hundred  dol- 
lars ; for  the  first  period  of  the  municipal  year,  three  hundred 
($300)  dollars;  for  the  second  period  of  the  municipal  year, 
three  hundred  ($300)  dollars.  Every  such  license  issued 
for  the  term  of  one  year  or  for  either  of  said  first  and  sec- 
ond periods,  shall  be  dated  as  of  the  beginning  of  such  year, 
or  first  or  second  period,  and  shall  expire  with  said  year,  or 
first  or  second  period;  provided,  however,  that  in  no  case 
shall  any  such  license  extend  beyond  the  municipal  year. 
Such  license  may  be  issued  for  the  full  municipal  year  or 
for  the  periods  as  herein  specified,  upon  the  payment  in  ad- 
vance of  the  rate  aforesaid.  Such  applicant  shall  also,  at 
the  same  time,  execute  a bond  payable  to  the  people  of  the 
State  of  Illinois,  and  conditioned  as  required  by  the  stat- 
utes of  this  state  in  relation  to  dram  shops.  Upon  a com- 
pliance with  said  requirements,  a license  shall  be  issued 
to  such  applicant  which  shall  authorize  the  licensee 
therein  named,  to  sell,  barter,  give  away  and  deliver  in- 
toxicating, malt,  vinous,  mixed  or  fermented  liquors,  in  any 
quantity,  at  the  place  designated  in  the  license,  and  no 
other,  and  which  place  shall  be  the  same  set  forth  in  the 
application.  Provided,  however,  that  the  application  for 
said  license  shall  be  accompanied  by  a petition  signed  by  a 
majority  of  the  property  owners  on  both  sides  of  the  street 
or  avenue  on  which  it  is  proposed  to  issue  a license  for  a 
saloon  and  within  300  feet  of  the  front  door  of  the  premises 
in  each  direction  of  the  lot  on  which  the  saloon  is  to  be  sit- 
uated. 

It  is  further  required  that  every  application  for  a 
license,  where  it  may  be  necessary  that  a petition  shall  ac- 
company the  same,  shall  be  filed  in  the  office  of  the  City 
Clerk  of  Rock  Island  and  published  in  a newspaper  of 


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general  circulation  printed  in  this  city  for  at  least  ten  (10) 
days  before  the  said  license  can  be  issued. 

This  ordinance  is  not  applicable  to  and  is  not  to  be  con- 
strued as  affecting  places  designated  in  licenses  already 
issued,  as  long  as  the  places  so  designated  shall  be  used  for 
the  purpose  specified  in  said  license;  but  in  event  of  any 
place  that  is  now  used  for  saloon  purposes  being  hereafter 
vacated  and  abandoned  for  said  use  for  any  reason  what- 
ever and  having  remained  so  vacated,  abandoned  or  discon- 
tinued for  more  than  seven  (7)  months,  it  shall  be  neces- 
sary before  the  same  can  again  be  used  for  the  purpose 
designated  in  said  license,  to  file  with  their  application  for 
the  same,  the  petition  above  called  for. 

It  is  further  required  that  a two-thirds  vote  of  all  the 
members  of  this  Council  shall  be  necessary  in  order  to 
amend,  extend  or  alter  any  of  the  terms  of  this  section.  The 
license  shall  not  be  transferable,  except  as  provided  by  chap- 
ter 16,  entitled  “Licenses.” 

Sale  Without  License  Forbidden — Penalty.  § 2.  Who- 
ever, not  having  a license  for  such  purpose,  shall,  by  him- 
self, or  another,  either  as  principal,  clerk,  servant,  or  agent, 
directly  or  indirectly,  sell,  barter,  or  shall  give  away,  in 
any  public  place,  or  for  any  profit  or  gain,  or  to  evade  any 
provision  of  this  ordinance,  any  intoxicating,  malt,  vinous, 
mixed  or  fermented  liquors  in  less  quantity  than  one  gallon, 
or  in  any  quantity,  to  be  drank  upon,  or  about  the  premises, 
shall  be  fined  in  a sum  not  less  than  twenty  dollars  nor  more 
than  one  hundred  dollars,  or  imprisoned  for  a period  not 
exceeding  thirty  days,  or  both,  in  the  discretion  of  the  court. 

Intoxicating  Liquors  Defined — Acts  to  Evade  Held  to 
be  as  Unlawful  Selling.  § 3.  All  spirituous,  malt,  vinous, 
fermented  and  mixed  liquors  shall  be  deemed  intoxicating 
liquors  within  the  meaning  of  this  ordinance.  The  giving 
away  of  any  such  liquor,  or  other  shift  or  device  to  evade 
the  provisions  of  this  article,  shall  be  deemed  and  held  to  be 
as  unlawful  selling  and  be  punished  as  such. 


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Wholesale  Dealer  or  Keeper  of  any  Public  Place  Not  to 
Sell  Without  License.  § 4.  No  wholesale  liquor  dealer  or 
person  who  shall  have  or  keep  any  tavern,  eating  house, 
restaurant,  coffee  house,  grocery,  or  other  place  of  public 
resort,  shall  be  permitted  to  sell,  barter,  give  away,  or  other- 
wise deal  in  any  intoxicating,  malt,  vinous,  mixed,  or  fer- 
mented liquors  in  less  quantity  than  one  gallon,  without  first 
procuring  a license  for  such  purpose,  under  the  provisions 
of  this  ordinance,  under  the  penalty  provided  for  in  section 
two  of  this  ordinance  hereof.  All  such  places  where  any 
such  liquors  are,  or  shall  be  sold,  bartered,  given  away,  or 
otherwise  dealt  in,  in  violation  of  this  ordinance,  shall  be 
deemed  public  nuisances,  and  upon  conviction  of  the  keepers 
thereof,  the  place  so  kept,  may,  by  the  judgment  of  the  court, 
be  shut  up  and  abated. 

Sale  to  Minor , Intoxicated  Person,  or  When  Forbidden 
— Penalty.  § 5.  Whoever  shall,  by  himself  or  another, 
either  as  principal,  clerk,  servant,  or  agent,  directly  or  in- 
directly, sell,  barter,  or  give  any  intoxicating,  malt,  vinous, 
mixed  or  fermented  liquors  to  any  minor  without  the  written 
order  of  his  parent,  guardian  or  family  physician,  or  to  any 
person  intoxicated,  or  who  is  in  the  habit  of  getting  intoxi- 
cated, or  to  any  person  wdien  forbidden  to  do  so  by  written 
notice  from  the  husband,  wife,  child,  parents,  guardian,  em- 
ployer or  other  person  subject  to  be  injured,  in  person,  pro- 
perty, or  means  of  support  in  consequence  of  the  intoxica- 
tion of  such  person,  shall  for  each  offense  be  fined  not  less 
than  twenty  dollars  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars,  or 
imprisoned  not  exceeding  thirty  days,  or  both,  in  the  discre- 
tion of  the  court. 

License  Not  to  be  Issued  to  Disreputable  person,  Except 
Upon  Recommendation.  § 6.  No  license  under  this  ordi- 
nance shall  be  granted  to  any  person  who  has  been  convict- 
ed of  gambling,  keeping  a disorderly  house,  or  other  mis- 
demeanor, or  immorality,  made  punishable  by  any  ordinance 
of  this  city  or  any  law  of  the  State,  except  upon  the  written 
recommendation  of  not  less  than  six  reputable  freeholders 


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residing  in  the  neighborhood  of  the  place  sought  to  be  li- 
censed, and  no  license  shall  be  granted  to  conduct  a saloon 
in  any  place  where  there  are  wine  rooms  or  stalls  in  connec- 
tion therewith  that  have  doors,  screens  or  curtains  attached 
thereto,  which  prevent  a view  of  the  interior  of  said  wine 
rooms  or  stalls  from  the  outside  thereof.  Any  violation  of 
this  provision,  by  attaching  such  door,  screen  or  curtain 
shall  be  deemed  a sufficient  cause  to  revoke  the  license  of 
the  one  occupying  said  premises. 

License  Not  to  be  Issued  to  Females  Without  Recom- 
mendation. § 7.  No  license  shall  be  granted  to  females, 
except  upon  the  recommendation  of  not  less  than  six  reput- 
able householders,  living  in  the  immediate  neighborhood  of 
the  applicant  for  license. 

Licensed  Place  Not  to  be  Kept  Open  After  Midnight , or 
Election  Days — Penalty.  § 8.  No  person  shall  keep  open 
any  saloon,  dram  shop,  bar  room,  or  any  place  licensed  under 
this  ordinance  at  any  time  in  the  night  time  between  the 
hours  of  twelve  o’clock,  midnight,  and  five  o’clock  a.  m.,  nor 
upon  election  days  before  seven  o’clock  p.  m.,  under  the  pen- 
alty of  not  less  than  twenty  dollars  nor  more  than  one  hun- 
dred dollars  for  each  offense. 

License  to  be  Posted  in  Place  of  Business — Penalty. 
§ 9.  Every  person  licensed  under  this  ordinance  shall  im- 
mediately cause  his  license  to  be  posted,  and  to  remain  post- 
ed in  some  conspicuous  and  accessible  part  of  the  room  or 
bar  kept  by  him  under  such  license.  Any  person  who  shall 
fail  to  keep  his  license  posted  as  aforesaid,  or  who  not  being 
licensed,  shall  cause  or  permit  any  paper  or  document  pur- 
porting to  be  a license  to  be  or  remain  posted  in  his  place 
of  business,  shall  be  fined  in  a sum  not  less  than  twenty  dol- 
lars nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars. 

Druggist’ s Permit.  § 10.  The  Mayor  of  said  city  is 
hereby  authorized  to  grant  a permit  for  the  sale  of  intoxicat- 
ing, malt,  vinous,  mixed,  and  fermented  liquors  for  medi- 


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cinal,  mechanical,  sacramental  and  chemical  purposes  only, 
to  any  registered  pharmacist  whose  principal  business  is  to 
sell  drugs  and  medicines,  who  shall  apply  to  him  in  writing 
therefor,  upon  such  applicant  paying  to  the  City  Clerk  for 
the  use  of  said  city,  the  sum  of  five  dollars,  and  executing 
to  the  city  of  Rock  Island  a bond,  with  at  least  two  good  and 
sufficient  sureties,  who  shall  be  freeholders,  to  be  approved 
by  the  Mayor,  in  the  penal  sum  of  one  thousand  dollars,  con- 
ditioned that  he  will  not  sell  or  give  away,  or  in  any  man- 
ner deal  in,  either  by  himself,  clerk,  agent,  or  other  person, 
any  intoxicating,  malt,  vinous,  mixed  or  fermented  liquors, 
except  for  medicinal,  mechanical,  sacramental  and  chemical 
purposes  only,  and  that  he  will  faithfully  observe  and  keep 
all  the  ordinances  of  said  city,  relating  to  such  liquors  dur- 
ing the  term  of  his  permit.  And,  provided,  such  pharmacist 
shall  not  sell  or  give  away,  either  by  himself,  clerk,  agent, 
or  other  person,  for  medicinal  purposes,  except  upon  the 
written  prescription  of  a known  reputable  physician.  Any 
permit  so  granted  may  be  revoked  by  the  Mayor,  whenever 
it  appears  to  his  satisfaction  that  the  party  to  whom  said 
permit  was  granted,  has  violated  any  of  the  conditions  of  his 
said  bond.  All  permits  shall  expire  on  the  first  day  of  May 
of  each  year.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of 
this  section  shall  be  subject  to  all  the  penalties  imposed  by 
section  2 of  this  ordinance,  for  selling  or  giving  away  in- 
toxicating, malt,  vinous,  mixed  or  fermented  liquors  with- 
out a license. 


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CHAPTER  5 ! 

SCAVENGERS. 

§ 1.  Scavengers  appointed  by  Mayor. 

2r  Duties  prescribed. 

3.  Privy  vaults,  etc.,  to  be  cleaned  by  owner  on  notice. 

4.  Owner  not  to  permit  contents  to  be  disturbed  without  permis- 

sion. 

5.  Scavengers  to  report  to  commissioner  of  health. 

6.  Penalty  for  violation. 

7.  Compensation  of  scavengers. 

Scavengers  to  be  Appointed.  § 1.  The  Mayor,  by  and 
with  the  advice  and  consent  of  the  City  Council,  shall,  bien- 
nially, at  or  as  soon  as  practicable,  after  the  first  regular 
meeting  of  the  City  Council,  held  next  after  the  mayoralty 
election,  appoint  one  or  more  persons,  as  may  be  deemed 
necessary  to  the  City  Scavenger,  whose  business  shall  be- 
that  of  cleaning,  emptying  and  removing  the  contents  of 
privy  vaults  and  cesspools  within  the  limits  of  said  city, 
who  shall  be  commissioned  and  sworn,  and  give  bond  in  the 
sum  of  five  hundred  ($500)  dollars,  to  be  approved  by  the 
Mayor,  conditioned  for  the  faithful  performance  of  the 
duties  of  their  office,  and  then  hold  their  office  for  two  years, 
or  until  their  successors  are  appointed  and  qualified.  Pro- 
vided, that  any  person  who  shall  give  a bond  of  five  hundred 
($500)  dollars  shall  be  authorized  by  the  Mayor  to  engage 
in  the  business  of  cleaning,  emptying  and  removing  the  con- 
tents of  privy  vaults  and  cesspools  within  the  limits  of  said 
city,  subject  to  the  same  conditions  as  the  scavenger  or 
scavengers. 

Duties  Prescribed.  § 2.  It  shall  be  the  right  and  duty 
of  the  city  scavenger,  so  appointed,  when  ordered  by  the 
Mayor  or  the  commissioner  of  health  of  said  city,  or  when 
requested  by  any  owner,  tenant,  occupant  or  agent  of  any 
premises  within  said  city,  to  clean,  empty  and  remove  the 
contents  of  any  privy  vault  or  cesspool  situated  upon  such 
premises,  and  to  dispose  of  and  deposit  the  same  in  such 
manner  and  at  such  place  or  places  as  shall  be  designated 


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by  the  City  Council,  or  the  regulations  of  the  commissioner 
of  health  of  said  city.  Said  scavenger  shall,  upon  order  or 
request,  as  aforesaid,  speedily,  and  without  unnecessary 
♦delay,  proceed  to  comply  therewith  and  prosecute  the  same 
with  all  due  diligence  until  completed.  In  the  performance 
of  his  duty  he  shall,  before  the  removal  of  night  soil,  the 
contents  of  privy  vaults  and  cesspools,  cause  the  same  to  be 
disinfected  and  rendered  inoffensive,  as  nearly  as  practi- 
cable, and  shall  not  do  or  omit  any  act  which  shall  cause 
the  cleaning,  emptying  and  removal  of  such  contents  need- 
lessly offensive  to  the  occupants  of  the  premises  or  the 
neighborhood;  he  shall  provide  and  use  in  the  removal  and 
conveyance  thereof,  proper  vehicles,  with  boxes  and  recep- 
tacles, which  shall  be  strong  and  tight,  so  that  no  part  of 
the  contents  or  load  shall  fall,  leak  or  spill  therefrom,  and 
tightly  covered,  so  as  to  prevent  the  same  from  being  offen- 
sive ; and  no  privy  vault  or  cesspool  shall  be  opened  and  the 
contents  thereof  removed  between  the  hours  of  six  o’clock 
a.  m.  *and  ten  o’clock  p.  m.,  except  by  what  is  known  as  the 
odorless  process;  and  after  the  removal  of  the  contents, 
such  privy  vaults  and  cesspools  and  the  same  and  the  adja- 
cent premises  shall  be  left  clean  and  in  good  condition. 

Privy  Vaults,  Etc.,  to  be  Cleaned  by  Owner  on  Notice. 
§ 3.  Whenever,  in  the  opinion  of  the  commissioner  of  health, 
any  privy  vault  or  cesspool  within  said  city  is  offensive  and 
needs  cleaning,  he  shall  notify  the  owner,  agent  or  occu- 
pant of  the  premises  wherein  the  same  is  situated,  to  cleanse 
the  same  within  a period  named  in  said  notice,  and  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  person  so  notified  to  comply  with  said 
notice,  and  cause  said  privy  vault  or  cesspool  to  be  cleaned 
and  removed  by  the  city  scavenger  or  person  authorized  by 
ordinance  of  said  city  to  remove  the  same  within  the  time 
mentioned  in  said  notice;  and  any  person  so  notified  who 
shall  fail  to  comply  with  said  notice,  shall,  on  conviction,  be 
fined  in  a sum  not  less  than  five  dollars  nor  more  than  one 
hundred  dollars.  Provided,  that  nothing  in  this  section  con- 
tained shall  discharge  the  owner,  agent  or  occupant  of  the 


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premises  from  any  liabliity  to  pay  all  the  expense  of  such 
cleaning,  or  other  liability. 

Owner  Not  to  Permit  Contracts  to  be  Disturbed  With- 
out Permission.  § 4.  No  owner,  tenant,  occupant  or  agent 
of  any  premises  in  this  city  shall  cause  or  permit  any  part 
of  the  contents  of  any  privy  vault  or  cesspool  situated  upon 
such  premises  to  be  disturbed,  exposed  or  removed  by  him- 
self or  any  other  person  not  being  a regularly  appointed  city 
scavenger,  except  upon  the  written  permission  of  the  com- 
missioner of  health  of  said  city,  and  then  only  in  such  man- 
ner as  he,  in  said  permit,  shall  direct. 

Scavengers  to  Report  to  Commissioner  of  Health.  § 5. 
It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  city  scavenger,  in  person,  or  by 
agent,  to  report  at  the  office  of  the  commissioner  of  health 
as  often  and  at  such  times  as  he  may  direct,  for  notices,  in- 
structions and  directions;  and  report  to  said  commissioner 
all  privy  vaults  and  cesspools  that  need  cleaning,  and  all 
other  nuisances  in  said  city  that  may  come  under  his  notice; 
and  in  general  to  conform  to  the  rules,  regulations  and  or- 
ders of  the  commissioner  of  health  in  the  discharge  of  his 
duties. 

Penalty  for  Violation  Hereof.  § 6.  Any  person  with4- 
out  license,  as  aforesaid,  who  shall,  within  said  city,  engage 
in  business  as  a scavenger,  or  who  shall  undertake  to  remove 
any  contents  of  any  privy  vault  or  cesspool  in  said  city, 
without  license  or  permit  as  aforesaid,  shall,  on  conviction 
thereof,  pay  a fine  of  not  less  than  five  dollars,  nor  more 
than  one  hundred  dollars  for  each  offense;  and  any  city 
scavenger,  appointed  as  aforesaid,  or  any  owner,  tenant, 
occupant  or  agent  as  aforesaid,  acting  under  permit  as 
aforesaid,  or  other  person,  who  shall  violate,  disobey  or 
fail  to  observe  or  comply  with  any  of  the  provisions,  re- 
quirements or  regulations  in  this  chapter  contained,  shall, 
upon  conviction,  be  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less  than  five 
dollars,  nor  more  than  one  hundred  dollars. 

Compensation  of  Scavengers.  § 7.  Said  scavengers 


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shall  be  allowed  to  charge  and  receive,  for  cleaning,  empty- 
ing and  removing  the  contents  of  any  privy  vault  or  cess- 
pool, ten  cents  for  each  cubic  foot  of  such  contents  taken 
and  removed  therefrom ; the  number  of  cubic  feet  to  be  as- 
certained by  actual  measurement  of  such  privy  vault  or 
cesspool.  They  shall  be  entitled  to  demand  and  receive  pay- 
ment in  advance,  except  when  the  services  are  performed 
under  the  order  of  the  Mayor  or  commissioner  of  health. 
When,  after  payment  and  measurement,  as  aforesaid,  it 
shall  be  ascertained  that  any  scavenger  has  been  overpaid, 
he  shall  refund  all  excess  over  his  legal  fees. 


CHAPTER  52 

SEWERAGE. 

ARTICLE  1.  PUBLIC  SEWERS. 

§ 1.  Sewerage  districts. 

2.  Principal  sewer  in  district  number  one. 

3.  All  sewers  in  district  number  two  to  lead  northwardly  to 

river. 

4.  Location  and  grade  of  main  and  lateral  sewers  to  be  ascer- 

tained. 

5.  All  drainage  to  be  constructed  with  reference  to  the  general 

system  of  sewerage. 

6.  Sewerage  fund  tax. 

ARTICLE  II.  PRIVATE  SEWERS. 

§ 1.  Builder  to  file  statement  of  cost. 

2.  No  person  to  connect  without  first  paying  equitable  propor- 
tion of  cost. 

ARTICLE  III.  CONNECTIONS. 

§ 1.  Regulating  connections  with  public  and  private  sewers. 

ARTICLE  I.  PUBLIC  SEWERS. 

Sewerage  Districts.  § 1.  For  the  purpose  of  establish- 
ing and  maintaining  a general  system  of  sewerage  through- 
out the  entire  city,  and  from  time  to  time  locating  and  con- 
structing the  same,  as  the  City  Council  may  deem  necessary 
and  proper  to  be  done,  the  said  city  shall  be  and  is  hereby 


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divided  into  districts,  as  follows,  to-wit:  That  portion  of 

the  city  lying  west  of  Seventeenth  street  extending  to  the 
northern  and  southern  limits  of  the  city  shall  be  known  and 
designated  as  “Sewerage  District  Number  One,”  and  that 
portion  of  the  city  lying  east  of  said  street  shall  be  known 
and  designated  as  “Sewerage  District  Number  Two.” 

Principal  Sewer  in  District  Number  One.  § 2.  There 
shall  be  and  is  hereby  authorized  and  established  one  princi- 
pal or  main  sewer  in  said  sewerage  district  number  one, 
located  as  follows,  to-wit:  Commencing  at  low  water  mark 

of  the  Mississippi  river  at  the  west  end  of  Fifth  avenue; 
thence  east  to  the  center  of  said  Fifth  avenue  until  it  reaches 
the  center  of  Seventeenth  street;  thence  north  through  the 
center  of  Seventeenth  street  to  the  center  of  Fourth  avenue ; 
thence  east  through  the  center  of  Fourth  avenue  to  the  cen- 
ter of  Eighteenth  street;  thence  north  through  the  center 
of  Eighteenth  street  to  the  center  of  Third  ave- 
nue ; thence  east  to  Twenty-fourth  street,  which  said 
principal  sewer,  or  any  portion  thereof,  together  with 
lateral  sewers,  or  drains  connecting  with  or  discharging 
therein,  shall  be  built  of  such  size  or  sizes,  form,  material 
and  at  such  grade  as  the  City  Council  may  from  time  to 
time  order  and  direct;  provided,  however,  the  City  Council 
may  at  any  time  hereafter  order,  establish  and  construct 
one  or  more  principal  or  main  sewers  with  lateral  sewers 
or  drains  attached,  or  sewers  of  any  kind  they  may  deem 
necessary,  in  said  district  number  one,  at  such  place  or 
places  as  the  same  may  be  required. 

All  Sewers  in  District  Number  Two  to  Lead  North- 
wardly to  River.  § 3.  All  sewers  or  drains  within  sewer- 
age district  number  two  shall  be  so  ordered,  provided  and 
built,  as  to  lead  in  a direction  from  the  bluffs  northwardly 
to  the  Mississippi  river,  to  be  thus  located  and  built  at  such 
time  or  times,  and  of  such  size,  form,  material  and  at  such 
grade  as  the  City  Council  may  establish,  order  and  direct. 
Provided,  however,  that  the  principal  or  main  sewers,  wher- 
ever the  same  may  be  practicable,  shall  be  the  first  to  be 
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Location  and  Grade  of  Main  and  Lateral  Sewers  to  be 
Ascertained.  § 4.  The  location  and  grade  of  all  princi- 
pal or  main  sewers  shall  be  ascertained  and  established  by 
the  City  Council  before  any  lateral  drains  or  sewers  shall  be 
located  and  built  to  connect  with  and  discharge  therein ; the 
grade  of  all  sewers,  both  principal  and  lateral  in  either  of 
the  sewerage  districts,  shall  be  ascertained  and  reported  to 
the  City  Council  by  the  City  Engineer,  or,  in  case  of  vacan- 
cy in  that  office,  by  any  competent  engineer  employed  for 
the  purpose,  at  such  time  or  times  as  the  City  Council  may 
order  and  direct. 

All  Drainage  to  be  Constructed  With  Reference  to 
General  System  of  Sewerage.  § 5.  All  sewerage  and  drain- 
age of  the  city  by  mains  or  lateral  drains,  or  any  other  de- 
vice of  whatever  nature  or  kind  shall  be  made,  established 
and  constructed  with  direct  reference  to  and  in  accordance 
with  the  general  system  of  sewerage  herein  and  hereby 
adopted  and  established. 

Sewerage  Fund  Tax.  § 6.  For  the  purpose  of  estab- 
lishing, constructing,  providing  and  maintaining  public 
sewers  or  drains  as  herein  ordained,  intended  and  provided, 
the  City  Council  shall  annually  levy  and  collect  a tax  upon 
the  taxable  real  and  personal  estate  of  this  city,  not  to  ex- 
ceed one  mill  on  the  dollar,  which  tax  shall  be  known  as 
“The  Sewerage  Fund  Tax,”  and  shall  be  levied  and  collect- 
ed at  such  time  and  in  the  same  manner  that  other  general 
taxes  of  the  city  are  levied  and  collected;  which  said  fund 
shall  be  kept  by  the  City  Clerk  as  a separate  and  distinct 
account,  and  shall  not  be  used  for  any  other  purpose  than 
that  for  which  it  is  levied.  Provided,  however,  the  said 
fund  shall  be  used  for  constructing  and  maintaining  sewers 
or  drains  in  any  part  of  the  city,  in  either  sewerage  district, 
as  the  City  Council  may  order  and  direct;  and  provided, 
further,  no  money  shall  be  expended  or  paid,  either  for  com- 
mencing, constructing,  completing  or  maintaining  any  prin- 
cipal or  lateral  sewer  or  drain,  or  any  sewerage  or  drain- 
ing device  of  any  kind  whatsoever,  except  such  as  the  City 


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Council  shall,  from  time  to  time,  establish  and  order  to  be 
built  or  maintained  and  for  which,  in  each  and  every  case 
they  shall  have  designated  the  amount  and  specifically  ap- 
propriated moneys  therefor. 

ARTICLE  II.  PRIVATE  SEWERS. 

Builder  to  File  Statement  of  Cost.  § 1.  Whenever  any 
sewer  shall  be  built  in  and  through  the  streets  and  alleys  of 
the  City  of  Rock  Island  by  a private  sewer  ordinance  of  the 
city,  the  contractor  or  builder  thereof  shall  file  in  the  office 
of  the  City  Clerk  within  thirty  (30)  days  after  the  comple- 
tion thereof  a statement  under  oath  of  the  cost  of  construc- 
tion of  such  sewer,  together  with  a list  of  subscribers  there- 
to and  the  amount  paid  by  each  person  towards  the  cost 
thereof. 

No  Person  to  Connect  Without  First  Paying  Equitable 
Proportion  of  Cost.  § 2.  No  person  or  persons  shall  be 
permitted  to  connect  with  any  such  “private  sewer”  here- 
tofore built  or  hereafter  to  be  built,  or  to  flow  therein  any 
liquid  or  other  matter  without  first  paying  to  the  City  Clerk 
of  said  city  their  equitable  proportion  of  the  cost  of  the 
construction  thereof  up  to  the  date  of  such  connection,  the 
amount  so  paid  to  said  City  Clerk  to  be  divided  between 
said  city  and  the  subscribers  thereto  in  proportion  to  the 
amount  originally  paid  by  them  respectively  for  the  con- 
struction thereof,  under  a penalty  of  five  dollars,  and  a fur- 
ther penalty  of  ten  dollars  for  each  and  every  day  he  shall 
maintain  such  connection  after  said  conviction. 

Private  Sewer  Property  of  City.  § 3.  Any  private 
sewer  laid  or  constructed  by  authority  of  a private  sewer 
ordinance  and  in  accordance  with  the  terms  of  this  article, 
shall,  on  completion,  be  and  become  the  property  of  the 
City  of  Rock  Island,  to  be  used  by  said  city  as  a public  sewer, 
subject,  however,  to  the  conditions  imposed  in  section  2,  of 
this  article. 

Expense  of  Publication  of  Ordinance.  § 4.  Every  ap- 


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plication  for  permission  to  construct  a private  sewer  shall 
be  accompanied  by  a sum  of  money  sufficient  to  defray  the 
expense  of  the  publication  of  the  ordinance  therefor,  after 
its  passage,  if  such  publication  be  required  by  law. 

ARTICLE  III.  REGULATING  CONNECTIONS  WITH 
PUBLIC  AND  PRIVATE  SEWERS. 

§ 1.  No  person  shall  construct,  cause  or  permit  to 
be  constructed,  any  private  drain  or  sewer,  leading  into  any 
city  sewer  or  drain,  or  leading  into  any  sewer  or  drain  laid 
in  any  street,  alley  or  public  ground,  or  leading  into  any 
sewer  or  drain  from  which  matter  may  pass  directly  or  in- 
directly into  any  city  sewer  or  any  sewer  or  drain  laid  in 
any  street,  alley  or  public  ground,  without  a special  permit 
from  the  City  Council. 

§ 2.  No  such  permit  shall  be  granted  except  upon  ap- 
plication accompanied  by  a plan  of  construction  approved 
by  the  plumbing  inspector.  In  the  construction  of  such 
drain  or  sewer  no  variation  shall  be  made  from  the  plan  pre- 
sented with  the  application  for  permit  approved  by  the 
plumbing  inspector,  without  the  approval  of  the  plumbing 
inspector  of  the  change  proposed  and  a further  permit  from 
the  Council. 

The  construction  of  such  drain  or  sewer  shall  be  made 
under  the  supervision  of  the  plumbing  inspector,  and  no 
ditch  shall  be  filled  without  the  consent  of  the  plumbing 
inspector,  and  after  his  inspection  and  approval  of  the  work. 

§ 3.  When  any  application  shall  be  made  for  a permit 
for  the  construction  of  any  such  private  drain  or  sewer, 
and  the  connections  proposed  shall  be  through  any  sewer  or 
drain  owned  by  or  constructed  at  the  voluntary  expense  of 
any  private  person  or  corporation,  the  permit  shall  only  be 
granted  with  the  consent  of  such  person  or  corporation,  or 
upon  condition  that  such  compensation  shall  be  paid  such 
person  or  corporation  as  shall  be  stipulated  in  the  permit. 

§ 4.  Nor  shall  any  such  permit  be  granted  to  connect 
any  premises  with  any  sewer  built,  either  wholly  or  in  part, 


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by  special  assessment  or  taxation ; where  such  premises  were 
not  assessed  for  the  construction  of  such  sewer,  or  to  con- 
nect with  any  public  sewer  built  by  the  city  by  general  tax- 
ation ; except  after  application  made  to  the  City  Council  and 
approved  by  the  Council,  and  the  payment,  to  the  City  Clerk, 
of  the  sum  of  fifteen  ($15)  dollars,  where  the  property  so  to 
be  connected,  has  a frontage  of  fifty  (50)  feet  or  less,  and 
ten  ($10)  dollars  additional  for  each  twenty-five  feet,  or 
major  fraction  thereof,  in  excess  of  fifty. 

§ 5.  Any  person  who  shall  in  any  manner  violate  any 
of  the  provisions  of  the  foregoing  sections  of  this  ordinance 
shall  be  subject  to  a penalty  of  not  less  than  ten  ($10)  dol- 
lars for  each  offense,  and  to  a like  penalty  for  each  day  such 
offender  shall  continue  thereafter  to  use  such  sewer,  and 
shall  also  be  subject  to  the  payment  of  all  damages  caused 
by  such  violation. 


CHAPTER  53 

SHOE  SHINING  STANDS. 

§ 1.  License. 

2.  Penalty. 

License.  § 1.  That  it  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person 
to  own,  manage,  operate  or  control  any  shoe  shining  stand 
in  any  street,  avenue  or  alley  in  the  said  city  without  first 
having  secured  a license  therefor  in  the  following  manner: 

Every  applicant  shall  deposit  with  the  City  Clerk  the 
license  fee  on  the  first  day  of  May  in  each  year. 

The  amount  of  the  license  shall  be  twenty-five  ($25) 
dollars  per  year.  The  said  license  shall  be  granted  by  the 
City  Council  and  may  be  revoked  at  any  time  by  said  council. 

Penalty.  § 2.  Every  violation  of  this  ordinance  shall 
subject  the  offender  to  a fine  of  not  less  than  one  ($1)  dollar 
and  not  more  than  two  hundred  ($200)  dollars. 


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Sidewalks. 


CHAPTER  54 

SIDEWALKS. 

I.  CONSTRUCTION. 

§ 1.  Width  for  sidewalks — exception. 

2.  Location  of  gutters,  shade  trees. 

3.  Sidewalks — how  and  of  what  to  be  constructed. 

4.  Sidewalks  to  be  of  permanent  material — not  to  be  taken  for 

private  use. 

5.  To  be  laid  at  grade — grading  to  be  done  by  city — elevation  of 

sidewalk. 

6.  Ordinance  for  construction  of — what  to  contain — proceedings 

to  be  in  conformity  with  the  general  law. 

7.  Areas  under  sidewalks  not  to  be  made  or  occupied  without 

permit — conditions. 

8.  Construction  of  vaults,  etc.,  under  the  sidewalks  under  the 

supervision  of  street  superintendent — opening  in  walk  to 
be  covered,  etc. 

9.  Injury  to  sidewalk  to  be  repaired  at  once. 

10.  Hitching  posts  to  be  fixed — awnings. 

11.  Duty  of  officers  to  notify  owners  and  authorities  of  violation 

and  defects. 

12.  Penalty  for  violation. 

II.  OBSTRUCTION. 

§ 1.  Stoops,  platforms,  railings,  cellar  doors — penalty. 

2.  Windows,  signs,  show  case,  steps — penalty. 

3.  Porches,  signs,  awnings — penalty. 

4.  Goods,  barrels,  boxes  or  other  articles — penalty. 

5.  Goods  in  front  of  stores — hitching  posts. 

6.  Horses,  vehicles,  hand  carts  forbidden  on  sidewalks — penalty. 

7.  Cross  walks  to  be  kept  free  of  obstruction — penalty. 

8.  Sidewalks  to  be  kept  free  from  snow  and  ice. 

9.  Sidewalks  to  be  kept  free — officers  to  cause  obstruction  to  be 

removed. 

10.  No  painting,  etc.,  on  sidewalks. 

11.  Penalty. 

I.  CONSTRUCTION. 

Widths  for  Sidewalks  and  Shade  Trees.  § 1.  There 
shall  be  set  off  for  sidewalk  and  shade  tree  purposes,  on 
each  side  of  every  street,  the  following  widths:  On  all 

streets  of  80  feet  and  upward,  14  feet  in  width ; on  all  streets 
of  60  feet  in  width  and  upwards,  and  less  than  80  feet  in 
width,  12  feet  in  width;  and  on  all  streets  less  than  60  feet 
in  width,  10  feet  in  width,  except  the  roadway  or  part  of 
the  avenue  between  the  curb  lines  on  Fifth  avenue  from  the 


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east  city  limits  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island  to  the  viaduct  or 
under  crossing  of  the  C.,  B.  & Q.  R.  R.  and  the  C.,  R.  I.  & P. 
R.  R.  on  said  avenue,  which  shall  be  of  the  width  as  follows : 
From  said  city  limits  to  the  west  side  of  Forty-second  street, 
42  feet,  with  a uniform  decrease  in  width  from  said  west 
side  of  Forty-second  street  to  a width  of  35  feet  at  a line 
made  by  the  extension  of  the  east  side  of  said  viaduct  or 
under  crossing,  north.  The  central  line  of  said  roadway 
to  be  the  center  of  said  avenue,  so  far  as  is  practicable.  The 
balance  of  said  avenue  outside  of  said  roadway,  on  each  side 
of  the  same,  to  be  used  for  sidewalks  and  shade  trees. 

Location  of  Gutters — Shade  Trees . § 2.  All  gutters 

hereafter  made,  shall  be  located  on  the  lines  between  that 
part  of  the  street  devoted  to  vehicle  travel,  and  that  part 
set  off  for  sidewalk  purposes,  and  all  shade  trees  hereafter 
planted,  shall  be  placed  on  each  street  on  that  part  set  off 
for  sidewalk  purposes,  and  immediately  adjoining  that  part 
of  the  street  devoted  to  vehicle  travel. 

Sidewalks — How  and  of  What  to  be  Constructed.  § 3. 
All  sidewalks,  other  than  reinforced  concrete  sidewalks, 
hereafter  constructed  in  said  city  upon  any  public  streets, 
shall  be  cement  walks  and  laid  in  accordance  with  the  fol- 
lowing specifications:  The  sub  grade  of  the  walk  shall  be 

twelve  (12)  inches  below  the  established  grade  of  the  side- 
walk. Upon  the  surface  of  said  sub  grade  shall  be  placed 
a sufficient  amount  of  good,  clean  cinders,  free  from  all 
vegetable  substance,  or  clean  river  sand,  so  that  after  the 
cinders,  or  sand,  have  been  thoroughly  rammed  with  an 
iron  rammer  of  not  less  than  thirty  (30)  pounds  weight,  the 
same  shall  be  smooth  on  top  with  a uniform  thickness  or 
depth  of  seven  (7)  inches.  During  the  ramming  of  said 
cinders,  or  sand,  above  provided  for,  such  cinders  or  sand 
to  be  well  wet  and  sprinkled. 

Upon  the  cinders  or  sand  thus  provided  for  shall  be  put 
four  and  one-half  (41/2)  inches  of  concrete,  composed  of 
clean,  hard  limestone  and  cement  of  the  proportions  of  five 


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(5)  of  stone  and  two  (2)  of  sand  to  one  (1)  of  cement  by 
weight,  the  stone  to  be  of  such  size  as  will  well  fill  all  voids, 
and  to  be  well  mixed  with  cement  before  water  is  added, 
and  no  more  water  to  be  put  in  than  is  necessary  for  good 
mixture,  provided  that  no  stone  shall  be  used  that  is  larger 
than  will  pass  through  a one  and  one-half  (IV2)  inch  ring. 

Upon  the  concrete  above  provided  for  there  shall  be 
one  and  one-half  (l1/^)  inch  wearing  surface,  composed  of 
fine,  clean,  hard  limestone  or  sand  and  cement  of  the  pro- 
portion of  one  of  stone  or  sand  to  one  of  cement,  to  be  put 
on  while  the  former  layer  of  cement  is  still  new  and  before 
final  set,  and  to  be  well  trowled,  smooth  and  true,  with  no 
fissures. 

At  each  five  (5)  feet  of  the  walk  a cut  joint  shall  be 
made  through  the  concrete.  In  finishing  of  top  one-half  (V2) 
inch,  said  joints  are  to  be  straight  and  true  and  to  coincide 
with  the  lower  four  and  one-half  (4%)  inches,  to  be  one- 
half  (V2)  inch  deep,  and  their  sides  to  be  finished  with  a 
one-quarter  (%)  inch  radius  groover. 

The  sides  of  said  walks  to  be  straight  and  true,  with  the 
corners  finished  to  a one-half  (%)  inch  radius.  All  cement 
used  in  the  above  work  to  be  pf  any  American  Portland 
cement  up  to  the  American  Standard  of  Portland  cement 
specifications.  All  such  walks  shall  be  constructed  in  ac- 
cordance with  this  section  and  under  the  supervision  and 
direction  of  the  city  engineer. 

Sidewalks  to  be  of  Permanent  Material — Not  to  be 
Taken  for  Private  TJse.  § 4.  All  sidewalks  within  the  fire 
limits  shall  be  built  of  stone  or  other  incombustible  mate- 
rial, and  shall  be  paved  the  whole  width  from  the  lot  line 
to  the  curbing,  as  established,  unless  otherwise  ordered  in 
the  ordinance  providing  therefor.  And  no  part  of  any  side- 
walk shall  be  taken  for  private  use  by  lowering  or  raising 
the  same  next  to  the  buliding  or  lot  line,  or  by  railing  off  the 
same  by  any  iron  or  other  railing,  or  otherwise  shutting  off 
the  public  from  using  the  same,  but  said  sidewalk  shall  be 


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built  flush  up  to  the  building  or  lot  line  on  a uniform  grade 
as  herein  provided. 

To  be  Laid  at  Grade — Grading  to  be  Done  by  City — 
Elevation  of  Sidewalk.  § 5.  All  sidewalks  shall  be  laid  at 
the  proper  established  grade.  All  cutting,  filling  and  grad- 
ing, preparatory  to  the  putting  down  of  sidewalks,  shall  be 
done  by  the  city;  all  sidewalks  shall  be  constructed  so  that 
the  outer  edge  shall  be  upon  a level  with  the  grade  of  the  cen- 
ter of  the  street,  and  so  as  to  incline  upwards  from  the  outer 
edge  of  the  sidewalk  towards  the  buildings,  or  boundary  of 
the  lot,  at  the  rate  of  one  inch  in  three  feet ; the  gutters  shall 
be  constructed  ten  inches,  or  as  near  to  that  as  practicable, 
below  the  crown  of  the  street,  and  all  sidewalks  shall  be  con- 
structed and  laid  under  the  supervision  and  approval  of  the 
Mayor  and  the  street  and  alley  committee. 

Ordinance  for  Construction  of — What  to  Contain — Pro- 
ceedings to  be  in  Conformity  with  the  General  Laws.  § 6. 
Whenever  the  City  Council  shall  desire  to  cause  any  side- 
walk or  sidewalks  to  be  constructed  on  any  street  within 
said  city,  they  shall  pass  an  ordinance  for  such  purpose, 
specifying  therein  the  class,  character,  description  and  local- 
ity of  such  improvement,  and  also  providing  the  way  and 
manner  in  which  the  costs  and  expenses  thereof  shall  be 
levied,  assessed,  collected  and  paid,  whether  by  general  taxa- 
tion, by  special  taxation  of  contiguous  property,  or  by  special 
assessment,  or  all,  or  any  one  or  more  of  said  ways,  or  other- 
wise ; which  ordinance  and  all  proceedings  for  such  purpose 
shall  be  in  conformity  with  the  general  laws  of  this  state 
applicable  thereto. 

Areas  Under  Sidewalks  not  to  be  Made  or  Occupied 
Without  Permit — Conditions.  § 7.  No  person  shall  be  al- 
lowed to  occupy  or  use  for  vaults,  areas  or  other  purposes, 
the  space  beneath  the  sidewalks  or  included  within  the  side- 
walk lines  of  any  street  in  said  city,  unless  a permit  therefor 
shall  have  first  been  obtained  from  the  City  Council;  such 
permits  to  continue  and  to  be  issued  only  upon  the  condition 
that  the  party  receiving  the  same  shall,  as  a compensation 


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for  the  privileges  granted  by  said  permit,  build,  maintain 
and  keep  in  repair  a sidewalk  over  the  space  intended  to  be 
used  for  vaults,  areas  or  other  purposes ; such  sidekalks  to  be 
constructed  of  the  material  and  in  the  manner  described  in 
such  permit.  Such  permits  shall  specify  in  general  terms 
the  purposes  for  which  the  spaces  under  the  sidewalks  or 
sidewalk  limits  shall  be  used,  and  shall  also  contain  a condi- 
tion that  upon  the  failure  to  construct,  maintain  or  repair 
such  sidewalk  in  accordance  with  any  order  that  may,  from 
time  to  time  be  made  by  the  City  Council,  or  the  city  super- 
intendent of  streets,  the  permit  may  be  revoked  and  annulled 
by  the  City  Council,  and  that  from  the  time  such  permit  shall 
be  revoked  and  annulled,  all  right  and  privileges  under  the 
same  shall  cease  and  be  of  no  effect. 

Construction  of  Vaults  Under  the  Walks  Subject  to 
Supervision  of  Street  Superintendent — Opening  in  Walk  to 
be  Covered , Etc.  § 8.  The  construction  of  all  vaults  and 
coal  holes  under  the  walks  shall  be  subject  to  the  direction 
and  supervision  of  the  superintendent  of  streets,  or  such 
other  officer  as  may  be  designated  by  the  City  Council,  and 
every  aperture  or  opening  in  any  sidewalk  over  any  vault  or 
coal  hole,  shall  be  covered  with  a substantial  iron  grate  or 
plate,  with  a rough  surface,  to  prevent  accidents,  and  no 
person  shall  construct  or  insecurely  fix  any  grate  or  cover 
of  any  coal  hole  or  other  aperture  in  any  sidewalk,  or  re- 
move the  same,  except  for  the  proper  purpose  of  such  coal 
hole  or  aperture.  And  no  person  shall  insert  any  smooth 
piece  of  glass  or  metal  in  any  sidewalk,  and  no  person  shall 
place  or  store  any  dangerous  or  explosive  material  whatever 
in  any  vault  or  under  any  sidewalk  in  said  city. 

Injury  to  Sidewalk  to  be  Repaired  at  Once.  § 9.  If 
any  cartman  or  other  person  shall  break  or  otherwise  injure 
any  tile,  brick,  plank,  or  any  part  of  any  sidewalk,  foot- 
path or  curb-stone,  he  or  she  shall  within  twenty-four  hours 
thereafter  cause  the  same  to  be  well  and  sufficiently  repaired 
and  mended,  and  no  person  shall  break,  injure  or  remove 
any  brick,  tile,  stone  or  plank,  or  any  part  or  portion  of  any 


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walks  in  said  city,  except  for  the  purpose  of  replacing  the 
same  with  new  material,  under  the  direction  of  the  superin- 
tendent of  streets  and  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance. 

Hitching  Posts  to  be  Fixed — Awnings.  § 10.  The 
owners  of  each  building  in  front  of  which  a sidewalk  is  now 
or  may  hereafter  be  constructed,  may  fix  in  the  edge  of  the 
space  allowed  for  such  sidewalk,  next  to  the  curbing,  a 
suitable  iron  post  with  ring  or  other  proper  device  attached 
for  fastening  horses ; such  posts  shall  be  securely  fixed,  and 
such  owners  may  provide  one  post  for  each  twenty  feet  of 
frontage.  No  wooden  post  or  rail  shall  hereafter  be  erected 
for  any  purpose  within  the  fire  limits  of  this  city,  and  no 
awning  or  porch  shall  be  supported  by  posts  or  in  any  man- 
ner other  than  by  being  firmly  attached  to  the  building.  All 
awning  or  porch  posts  heretofore  erected  on  any  street  with- 
in the  fire  limits  contrary  to  the  provisions  of  this  section 
shall  be  removed  at  once  after  notice  to  do  so  from  the  city 
marshal. 

Duty  of  Officers  to  Notify  Owners  and  Authorities  of 
Violation  and  Defects.  § 11.  It  is  hereby  made  the  duty 
of  the  superintendent  of  streets,  city  marshal,  and  all  police 
officers  of  this  city,  whenever  any  violation  of  any  of  the 
provisions  of  this  or  any  other  ordinance  of  this  city  is 
found  to  exist  or  to  have  occurred,  to  forthwith  notify  the 
party  or  parties  causing,  permitting  or  suffering  such  viola- 
tion to  occur  or  continue,  to  remove,  repair  or  abate,  or 
cease  such  violation,  and  such  superintendent,  marshal,  or 
other  police  officer,  shall  give  any  notice  required  by  the  ordi- 
nance, or  shall  notify  the  owner  or  occupant  of  any  premises 
to  remove,  repair  or  abate  any  nuisance,  or  violation  of  any 
of  the  provisions  of  this  or  any  other  ordinance,  whenever 
so  directed  by  the  Mayor  or  any  city  councilman.  It  shall 
be  the  duty  of  all  policemen  to  report  to  the  city  engineer 
or  street  superintendent  all  defects  in  sidewalks,  and  in  case 
of  accident,  they  shall  report  the  same  to  the  City  Attorney 
and  Council,  together  with  the  names  of  any  witnesses  to 
said  accident,  if  known  to  them. 


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Penalty  for  Violation . § 12.  Any  person  who  shall 

violate,  disobey,  omit,  neglect  or  refuse  to  comply  with,  or 
conform  to  any  of  the  provisions  in  this  article  contained, 
shall  be  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less  than  ten  dollars  for 
each  offense,  and  a like  fine  for  every  day  such  violation, 
omission,  neglect  or  refusal  shall  continue. 

II.  OBSTRUCTION. 

Stoops , Platforms,  Railings,  Cellar  Doors  — Penalty. 
§ 1.  No  stoop,  porch,  platform,  railing,  cellar  door  or  steps 
shall  be  allowed  to  extend  from  any  building  or  lot,  into  or 
upon  any  sidewalk  more  than  two  feet,  where  the  sidewalk 
is  twelve  feet  or  less  in  width,  nor  exceeding  three  feet 
where  the  sidewalk  is  upwards  of  twelve  feet  in  width ; nor 
shall  any  cellar  door  rise  or  project  above  the  surface  of  the 
sidewalks,  under  a penalty  of  not  less  than  three  dollars  for 
each  offense,  to  every  person  violating  any  provisions 
of  this  section,  and  a like  penalty  for  every  day  such  viola- 
tion shall  continue  after  notice  or  order  to  remove  the  same. 

Windows,  Signs,  Show  Case,  Steps — Penalty.  § 2.  No 
bow  window  or  other  window  shall  extend  into,  upon  or 
over  any  sidewalk,  nor  shall  any  sign,  except  as  provided 
in  the  next  section  hereof,  nor  shall  any  show  bill,  show 
case  or  other  thing  be  placed  upon  or  project  over  the  side- 
walks in  front  of,  or  from  the  wall  of  any  building,  nor 
shall  any  steps  be  hereafter  constructed  or  placed  upon  or 
over  any  sidewalk,  street  or  other  public  way.  Every  per- 
son violating  any  provision  of  this  section  shall  be  subject 
to  a penalty  of  not  less  than  three  dollars  for  each  offense, 
and  a like  penalty  for  every  day  such  violation  shall  continue 
after  notice  or  order  to  remove  the  same. 

Porches,  Signs,  Windows,  Awnings  — Penalty.  § 3. 
No  bow  window  or  other  window,  sign,  porch  or  awning 
shall  be  erected  or  placed,  or  if  heretofore  erected  or  placed, 
shall  be  permitted  to  remain  in,  upon  or  over  any  sidewalk, 
unless  the  same  be  elevated  at  least  eight  feet  at  the  lowest 
part  thereof,  above  the  top  of  the  sidewalk,  under  a penalty 


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of  not  less  than  three  dollars  for  each  offense,  and  a like 
penalty  for  every  day  the  same  shall  be  allowed  to  remain 
after  notice  or  order  to  the  owner  or  occupant  of  the  prem- 
ises or  other  proper  person  to  remove  the  same. 

Goods , Barrels,  Boxes  or  Other  Articles — Penalty.  § 4. 
No  person  shall  place  upon  or  suspend  over  any  sidewalk 
any  goods  or  merchandise,  or  cause  or  permit  the  same  to  be 
done,  except  as  provided  in  the  next  section ; or  place  or  de- 
posit on  any  sidewalk,  or  cause  or  permit  the  same  to  be 
done,  any  cask,  barrel,  wood,  stone,  plank,  board,  salt,  or 
any  other  article  or  thing  whatsoever,  under  a penalty  of 
not  less  than  two  dollars  for  each  offense,  and  a like  penalty 
for  each  and  every  hour  the  same  shall  remain  after  notice 
or  order  to  remove  the  same. 

Goods  in  Front  of  Stores — Hitching  Posts.  § 5.  It 
shall  be  lawful  for  any  person  to  place,  hang  or  set  out  for 
sale  any  goods  or  merchandise  on  or  over  the  sidewalks  in 
front  of  and  within  two  and  one-half  feet  of  his  store  or 
building;  it  shall  also  be  lawful  for  any  person  to  place  for 
a period  of  not  exceeding  one  hour,  on  four  feet  of  the  outer 
edge  of  the  sidewalk  in  front  of  his  store  or  building  any 
goods  or  merchandise.  It  shall  also  be  lawful  for  any  per- 
son to  erect  in  front  of  his*  building  one,  and  not  to  exceed 
two  posts  for  the  purpose  of  hitching  horses.  Provided,  such 
posts  shall  not  be  more  than  six  inches  in  diameter,  and  not 
to  exceed  four  feet  in  height,  and  placed  on  a line  with  the 
outer  edge  of  the  sidewalk. 

Horses,  Vehicles,  Hand  Carts  Forbidden  on  Sidewalks 
— Penalty.  § 6.  No  person  shall  ride,  drive  or  place  any 
horse  or  other  beast  of  burden,  or  any  vehicle  upon  any 
sidewalk,  or  propel,  haul  or  carry  thereon  any  hand  cart, 
under  a penalty  of  not  less  than  one  dollar  nor  more  than 
ten  dollars  for  each  offense;  nor  shall  any  person  at  any 
time  fasten  any  horse  or  horses  in  such  a way  that  the  horse, 
vehicle,  reins  or  lines  shall  be  an  obstacle  to  the  free  use  of 
any  sidewalk,  under  the  penalty  of  not  less  than  two  dollars 
for  each  offense ; and  the  person  in  whose  possession  or  use 


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such  team  shall  then  be,  shall  be  deemed  the  offender,  un- 
less he  shall  prove  to  the  contrary  before  the  magistrate 
before  whom  he  may  be  prosecuted. 

Cross  Walks  to  be  Kept  Free  of  Obstructions— Penalty. 
§ 7.  All  cross  walks,  foot  ways  and  crossings  at  or  near 
the  intersection  of  any  street,  lane,  avenue  or  alley  shall  at 
all  times  be  kept  and  reserved  free  from  any  sleighs,  carts, 
drays,  wagons  or  carriages,  and  horses  or  other  animals 
being  placed  or  suffered  to  stand  thereon,  except  so  far  as 
may  be  necessary  in  crossing  the  same;  and  the  owner  or 
driver  of  any  sleigh,  cart,  dray,  wagon  or  other  carriage 
or  horse  or  other  animal  offending  herein  shall  forfeit  and 
pay  a penalty  of  not  less  than  one  dollar  for  each  offense. 

Sidewalks  to  be  Kept  Free  from  Snow  and  Ice.  § 8. 
Every  owner  or  occupant  of  any  house  or  other  building, 
and  the  owner,  proprietor,  lessee  or  person  entitled  to  the 
possession  of  any  vacant  lot,  and  every  person  having  the 
charge  of  any  church,  jail,  public  building  or  public  hall  in 
this  city,  which  shall  front  or  adjoin  upon  any  public  street, 
shall,  during  the  winter  season,  and  during  the  time  snow 
shall  continue  on  the  ground,  by  twelve  o’clock  noon  of  each 
day,  clear  the  sidewalks  in  front  of  or  adjoining  such  house 
or  other  building  and  in  front  of  such  lot  from  snow  and  ice, 
and  keep  them  conveniently  free  therefrom  during  the  day ; 
or  shall,  in  case  the  snow  and  ice  are  so  congealed  that  they 
cannot  be  removed  without  injury  to  the  pavement,  cause 
the  said  snow  and  ice  to  be  strewed  with  ashes  or  sand ; and 
shall,  also,  at  all  times  keep  such  sidewalks  free  from  dirt, 
filth  or  other  obstructions  or  incumbrances,  so  as  to  allow 
citizens  to  use  the  said  sidewalks  in  a safe  and  commodious 
manner ; and  every  person  neglecting  or  refusing  to  comply 
with  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  section,  shall  incur  a pen- 
alty of  not  less  than  two  dollars  for  each  neglect  or  refusal. 

Sidewalks  to  be  Kept  Free — Officers  to  Cause  Obstruc- 
tions to  be  Removed.  § 9.  All  sidewalks  within  the  city 
shall,  at  all  times,  be  kept  open  and  free  from  all  obstruc- 
tions, barriers  and  impediments  of  every  description,  except 


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such  as  are  expressly  permitted  and  allowed  by  this  or 
other  ordinances  of  the  city  in  relation  thereto;  and  the 
Mayor,  marshal  and  superintendent  of  streets  within  his 
district,  or  any  alderman  within  his  ward,  is  hereby  author- 
ized to  order  any  article  or  thing  whatsoever,  which  may 
encumber  or  obstruct  any  sidewalk,  to  be  removed;  and  if 
such  article  or  thing  shall  not  be  removed  within  two  hours 
after  the  notice  to  the  owner  or  occupant  of  the  premises 
fronting  on  such  sidewalk  to  remove  the  same,  or  if  the 
owner  cannot  be  readily  found  for  the  purpose  of  such  no- 
tice, then  without  notice,  to  cause  any  such  article  or  thing 
to  be  removed  to  some  suitable  place  to  be  designated  by  the 
officer  ordering  such  removal,  and  the  owner  of  any  article 
so  removed,  or  if  it  be  unknown  to  the  officer,  the  owner  or 
occupant  of  the  premises  fronting  on  the  sidewalk  from 
which  the  article  is  removed,  shall  pay  the  costs  of  such  re- 
moval. The  order  herein  mentioned  may  be  either  verbal, 
written  or  printed  and  may  be  served  by  any  of  the  officers 
herein  above  named. 

No  Painting , Etc.,  on  Sidewalks — Penalty.  § 10.  No 
person  shall  paint,  paste,  post,  print  or  nail  any  handbill,  or 
sign,  poster,  advertisement  or  notice  of  any  kind,  or  any 
other  matter  or  thing  whatever  on,  nor  in  any  manner  what- 
ever deface  any  curb  stone,  or  any  part  or  portion  of  any 
sidewalk,  or  any  tree,  lamp  post,  hitching  post,  telegraph 
pole,  electric  light  pole,  hydrant,  public  buiding  or  any  other 
thing,  or  any  private  wall,  door,  building,  gate  or  fence 
(without  the  consent  in  writing  of  the  owner  of  said  wall, 
door,  building,  gate  or  fence)  under  a penalty  of  five  ($5) 
dollars  for  each  and  every  offense. 

Penalty  for  Violation  Hereof.  § 11.  Any  person  vio- 
lating section  six  of  this  ordinance  shall,  upon  conviction, 
be  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less  than  twenty-five  dollars  nor 
more  than  one  hundred  dollars  for  each  offense. 


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CHAPTER  55 

STREETS. 

I.  STREET  NAMES. 

§ 1.  Names  of  streets. 

2.  Names  of  avenues. 

3.  Street  names  to  be  affixed  at  corners. 

4.  Houses  fronting  on  streets,  etc.,  to  be  numbered — how. 

5.  Maps  and  records  of  numbers  to  be  made  and  filed  in  the  City- 

Clerks  office. 

6.  Notice  to  be  given  when  record  is  filed,  and  owners  to  number 

their  buildings  in  30  days. 

II.  STREET  NUMBERS. 

§ 7.  Numbers — how  to  be  affixed. 

8.  Owner  or  occupant  to  number  building — penalty  for  neglect. 

9.  Buildings  hereafter  erected  to  be  numbered — penalty  for  neg- 

lect. 

III.  REGULATIONS  AND  CONTROL  OF  STREETS,  ETC. 

§10.  To  make  excavations,  etc.,  forbidden,  except  as  provided. 

11.  Application  for  permit — what  to  contain. 

12.  Clerk  to  issue  permit. 

13.  Application  for  permit  to  occupy  portion  of  street — what  to 

contain. 

14.  Permit  to  be  issued  by  Mayor. 

15.  Penalty  for  non-compliance  with  conditions  of  permit — per- 

mit to  be  revoked. 

16.  Special  permit  of  City  Council  required  for  laying  pipes  in 

improved  streets — conditions. 

17.  Laying  of  lead  water  pipes  to  be  included  in  improvement  of 

streets — costs  thereof — provisos. 

18.  Curbing — where  to  be  set — how  to  be  constructed. 

19.  All  permanent  improvements  to  be  made  by  special  taxation 

or  special  assesments. 

20.  Streets  to  be  kept  free  from  weeds  and  grass. 

21.  Excavating — restoring  street. 

22.  Poles  for  street  lighting. 

IV.  RULES  OF  THE  ROAD. 

§23.  Careful  driving. 

24.  Meeting  and  passing  street  cars. 

25.  Rules. 

26.  Lights  on  automobiles. 

27.  Definition  of  vehicle. 

28.  Penalty. 


I.  STREET  NAMES. 


Names  of  Streets.  § 1.  The  names  of  the  streets  of 
said  city,  hereinafter  mentioned,  running  north  and  south, 


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be  and  are  hereby  changed  and  in  lieu  of  their  present 
names,  said  streets  shall  be  and  hereby  are  designated  and 
named  as  follows,  to-wit: 

Pike — First.  The  name  of  Pike  street  is  hereby  chang- 
ed to  First  street. 

St.  Clair — Second.  The  name  of  St.  Clair  street  is 
hereby  changed  to  Second  street. 

Monroe — Third.  The  name  of  Monroe  street  is  hereby 
changed  to  Third  street. 

Carroll — Fourth.  The  name  of  Carroll  street  is  hereby 
changed  to  Fourth  street. 

Huron — Fifth.  The  name  of  Huron  street  is  hereby 
changed  to  Fifth  street. 

Main — Sixth.  The  name  of  Main  street  is  hereby 

changed  to  Sixth  street. 

Pearl — Seventh.  The  name  of  Pearl  street  is  hereby 
changed  to  Seventh  street. 

Ontario — Eighth.  The  name  of  Ontario  street  is  here- 
by changed  to  Eighth  street. 

Exchange — Ninth.  The  name  of  Exchange  street  is 
hereby  changed  to  Ninth  street. 

Ohio — Tenth.  The  name  of  Ohio  street  is  hereby 
changed  to  Tenth  street. 

Swan — Eleventh.  The  name  of  Swan  street  is  hereby 
changed  to  Eleventh  street. 

Otter — Twelfth.  The  name  of  Otter  street  is  hereby 
changed  to  Twelfth  street. 

Beaver  and  Short — Thirteenth.  The  names  of  Beaver 
and  Short  streets  are  hereby  changed  to  Thirteenth  street. 

Deer  and  Stoddard — Fourteenth.  The  names  of  Deer 
and  Stoddard  streets  are  hereby  changed  to  Fourteenth 
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Cutter — Fourteenth  and  a Half.  The  name  of  Cutter 
street  is  hereby  changed  to  Fourteenth  and  a Half  street. 

Elk — Fifteenth.  The  name  of  Elk  street  is  hereby 
changed  to  Fifteenth  street. 

Buffalo — Sixteenth.  The  name  of  Buffalo  street  is 
hereby  changed  to  Sixteenth  street. 

Eagle — Seventeenth.  The  name  of  Eagle  street  is  here- 
by changed  to  Seventeenth  street. 

Washington — Eighteenth.  The  name  of  Washington 
street  is  hereby  changed  to  Eighteenth  street. 

Jefferson  and  Cherry — Nineteenth.  The  names  of  Jef- 
ferson and  Cherry  streets  are  hereby  changed  to  Nineteenth 
street. 

Madison — Twentieth.  The  name  of  Madison  street  is 
hereby  changed  to  Twentieth. 

Adams — Twenty-first.  The  name  of  Adams  street  is 
hereby  changed  to  Twenty-first  street. 

Dock — Twenty-second.  The  name  of  Dock  street  is 
hereby  changed  to  Twenty-second  street. 

Broadway — Twenty-third.  The  name  of  Broadway 

street  is  hereby  changed  to  Twenty-third  street. 

Arsenal — Twenty-fourth.  The  name  of  Arsenal  street 
is  hereby  changed,  to  Twenty-fourth  street. 

Davenport  and  Keokuk — Twenty-fifth.  The  names  of 
Davenport  and  Keokuk  streets  are  hereby  changed  to  Twen- 
ty-fifth street. 

Stickney  and  Railroad — Twenty-sixth.  The  names  of 
Stickney  and  Railroad  streets  are  hereby  changed  to  Twen- 
ty-sixth street. 

Howard  Avenue — Twenty-seventh.  The  name  of  How- 
ard Avenue  is  hereby  changed  to  Twenty-seventh  street. 

Twenty-eighth  street — The  street  in  Lynde’s  addition, 


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now  commonly  known  as  Twenty-eighth  street,  shall  be 
called  Twenty-eighth  street. 

Twenty-ninth  street — The  street  now  known  as  Twen- 
ty-ninth street  and  Columbia  street  in  Howard’s  addition 
shall  be  called  Twenty-ninth  street. 

Thirtieth  street — Elm  street  shall  be  called  Thirtieth 
street. 

Thirty-first  street — Andrew  street  and  Thirty-first 
street  in  South  Park  shall  be  called  Thirty-first  street. 

Thirty-second  street — Thirty-second  street  in  South 
Park  shall  be  called  Thirty-second  street. 

Thirty-fourth  street — Thirty-second  street  in  Dodge’s 
addition  shall  be  called  Thirty-fourth  street. 

Thirty-fifth  street — Kimball  street  and  Thirty-second 
street  in  Guyer’s  addition  shall  be  called  Thirty-fi.fth  street. 

Thirty-sixth  street — Thirty-third  street  in  Guyer’s  ad- 
dition shall  be  called  Thirty-sixth  street. 

Thirty-seventh  street — Thirty-fourth  street  in  Guyer’s 
addition  shall  be  called  Thirty-seventh  street. 

Thirty-eighth  street — Robbins  avenue,  now  commonly 
known  as  Thirty-fifth  street,  shall  be  called  Thirty-eighth 
street. 

Forty-second  street — Sylvan  street,  Walnut  street  and 
Thirty-eighth  street  in  Edgewood  Park,  shall  be  called  For- 
ty-second street. 

Forty-third  street — Francis  street,  Linn  street  and 
Thirty-ninth  street  in  Edgewood  Park,  shall  be  called  Forty- 
third  street. 

Forty-fourth  street — Sinnet  street,  Maple  street  and 
Fortieth  street  in  Edgewood  Park,  shall  be  called  Forty- 
fourth  street. 

Forty-fifth  street — Brooks  avenue  and  Mechanics  street 
usually  called  Forty-first  street,  shall  be  called  Forty-fifth 
street. 


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Forty-sixth  street — The  street  on  eastern  city  boun- 
dary shall  be  called  Forty-sixth  street. 

• Names  of  Avenues.  § 2.  That  the  names  of  streets  of 
said  city  hereinafter  mentioned,  running  in  the  general  di- 
rection of  east  and  west,  be  and  hereby  are  changed,  and 
in  lieu  of  their  present  names  shall  be  and  hereby  are  desig- 
nated as  avenues,  and  names  as  follows,  to-wit: 

First  avenue — The  name  of  Water  or  Mississippi  street 
is  hereby  changed  to  First  avenue. 

Second  avenue — The  names  of  Illinois  street  and  Water 
street  in  addition  to  Sinnet’s  addition  are  hereby  changed 
to  Second  avenue. 

Third  avenue — The  names  of  Orleans  and  Williams 
streets  are  changed  to  Third  avenue. 

t Fourth  avenue — The  name  of  Rock  River  street  is 
changed  to  Fourth  avenue. 

Fifth  avenue — The  names  of  Canal  street,  Highland 
street  and  Moline  avenue  are  hereby  changed  to  Fifth  ave- 
nue. 

Fifth  and  a Half  avenue — Vine  street  shall  be  called 
Fifth  and  a Half  avenue. 

Sixth  avenue — The  names  of  Commercial  street,  Pleas- 
ant street,  Green  street,  Cable  street,  Grove  street  and  Sher- 
man street  are  hereby  changed  to  Sixth  avenue. 

Seventh  avenue — The  names  of  Toledo  street,  Spencer 
street  and  Second  avenue  are  hereby  changed  to  Seventh 
avenue. 

Eighth  avenue — Union  street,  South  street,  Guyer 
street,  Eighth  avenue  to  Edgewood  Park  and  Barnard  street 
in  Lynde’s  addition  shall  be  called  Eighth  avenue. 

Eighth  and  a Half  avenue — Clark  street  shall  be  called 
Eighth  and  a Half  avenue. 

Ninth  avenue — Indian  Boundary  street,  Prospect  street, 
Ninth  avenue  in  Edgewood  Park  and  a short  street  in 


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Dodge’s  addition  approximately  in  line  therewith  shall  be 
called  Ninth  avenue. 

Tenth  avenue — Lee  street  shall  be  called  Tenth  avenue. 

Eleventh  avenue — Tenth  avenue  in  Edgewood  Park 
shall  be  called  Eleventh  avenue. 

Eleventh  and  a Half  avenue — Atkinson  street  shall  be 
called  Eleventh  and  a Half  avenue. 

Twelfth  avenue — Eleventh  avenue  in  Guyer’s  addition 
and  Old  Fourth  avenue  shall  be  called  Twelfth  avenue. 

Thirteenth  avenue — Old  Fifth  avenue  shall  be  called 
Thirteenth  avenue. 

Fourteenth  avenue — Twelfth  avenue  in  South  Park 
shall  be  called  Fourteenth  avenue. 

Fifteenth  avenue — Thirteenth  avenue  in  South  Park 
shall  be  called  Fifteenth  avenue. 

Sixteenth  avenue — Fourteenth  avenue  in  South  Park 
shall  be  called  Sixteenth  avenue. 

Eighteenth  avenue — Old  Sixth  avenue  shall  be  called 
Eighteenth  avenue. 

Street  Names  to  be  Affixed  at  Corners.  § 3.  The 
names  of  streets  and  avenues  as  herein  designated  shall  be 
painted  upon  slips  of  tin  in  plain  letters,  not  less  than  three 
inches  in  length,  and  such  slips  shall  be  firmly  and  conspi- 
cuously affixed  to  the  corner  building  of  each  block  upon 
each  of  such  streets,  or  upon  some  other  conspicuous  place 
where  there  is  no  such  corner  building. 

Houses  and  Lots  Fronting  on  Streets,  Etc.,  to  be  Num- 
bered— How.  § 4.  The  following  shall  be  and  is  hereby 
adopted  as  the  plan  of  numbering  the  houses,  lots  and  parts 
of  lots,  fronting  on  any  street,  avenue  or  public  place  of 
said  city,  to-wit:  The  numbering  of  streets  running  north 
and  south  shall  commence  at  First  avenue,  and  the  numbers 
from  one  to  one  hundred  inclusive,  so  far  as  necessary,  shall 
be  used  consecutively  for  the  distance  of  the  first  block  or 


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fractional  block,  fifty  numbers  for  each  side  of  the  street, 
the  even  numbers  for  the  right  hand  or  the  west  side  of  the 
street,  and  odd  numbers  for  the  left  hand  or  east  side  of  the 
street.  One  number  shall  be  left  for  and  applied  to  each 
twenty  feet  of  distance,  and  in  any  case  where  a building  or 
place  of  business  occupies  less  than  twenty  feet  a fractional 
number  shall  be  used.  The  numbers  from  one  hundred, 
and  one  to  two  hundred,  inclusive,  shall  in  like  manner  be 
used  for  the  second  block,  and  in  like  manner  for  succeed- 
ing blocks  consecutively.  The  numbering  of  avenues  run- 
ning east  and  west  shall  be  done  in  like  manner,  commencing 
at  First  street,  even  numbers  being  used  for  the  right  hand 
or  south  side  of  the  avenue  and  odd  numbers  for  the  left 
hand  or  north  side  of  the  avenue.  Each  lot  and  part  of  lot 
fronting  on  any  street,  avenue  or  public  place  of  said  city, 
not  already  correctly  numbered,  shall  be  numbered  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  provisions  of  this  chapter. 

Maps  and  Record  of  Street  Numbers  to  be  Made  and 
Filed  in  City  Clerk's  Office.  § 5.  The  committee  on  streets 
and  alleys  shall  cause  to  be  made  and  prepared  the  neces- 
sary maps  and  records  to  show  the  proper  numbers  to  be 
assigned  to  all  lots  and  parts  of  lots  within  said  city,  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  provisions  of  this  chapter,  and  when  com- 
pleted the  same  shall  be  filed  in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk 
and  shall  be  evidence  of  the  respective  numbers  or  designa- 
tions as  aforesaid. 

Notice  to  be  Given  when  Record  is  Filed , and  Owners 
to  Number  their  Buildings  in  Thirty  Days . § 6.  When  the 
said  record  is  completed  and  filed  with  the  City  Clerk,  as 
aforesaid,  he  shall  give  notice  by  publication  for  three  days 
in  the  daily  newspapers  of  the  city,  and  thereupon  it  shall 
be  the  duty  of  the  owners  or  occupants  of  all  buildings  front- 
ing on  any  street,  avenue  or  public  place  of  said  city,  to 
proceed  and  number  their  buildings,  as  herein  required, 
within  thirty  days  after  such  notice  has  been  given. 

II.  STREET  NUMBERS. 

Numbers — How  to  be  Affixed  to  Buildings . § 7.  Each 


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of  the  figures  of  every  number  shall  be  not  less  than  three 
inches  in  length,  and  plainly  marked  so  as  to  be  easily  read, 
and  be  firmly  and  conspicuously  affixed  on  the  side  of  or 
above  the  front  door  of  the  buildings  to  which  the  same  are 
attached. 

Owner  or  Occupant  to  Number  Building — Penalty  for 
Neglect . § 8.  Any  person  being  the  owner  or  occupant 

of  any  building  now  erected  and  fronting  on  any  street,  ave- 
nue or  public  place  of  said  city,  which  is  not  already  cor- 
rectly numbered,  who,  after  being  notified  as  aforesaid,  that 
the  proper  street  numbers  are  of  record  in  the  City  Clerk’s 
office,  shall,  for  thirty  days,  refuse  or  neglect  to  number  any 
building  or  buildings  owned  or  occupied  by  him  or  them,  in 
conformity  with  the  provisions  of  this  chapter,  or  who  shall 
number  any  such  building  with  any  number  other  than  that 
designated  therefor  by  the  aforesaid  record,  shall  be  subject 
to  a penalty  of  five  dollars,  and  a further  penalty  of  five 
dollars  for  every  thirty  days  thereafter  that  he  shall  refuse 
or  neglect  such  building,  or  shall  maintain  thereon  a num- 
ber other  and  different  from  that  shown  by  the  map  or 
record  filed  in  the  City  Clerk’s  office  as  the  proper  number 
of  such  building. 

Buildings  Hereafter  Erected  to  be  Numbered — Penalty 
for  Neglect.  § 9.  Any  owner  or  occupant  of  any -such 
building  aforesaid,  hereafter  erected  within  said  city,  who 
shall,  for  thirty  days  after  the  same  shall  be  erected,  refuse 
or  neglect  to  number  such  building  according  to  the  provi- 
sions of  this  chapter,  or  who  shall  place  or  maintain  there- 
on an  improper  number,  according  to  the  record  filed  in  the 
City  Clerk’s  office,  shall  be  subject  to  a penalty  of  five  dol- 
lars, and  a further  penalty  of  five  dollars  for  every  thirty 
days  thereafter  that  such  building  shall  be  unnumbered  with 
its  proper  number. 

III.  REGULATION  AND  CONTROL  OF  STREETS 
AND  ALLEYS. 

To  Make  Excavation  Forbidden  Except  as  Hereinafter 
Provided.  § 10.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  company  or 


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corporation,  their  agents,  servants,  employes  or  any  person 
whomsoever,  to  make  or  cause  to  be  made  any  opening, 
ditch  or  excavation  whatsoever,  in  or  upon  any  street,  alley, 
lane  or  sidewalk  within  said  city,  for  the  laying  of  pipes  or 
making  any  change  or  alteration  in  or  repairs  to  any  pipes, 
already  laid,  or  for  any  purpose  whatever,  except  such  work 
shall  be  done  in  the  manner  hereinafter  provided;  and  any 
person,  corporation  or  company  who  violates  the  provisions 
hereof  shall,  upon  conviction,  forfeit  and  pay  not  exceeding 
one  hundred  dollars  for  each  offense.  (See  ordinances  ante. 
Chapter  17,  § 40.) 

Application  for  Permit — What  to  Contain.  § 11.  Any 
company,  corporation,  or  person  or  persons  desiring  to  lay, 
lower,  change,  repair,  remove  any  sewer,  gas,  water  or 
other  pipe  or  pipes,  or  to  make  connections  therewith,  or 
to  make  any  change,  improvement  or  alteration  within  the 
right  of  way  on  any  street,  sidewalk  or  alley,  shall  first  ap- 
ply to  the  Mayor  for  a permit  to  enter  upon  such  street, 
sidewalk  or  alley,  and  make  any  excavation  therein,  and 
shall  in  such  application  describe  the  portion  of  such  street, 
sidewalk,  or  alley,  where  such  work  is  to  be  done, 
and  which  is  to  be  excavated  or  obstructed,  and  shall 
also  give  a bond  conditioned  that  he  or  they  will  suitably 
guard  and  protect  any  excavation  or  obstruction,  and  de- 
fend, save,  keep  harmless  and  indemnified  the  said  city  of 
and  from  all  actions,  suits,  costs,  damages  and  expenses 
whatsoever,  including  attorney’s  fees  which  shall  or  may 
at  any  time  happen  to  come  to  it  for  or  on  account  of  any 
injuries  or  damages  received  or  sustained  by  any  party  or 
parties  by  or  from  the  acts  or  omissions  of  the  applicant  or 
his  or  their  servants  or  agents  in  doing  such  work ; and  that 
he  or  they  will  restore  such  street,  sidewalk  or  alley  to  its 
former  condition,  to  complete  such  work  as  speedily  as  possi- 
ble, and  when  completed  to  notify  the  City  Clerk  of  such 
fact,  so  that  the  superintendent  of  streets  may  see  that  the 
same  has  been  promptly  and  properly  restored  to  its  former 
condition,  by  the  party  receiving  such  permit,  and  further 
conditioned  that  he,  it  or  they  will  within  thirty  days  from 


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the  date  of  such  application,  pay  to  the  City  Clerk  for  the 
use  of  said  city,  the  cost  of  refilling,  repairing  and  replacing 
the  surface  or  pavement  of  such  street,  sidewalk  or  alley; 
if  said  work  shall  be  done  by  the  city,  or  be  necessary  to  so 
be  done,  the  cost  in  all  cases  to  be  certified  by  the  superin- 
tendent of  streets,  such  bond  with  sureties  to  be  approved 
by  the  Mayor. 

Clerk  to  Issue  Permit.  § 12.  Upon  application  being 
made  as  required  in  the  preceding  section,  and  the  filing  of 
such  bond,  the  City  Clerk,  after  having  been  directed  by 
the  Mayor  to  do  so,  shall  issue  a permit  to  the  applicant, 
stating  therein  all  the  privileges  thereby  granted. 

Application  for  Permit  to  Occupy  Portion  of  Street — 
What  to  Contain.  § 13.  Any  person  desiring  to  occupy 
any  portion  of  any  street  in  the  city  of  Rock  Island,  while 
engaged  in  the  erection,  removal  or  repair  of  any  building 
or  buildings  along  the  line  of  any  street,  shall  first  file  an 
application  with  the  Mayor  for  a permit  to  so  occupy  the 
same ; said  application  shall  state  the  location  of  the  building 
proposed  to  be  erected,  removed  or  repaired,  the  space  in 
the  street  desired  for  occupation  and  the  length  of  time  to 
be  occupied.  Such  application  shall  contain  an  obligation 
signed  by  the  applicant  and  at  least  one  other  responsible 
person,  to  abide  by  the  terms  of  the  permit  to  be  issued 
thereunder  and  to  protect  the  city  from  any  damage  or  any 
liability  to  any  person  or  persons  on  account  of  accident  or 
damage  arising  from  such  occupation,  and  to  fully  restore 
the  portion  of  the  streets  so  occupied  to  its  former  condition, 
immediately  upon  the  expiration  of  the  period  granted  in 
such  permit.  In  case  it  is  desired  to  move  a building  without 
taking  down  the  same,  along  the  line  of  any  street  or  avenue, 
the  application  shall  further  state  the  height  and  width  of 
said  building,  and  the  streets  and  avenues  along  which  it  is 
proposed  to  move  the  same,  and  where  the  said  building  is 
to  be  placed.  No  permit  granted  under  this  section  shall  be 
for  the  occupancy  of  more  than  half  of  the  street,  except  in 
the  case  of  the  removal  of  a building  without  taking  down 
the  same. 


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It  is  further  provided  that  hereafter  no  person  or  per- 
sons shall  be  allowed  to  move  on  or  along  the  streets  or  ave- 
nues of  the  city  of  Rock  Island,  Illinois,  a building  or  a struc- 
ture of  any  nature,  the  height  of  which  exceeds  twenty-three 

(23)  feet,  including  the  blocking  and  apparatus  used  in 
so  moving  it,  and  the  width  of  which  exceeds  twenty-four 

(24)  feet,  unless  by  special  permission  of  the  City  Coun- 
cil. 

It  is  further  provided  that  before  such  permission  can 
be  granted  to  move  a building,  there  shall  first  be  filed  with 
fhe  Mayor  with  the  application  asking  for  such  permit,  the 
written  consent  of  the  adjoining  and  abutting  property 
owners  where  the  building  is  to  be  located. 

No  person,  firm  or  corporation  shall  move  any  building 
or  other  structure  along  the  streets,  avenues  or  alleys  of 
said  city  unless  he  shall  have  first  obtained  a license  as  a 
house  mover,  under  a penalty  of  not  less  than  ten  ($10)  dol- 
lars, nor  more  than  two  hundred  ($200)  dollars  for  each 
offense. 

Any  person  may  obtain  a license  as  a house  mover, 
upon  the  payment  of  a license  fee  of  twenty-five  ($25)  dol- 
lars per  annum,  and  the  execution  to  the  city  of  a bond  in 
the  sum  of  one  thousand  ($1,000)  dollars,  with  at>  least  two 
(2)  good  sureties,  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor,  conditional 
among  other  things  that  said  party  applying  for  such  license 
will  pay  the  owner  or  owners  any  and  all  damages  which 
may  happen  to  any  trees,  pavements,  streets  or  sidewalks, 
or  to  any  telegraph,  telephone,  electric  light  or  electric  street 
car  pole  or  wire,  within  said  city,  whether  said  damage  or 
injury  shall  be  inflicted  by  said  party  or  his  agent,  employes 
or  workmen.  Said  mover  shall  cut  no  wires,  but  shall  give 
twenty-four  hours  notice  to  the  owners  of  the  same  to  re- 
move and  adjust  them;  and  shall  pay  such  owners  of  the 
same  their  reasonable  expense  therefor,  and  conditioned  also 
that  said  party  will  save  and  indemnify  and  keep  harmless 
the  City  of  Rock  Island  from  all  liabilities,  judgments,  costs 


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and  expenses  which  may  in  any  way  accrue  against  said  city 
in  consequence  of  the  granting  of  such  license  or  any  per- 
mit, and  will  in  all  things  comply  with  the  ordinances  of  the 
city  and  all  permits  granted  to  him. 

Permit  to  be  Issued  by  Mayor.  § 14.  Whenever  such 
application  shall  have  been  filed  as  aforesaid,  the  Mayor 
shall  have  authority,  in  his  discretion,  to  issue  a permit  to 
any  of  such  parties  applying  for  the  same,  to  occupy  such 
portions  of  the  streets  so  prayed  for,  specifying  in  the  per- 
mit all  the  privileges  therein  granted,  with  the  terms  and 
conditions  of  the  same,  and  the  superintendent  of  streets 
shall  see  that  they  are  fully  and  completely  complied  with. 

Penalty  for  Non-Compliance  With  Conditions  of  Per- 
mit— Permit  to  be  Revoked.  § 15.  Whenever  any  party  or 
parties  to  whom  such  permit  may  be  granted  shall  fail, 
through  wilfullness  or  neglect  to  perform  any  of  the  condi- 
tions or  comply  with  any  of  the  requirements  of  the  same, 
each  party  so  failing  shall  forfeit  and  pay  not  less  than 
five  nor  more  than  fifty  dollars  for  each  offense;  and  the 
Mayor  shall  have  authority  in  his  discretion  to  revoke  such 
permits  and  all  privileges  granted  therein,  and  to  require 
the  removal  forthwith  of  all  material,  dirt,  rubbish  and  ob- 
struction of  any  kind  placed  upon  such  street. 

Special  Permit  of  City  Council  Required  for  Laying 
Pipes  in  Improved  Streets — Conditions.  § 16.  It  shall  not 
be  lawful  for  any  person  or  persons,  company  or  cbmpanies, 
corporation  or  corporations,  to  lay  any  gas,  sewer  or  water 
pipes,  either  main  or  service  pipes  in  any  of  the  streets  or 
alleys  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  after  said  streets  or  alley 
shall  be  permanently  improved,  either  by  paving,  macada- 
mizing or  graveling  the  same,  unless  special  permission  shall 
be  given  therefor  by  a majority  vote  of  the  City  Council. 
Provided,  that  such  permission  shall  in  no  case  be  granted 
by  the  City  Council  unless  the  party  or  parties  making  appli- 
cation therefor  shall  present  with  such  application  a bond 
with  good  and  sufficient  sureties,  to  be  approved  by  said 


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City  Council,  conditioned  as  provided  for  in  section  11  of 
this  chapter;  the  Mayor  and  superintendent  of  streets  shall 
have  supervision  of  such  work  in  all  cases,  and  any  person 
or  persons,  corporation  or  corporations,  violating  the  pro- 
visions of  this  section,  shall,  upon  conviction,  forfeit  and 
pay  any  sum  not  less  than  fifty  nor  more  than  one  hundred 
dollars. 

Laying  of  Lead  Water  Pipes  to  be  Included  in  Improve- 
ment of  Streets — Cost  Thereof — Proviso.  § 17.  That  when- 
ever any  street  or  alley  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island  is  here- 
after permanently  improved  by  paving  or  macadamizing, 
there  shall  be  included  in  such  improvement  the  furnishing 
and  laying  of  one  extra  strong  lead  water  service  pipe,  from 
which  the  water  main  on  such  street  or  alley  to  the  lot  line, 
for  each  lot  or  part  of  lot  having  a separate  water  service 
and  all  iron  water  service  pipes  in  the  streets  so  improved 
shall  be  removed  at  the  time  of  such  improvement  to  the  lot 
line  on  each  side  of  such  street  or  alley. 

The  cost  of  furnishing  and  laying  such  extra  strong  lead 
water  pipes  shall  be  included  in  all  cases  in  the  cost  of  such 
street  improvement,  and  shall  be  assessed  and  collected  in 
the  same  manner  and  as  a part  of  the  cost  of  the  same,  in 
such  manner  as  may  be  provided  in  the  ordinance  ordering 
or  authorizing  such  improvement  to  be  made.  Provided,  how- 
ever, that  in  case  the  owner  or  owners  of  any  lot  or  separate 
holding  shall,  before  such  improvement  is  ordered  or  author- 
ized as  aforesaid,  have  laid  such  extra  strong  lead  water  ser- 
vice pipe  at  his  or  their  own  expense,  then  and  in  that  case, 
the  proper  proportion  of  the  cost  of  such  improvement,  which 
may  be  saved  by  such  pipe,  having  been  already  laid  shall  be 
estimated  by  the  street  superintendent,  city  engineer  and 
Mayor  and  rebated  to  such  lot  owner,  having  furnished  the 
same,  and  in  case  of  such  work  being  done  by  contract,  such 
rebate  or  rebates  shall  be  deducted  from  the  contract  price 
of  such  work.  And  provided,  further,  that  all  water  service 
pipes  hereafter  laid  in  any  street  or  alley  of  said  city  shall  be 
of  extra  strong  lead  pipe  and  no  iron  water  service  pipe  shall 


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hereafter  be  laid  in  any  street  or  alley  in  said  city,  whether 
such  street  or  alley  be  paved  or  macadamized  or  not. 

Curbing — Where  to  be  Set — How  to  be  Constructed . 

§ 18.  In  improving  all  streets  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island, 
curbing  shall  be  so  set  as  to  leave  a space  of  fourteen  feet 
between  the  curbing  and  the  lot  line  on  all  streets  of  eighty 
feet  or  more  in  width;  space  of  twelve  feet  between  the 
curbing  and  lot  line  on  all  streets  from  sixty  to  eighty  feet 
wide,  and  a space  of  ten  feet  between  the  curbing  and  the 
lot  line  on  all  streets  less  than  sixty  feet  wide.  The  curbing 
on  all  streets  shall  be  of  stone  or  other  incombustible  mate- 
rial to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor,  city  engineer,  city  super-, 
intendent  of  streets,  or  board  of  local  improvements.  In  all 
cases  the  curbing  shall  be  not  less  than  four  inches  in  thick- 
ness. All  curbing  shall  be  securely  tied  in  and  shall  project 
above  the  surface  of  the  gutter  not  less  th$n  five  inches. 

All  Permanent  Improvements  to  be  Made  by  Special 
Taxation  or  Special  Assessment.  § 19.  That  hereafter  all 
permanent  improvements  in  or  upon  the  streets  and  alleys 
of  this  city  shall  be  made  by  special  taxation,  or  it  may  be 
done  by  special  assessment,  if  in  the  opinion  of  the  City 
Council,  other  property  than  that  which  abuts  upon  the  pro- 
posed improvement  shall  be  specially  benefited,  to  an  extent 
sufficient  to  warrant  such  improvement  being  made,  by 
special  assessment,  and  all  streets  and  alleys  hereafter  open- 
ed or  laid  out  within  the  city  limits  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  shall  be  opened  or  laid  out  by  special  assessment, 
according  to  the  statute  of  the  State  of  Illinois,  in  such  cases 
made  and  provided. 

Streets,  Etc.,  to  be  Kept  Free  From  Weeds  and  Grass. 
§ 20.  That  it  shall  hereafter  be  the  duty  of  the  superinten- 
dent of  streets  to  keep  all  streets,  alleys  and  public  grounds 
of  the  City  of  Rock  Island  free  from  weeds  and  tall  grass 
from  the  first  day  of  June  until  the  first  day  of  October  of 
each  year.  Said  superintendent  is  hereby  empowered,  when- 
ever instructed  by  the  Mayor,  to  employ  a sufficient  num- 
ber of  competent  persons  to  carry  out  this  provision  of  this 


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section  and  the  cost  of  such  labor,  when  performed,  to  be 
certified  by  the . superintendent  of  streets  and  paid  out  of 
the  appropriation  for  streets  and  alleys,  or  such  other  fund 
as  the  City  Council  may  set  aside  or  designate  for  that  pur- 
pose. 

Excavating — Restoring  Street.  § 21.  That  any  person, 
firm  or  corporation,  licensed  or  unlicensed,  who  shall  fail, 
neglect  or  refuse  within  a period  of  ten  (10)  days  after  ex- 
cavating in  street,  avenue,  alley  or  highway  in  this  city,  to 
restore  the  same  to  the  condition  existing  before  the  said 
excavating  was  done,  shall  forfeit  and  pay  to  the  city  double 
the  amount  of  the.  expense  incurred  by  the  superintendent 
of  streets,  or  the  officer  under  whose  supervision  the  work 
is  done  in  restoring  said  street  to  said  prior  existing  condi- 
tion. This  section  applies  as  well  to  all  excavations  made 
under  sidewalks  in  this  city.  Whenever  the  superintendent 
of  streets,  or  the  properly  authorized  officer,  is  obliged  to 
do  the  work  of  restoring  any  street,  avenue,  alley,  highway 
or  sidewalk  to  its  former  condition  after  an  excavation  has 
been  made  therein,  which  said  work  of  restoration  has 
been  necessitated  by  the  failure  of  any  person,  firm  or  cor- 
poration to  comply  with  the  requirements  of  section  1 of 
this  ordinance,  then,  and  in  that  event,  said  person,  firm  or 
corporation  shall  be  deprived  of  the  privilege  of  opening 
and  excavating  in  any  of  the  streets,  alleys,  avenues  and 
highways  of  this  city  until  the  sum  stated  in  section  1 hereof 
shall  have  been  paid  in  to  the  City  Clerk. 

Whenever  any  street,  avenue,  alley  or  highway  in  this 
city  is  improved  by  paving  the  same  with  brick,  wooden  or 
stone  blocks,  or  asphaltum,  the  said  paving  and  street  shall 
not  be  opened,  nor  shall  any  excavations  be  allowed  to  be 
made  therein  for  a period  of  seven  years,  dating  from  the 
time  of  the  completion  of  said  improvement,  except  upon 
permission  granted  by  a two-thirds  vote  of  the  City  Council. 

All  connections  with  water,  sewer  and  gas  pipes  and 
all  other  supply  and  outlet  pipes  of  whatever  kind  or  nature 
along  said  streets  must  be  made  and  laid  when  the  said 


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streets,  alleys,  etc.,  are  open  and  excavated  for  the  said  im- 
provements, or  prior  thereto,  and  if  said  connections  are  not 
made  and  said  new  pipes  laid  at  times  specified  in  this  sec- 
tion, the  period  of  seven  years  must  elapse  as  above  specified 
before  they  can  be  made. 

It  is  understood  that  section  3 hereof  applies  only  to 
new  connections  or  the  extensions  of  old  connections,  and 
the  laying  of  new  pipe  lines  along  said  streets ; however,  the 
necessary  right  to  remove  and  repair  or  relay  pipes  that 
were  laid  before  said  improvement,  the  same  having  become 
damaged  or  out  of  repair,  may  be  granted  by  the  City 
Council. 

§ 22.  Permission  is  hereby  given  property  owners  to 
establish  on  the  streets  and  avenues  in  front  of  their  respec- 
tive properties,  poles  to  be  used  in  street  lighting,  upon  the 
property  owners  complying  with  the  requirements  of  the 
City  Council. 

Careful  Driving.  § 23.  Every  person  riding,  driving, 
propelling,  operating,  or  in  any  charge  of  any  vehicle  upon 
any  of  the  streets  or  public  places  within  the  city  shall  ride, 
drive,  propel,  or  operate  such  vehicle  in  a careful  manner 
and  with  due  regard  for  the  safety  and  convenience  of  pedes- 
trians and  all  other  vehicles  upon  such  street  or  public  places. 

Meeting  and  Passing  Street  Cars.  § 24.  Every  person 
riding,  driving,  propelling,  operating,  or  in  charge  of  any 
vehicle  upon  the  streets  or  public  places  of  the  city,  shall 
when  approaching,  or  about  to  pass  any  street  car  near  a 
street  crossing  or  any  place  where  street  cars  are  accus- 
tomed to  stop  for  the  purpose  of  taking  on  or  letting  off 
passengers,  reduce  the  rate  of  speed  of  such  vehicle  to  not 
more  than  five  miles  an  hour,  and  shall  have  such  vehicle 
under  full  control,  so  as  to  avoid  colliding  with  persons  get- 
ting on  or  off  of  such  street  car. 

Rules,  § 25.  Every  person  riding,  driving,  propelling, 
operating  or  in  charge  of  any  vehicle  upon  the  streets  or 
public  places  within  the  city,  shall  observe  the  following 
rules : 


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1.  A vehicle,  except  when  passing  a vehicle,  ahead, 
shall  keep  to  the  right,  and  as  near  the  right  curb  as  possible. 

2.  A vehicle  meeting  another  vehicle  shall  pass  on  the 
right. 

3.  A vehicle  overtaking  another  vehicle  shall  in  pass- 
ing keep  to  the  left,  but  it  shall  not  leave  the  line  on  the 
right,  unless  there  is  a clear  way  of  at  least  one  hundred 
(100)  feet  in  advance  on  the  left. 

4.  On  a highway  divided  longitudinally  by  a park- 
way, viaduct,  walk,  sunken  way  or  subway  structure,  vehi- 
cle shall  keep  to  the  right  of  such  division. 

5.  A vehicle  in  turning  to  the  right  into  another  street 
shall  keep  as  near  to  the  right  curb  as  possible. 

6.  A vehicle  turning  to  the  left  into  another  street 
shall  pass  to  the  right  of  and  beyond  the  center  of  the  inter- 
secting street  before  turning. 

7.  A vehicle  crossing  from  one  side  of  the  street  to  the 
other  shall  do  so  by  turning  to  the  left  so  as  to  head  in  the 
general  direction  of  traffic  on  that  side  of  the  street. 

8.  Slow-moving  vehicle  shall  keep  as  closely  as  possi- 
ble to  the  curb  on  the  right,  so  as  to  allow  faster  moving 
vehicles  free  passage  on  the  left. 

9.  No  person  having  charge  of  a vehicle  shall  allow  the 
same  to  come  within  ten  (10)  feet  of  any  vehicle  in  front  of 
him  when  approaching  and  passing  over  a crossing  where 
a pedestrian  is  about  to  pass. 

10.  Every  driver  of  a vehicle  shall,  in  slowing  up  or 
stopping,  give  a signal  to  those  behind  by  raising  a whip 
or  a hand  vertically. 

11.  In  turning  while  in  motion  or  in  starting  to  turn 
from  a standstill,  a signal  shall  be  given,  by  the  driver  of 
the  vehicle  about  to  be  turned  by  raising  a whip  or  hand, 
indicating  the  direction  in  which  the  turn  is  to  be  made. 

12.  Before  backing  ample  warning  shall  be  given  by 


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voice  or  uplifted  hand,  and  while  backing  unceasing  vigi- 
lance must  be  exercised  by  the  driver  not  to  injure  those 
behind. 

13.  Drivers  of  motor  vehicles  of  all  kinds  shall  in  ap- 
proaching a crossing  or  in  rounding  a corner  or  curve  of  a 
public  street  sound  their  signals  in  such  a way  as  to  give 
warning  to  other  vehicles  and  to  pedestrians  of  their  ap- 
proach. 

14.  Vehicles  must  stop  so  as  not  to  interfere  with  or 
prevent  the  passage  of  pedestrians  at  crossings,  and  at  all 
times  drivers  of  vehicles  must  stop  the  same  on  a signal 
from  a police  officer. 

15.  Drivers  should  never  stop  at  the  curb  with  the  car 
facing  in  the  wrong  direction.  The  rules  of  the  road  call 
for  a machine  or  vehicle  stopping  with  the  right  wheels  to 
the  curb. 

16.  Drivers  and  persons  operating  or  in  charge  of 
automobiles  and  motor  vehicles  of  all  kinds,  when  stopping 
or  standing  at  the  curb  of  streets  or  public  places,  shall,  so 
far  as  possible,  avoid  stopping  or  standing  their  vehicles  in 
front  of  hitching  post  or  hitching  rings  along  the  curb  used 
for  hitching  horses  or  other  animals  employed  in  traffic 
upon  its  streets  and  public  places. 

Lights  on  Vehicles.  § 26.  Every  person  owning,  oper- 
ating or  in  charge  of  any  automobile,  shall  have  such  auto- 
mobile properly  equipped  with  a horn,  bell  or  other  device 
for  signaling  by  sound  to  give  notice  of  its  approach,  and  be- 
tween one  hour  after  sun  set  and  one  hour  before  sunrise, 
such  automobile  shall  be  equipped  with  a white  light  shining 
to  the  front  and  a red  light  shining  to  the  rear,  which  lights 
shall  be  kept  burning. 

Definition  of  Vehicle.  § 27.  Wherever  in  this  ordinance 
the  word  “vehicle”  occurs,  it  shall  be  held  to  include  every 
wagon,  hack,  coach,  carriage,  omnibus,  push  cart,  bicycle, 
tricycle,  automobile,  motorcycle,  or  other  conveyance  (ex- 
cept baby  carriages)  in  whatever  manner,  or  by  whatever 


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force  or  power  the  same  may  be  driven,  ridden,  propelled 
or  operated,  which  is  or  may  be  used  for  or  adapted  to, 
pleasure  riding  or  the  transportation  of  pasesngers,  bag- 
gage, merchandise,  or  freight,  upon  any  streets;  and  every 
draft  or  riding  animal,  whether  driven,  ridden  or  led,  ex- 
cepting that  an  animal  or  animals  attached  to  any  vehicle 
shall  with  such  vehicle  constitute  one  vehicle. 

Penalty.  § 28.  Any  person  violating  any  of  the  pro- 
visions of  this  ordinance  shall  be  deemed  guilty  of  a mis- 
demeanor, and  upon  conviction  thereof,  shall  be  punished 
by  a fine  of  not  less  than  one  dollar,  and  not  exceeding 
twenty-five  dollars. 


CHAPTER  56 

TELEGRAPH,  TELEPHONE,  ELECTRIC  LIGHT  AND 
OTHER  POLES. 

§ 1.  Poles — where  to  be  set. 

2.  Not  to  be  set  out  without  permission  of  the  City  Council. 

3.  Wires  to  be  raised  or  removed  upon  notice. 

4.  Removal  of  poles. 

5.  Time  of  removal. 

6.  Permission  to  lay  underground. 

7.  Climbing  of  poles. 

8.  Penalty. 

Poles — Where  to  be  Set.  § 1.  All  telegraph  poles,  tele- 
phone poles,  electric  light  poles,  or  other  poles  from  which 
wires  are  or  may  be  extended  within  said  city,  shall  be  set 
inside  and  next  to  the  curbstone,  where  curbstone  is  or  may 
be  set,  and  where  there  is  no  curbstone,  then  upon  such  line 
as  the  engineer  employed  by  the  city  may  in  writing  direct 
as  the  true  and  proper  line.  All  poles  now  erected  or  which 
may  be  erected  for  said  business  shall  be  painted  from  the 
ground  to  the  top  of  the  pole,  and  shall  be  painted  white 
from  five  feet  above  the  ground  to  the  top  of  the  pole. 

Not  to  be  Set  Out  Without  Permission  of  the  City  Coun- 
cil. § 2.  It  shall  not  be  lawful  to  set  out  any  of  said  poles 


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upon  any  street,  sidewalk  or  alley  within  said  city  without 
first  procuring  permission  so  to  do  from  said  City  Council. 

Wires  to  be  Raised  or  Removed  Upon  Notice . § 3. 

Whenever  it  shall  become  necessary  to  have  any  of  such 
wires  raised  or  removed  to  enable  buildings  or  other  things 
to  pass  along  any  of  said  streets  or  alleys,  the  owners  or 
managers  of  such  wires  shall,  when  notified,  cause  said  wires 
to  be  raised  or  removed. 

Removal  of  Poles — Fire  Limits.  § 4.  That  all  poles 
erected  within  the  fire  limits  in  the  streets  or  alleys  of  the 
city  of  Rock  Island,  for  the  support  of  wires  used  in  connec- 
tion with  the  transmission  of  electricity,  by  telephone  and 
telegraph  companies,  except  such  as  support  wires  required 
by  the  city  ordinances,  to  be  removed  and  run  in  conduits, 
shall  hereafter  be  allowed  to  remain  only  upon  the  terms 
and  conditions  hereinafter  set  forth. 

Time  of  Removal.  § 5.  No  pole  now  erected  for  the 
support  of  electric  wires  shall  remain  on  any  street  within 
the  fire  limits  in  the  city  after  the  1st  day  of  January,  A. 
D.  1911,  unless  the  owner  or  user  of  such  pole  shall  first 
have  petitioned  for  and  obtained  the  privileges  of  erecting 
and  maintaining  poles  and  wires  for  electric  purposes  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  conditions  of  this  ordinance,  and  such 
other  conditions  as  the  Council  may  see  fit  to  impose.  And 
if  such  owner,  failing  to  obtain  such  privileges  as  above 
required,  shall  neglect  or  fail  to  remove  such  pole  or  poles 
and  electric  wire  supported  thereon  from  the  street  or  alley 
of  the  city  by  the  1st  day  of  January,  A.  D.  1911,  and  restore 
the  street  to  a condition  similar  to  the  rest  of  the  streets  or 
alleys  contiguous  thereto,  the  said  owner  shall  be  liable  to 
a fine  of  not  less  than  five  ($5)  dollars  nor  more  than  one 
hundred  ($100)  dollars,  for  every  such  pole  so  remaining  in 
the  street  or  alley ; each  day’s  failure  to  be  a separate  offense. 

Permission  to  Lay  Underground.  § 6.  The  City  Coun- 
cil will  grant  permission  to  any  company,  corporation,  part- 
nership, or  individual  to  place  its  wires  and  electric  conduc- 
tors in  conduits  under  the  surface  of  said  streets  of  the  city ; 


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any  such  individual,  corporation,  partnership  or  company 
desiring  such  permission  shall  petition  to  the  City  Council 
therefor ; such  petition  shall  name  the  streets,  alleys,  and  the 
side  and  portion  thereof  to  be  used  and  occupied  by  such 
conduits,  and  shall  submit  maps,  plans,  and  details  thereof 
to  accompany  such  petition. 

Climbing  of  Poles.  § 7.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any 
person  to  climb  any  pole  used  in  the  transmission  of  electri- 
city, except  such  persons  as  are  in  the  discharge  of  work  up- 
on said  poles,  or  to  prevent  fire  or  accident. 

Penalty  for  Violation.  § 8.  Any  person,  persons,  com- 
pany or  corporation  violating  any  of  the  provisions  of  this 
chapter  shall,  upon  conviction,  be  fined  not  less  than  five 
nor  more  than  fifty  dollars  for  each  offense,  and  ten  dollars 
for  each  and  every  day  he  or  they  may  continue  the  same. 


§ 1.  How  to  erect. 

2.  Public  halls  defined. 

3.  Exits — height  of  floors — fire  walls. 

4.  Floors  to  be  fire-proofed  in. 

5.  Partitions. 

6.  What  preceding  sections  apply  to. 

7.  Opening,  in  halls,  etc.,  heretofore  built. 

8.  Ventilators  over  stage. 

9.  Water  stand-pipe  on  stage. 

10.  Hose  attached  to  stand-pipe. 

11.  Other  stand-pipe  required. 

12.  Fire  alarm  box. 

13.  Fire  extinguishing  apparatus  requiredl 

14.  Shall  employ  fireman. 

15.  Fire-proof  curtain. 

16.  Automatic  sprinkler. 

17.  Penalty. 

How  to  Erect.  § 1.  Any  person,  firm  or  corporation 
desiring  to  erect  a public  hall  in  the  city  of  Rock  Island  shall 
comply  with  the  following  regulations  and  requirements, 
and  the  same  shall  be  built,  constructed  and  maintained 


CHAPTER 


THEATRES  AND  PUBLIC  HALLS. 


Theatres  and  Public  Halls. 


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under  the  direction  and  supervision  of  the  Chief  of  the  Fire 
Department. 

Public  Halls  Defined.  § 2.  Every  theatre,  opera  house, 
hall,  church  or  other  building  intended  to  be  used  for  public 
assemblages,  shall  be  deemed  a public  hall  within  the  mean- 
ing of  this  ordinance. 

Exits , Height  of  Floors , Fire  Walls.  § 3.  Every  public 
hall  with  accomodations  for  five  hundred  or  more  people 
shall  have  at  least  two  separate  and  distinct  exits,  to  be  as 
far  apart  as  may  be  found  practicable.  Those  accomodat- 
ing one  thousand  or  more  persons  shall  have  at  least  three 
separate  and  distinct  exits.  The  exits  from  all  galaries  shall 
be  independent  and  separate  from  the  exits  of  the  main 
floor.  Public  halls  for  the  accomodation  for  one  thousand 
persons  or  more  shall  have  the  main  floor  not  over  twenty- 
five  feet  above  the  street  grade ; no  portion  of  the  main  floor 
of  any  theatre,  with  accomodations  for  five  hundred  or  more 
of  any  theatre,  with  accommodations  for  five  hundred  or 
more  persons,  shall  be  more  than  sixteen  feet  above  the 
street  grade. 

In  all  theatres  and  opera  houses  the  proscenium  wall 
shall  be  of  brick  work,  not  less  than  sixteen  inches  thick,  ex- 
tending from  the  ground  through  and  four  feet  above  the 
roof;  this  brick  wall  to  extend  entirely  across  the  building 
from  the  floor  of  the  stage  to  the  ground.  All  openings  re- 
quired in  any  part  of  the  wall  (except  the  principle  opening) 
shall  have  proper  iron  doors. 

Floors  to  be  Fire-Proofed  In.  § 4.  All  auditorium 
floors  in  theatres  shall  be  fire-proof,  either  by  deadening 
the  same  with  at  least  one  inch  of  mortar,  or  have  the  under 
side  of  joists  lathed  with  iron  and  plastered  with  at  least  one 
heavy  coat  of  mortar. 

Partitions.  § 5.  All  partitions  for  rooms  and  passages 
in  theatres,  if  not  made  bodily  fire-proof,  shall  be  plastered 
on  both  sides  on  iron  or  wire  lathing  or  tiling. 

What  Preceding  Sections  Apply  to.  § 6.  The  preced- 


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in g sections,  from  section  1 to  section  5,  both  inclusive,  shall 
apply  only  to  theatres  or  public  halls  that  may  hereafter  be 
erected.  The  following  provisions  shall  apply  to  theatres 
or  pubic  halls  that  are  now  or  may  be  hereafter  erected  or 
constructed. 

Opening  in  Halls , Etc.,  Heretofore  Built.  § 7.  All 
egress  openings  in  public  halls  shall  have  the  word  “Exit” 
conspicuously  placed  over  them,  in  plain  letters,  six  inches 
in  size,  and  shall  otherwise  conform  to  the  requirements  of 
section  2 of  this  ordinance.  The  aisles  or  passages  in  such 
halls  shall  at  all  times  be  kept  unobstructed.  Red  lights 
shall  be  placed  over  all  exits. 

Ventilator  Over  Stage.  § 8.  All  theatres  or  other  places 
of  amusement  having  a seating  capacity  of  over  five  hun- 
dred persons,  $nd  having  a platform  or  stage,  and  using 
drop  curtains  or  shifting  scenery  shall  have  a suitable  venti- 
lator placed  upon  the  roof,  and  opening  to  the  space  above 
the  stage.  Such  ventilators  shall  be  arranged  with  valves 
or  shutters,  so  that  the  same  can  be  readily  opened  automati- 
cally in  case  of  fire,  so  that  a current  of  air  will  pass  over 
the  stage  and  outward  through  such  ventilator,  and  shall  be 
equal  in  area  to  one-tenth  of  the  stage. 

Water  Stand-Pipe  on  Stage.  § 9.  All  such  buildings 
shall  have  a water  stand-pipe  and  water  plug,  to  be  placed 
on  the  stage  or  platform,  or  in  its  immediate  vicinity,  which 
shall  be  connected  with  the  water  pipes  or  street  mains  of 
the  City  Water  Works  System,  and  shall  be  put  in  under  the 
direction  and  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Chief  of  the  Fire 
Department. 

Hose  Attached  to  Stand-Pipe.  § 10.  Hose  shall  be  at- 
tached to  such  stand-pipe,  of  such  size  as  may  be  directed 
by  said  chief,  to  have  nozzle  and  stop-cock  attached  thereto ; 
such  hose  shall  be  of  sufficient  length  to  extend  to  the  farth- 
est limits  of  such  building  or  place  of  amusement,  and  shall 
at  all  times  be  kept  in  good  order  and  repair,  and  ready  for 
immediate  use. 


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Other  Stand-Pipes  Required.  § 11.  All  public  halls, 
with  accommodations  for  one  thousand  or  more  persons, 
shall  have  at  least  one  stand-pipe  in  the  street  or  alley  on  the 
outside  of  the  building,  from  ground  to  roof,  with  hose  at- 
tachments, close  to  a window  or  door  at  each  floor  or  gallery. 

Fire  Alarm  Box.  § 12.  Such  hall  shall  also  be  provided 
with  a fire  alarm  telegraph  apparatus,  connected  by  the 
necessary  wires  with  the  headquarters  of  the  city  fire  alarm 
telegraph,  or  such  other  place  or  places  as  the  chief  of  the 
fire  department  shall  direct. 

Fire  Extinguishing  Apparatus  Required.  § 13.  It  will 
be  the  duty  of  all  owners,  agents,  lessees  and  occupants  of 
such  public  hall  to  provide  such  fire  extinguishing  apparatus 
at  such  points  about  the  building  as  the  chief  of  the  fire 
department  shall  direct. 

Shall  Employ  Firemen.  § 14.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of 
the  owner,  agent,  lessee  or  occupant  of  any  theatre  with 
accommodations  for  one  thousand  or  more  persons  to  employ 
one  or  more  competent,  experienced  firemen,  approved  by  the 
chief  of  the  fire  department,  to  be  at  such  theatre  during  the 
whole  time  it  is  open  to  the  public ; such  firemen  shall  report 
to  and  be  subject  to  the  orders  of  the  said  chief,  shall  be  in 
uniform  and  shall  see  that  all  fire  apparatus  required  is  in 
its  proper  place  and  in  efficient  and  ready  working  order. 

Fire-Proof  Curtain.  § 15.  Every  public  hall  having  a 
stage  with  movable  scenery  and  drop  curtains,  shall  be 
equipped  with  a No.  1 fire-proof  asbestos  curtain. 

Automatic  Sprinkler.  § 16.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
owner,  agent,  lessee  or  occupant  of  any  theatre  with  accom- 
modations for  one  thousand  or  more  people,  to  install,  under 
the  direction  and  supervision  of  the  chief  of  the  fire  depart- 
ment, an  automatic  or  dry  sprinkler  system  over  the  stage, 
the  same  to  be  satisfactory  to  the  said  chief. 

Penalty.  § 17.  A violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance  will  be  punished  by  a fine  of  not  less  than  ten 
($10)  dollars  nor  more  than  one  hundred  ($100)  dollars 


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for  each  offense;  and  every  day  the  said  violation  shall  con- 
tinue after  notice  to  remedy  the  same,  shall  be  held  to  be  a 
separate  and  distinct  offense. 


CHAPTER  58 

VAGABONDS. 

§ 1.  Vagabonds  defined. 

2.  How  punished. 

Defined.  § 1.  All  persons  in  said  city  able  to  support 
themselves  in  some  honest  and  respectable  calling,  business 
or  occupation,  and  not  having  visible  means  to  maintain 
themselves,  who  are  idle  and  dissolute,  and  who  go  around 
begging;  all  persons  who  use  any  juggling  or  other  unlaw- 
ful games  or  plays;  runaways,  pilferers;  confidence  men, 
common  drunkards;  common  night  walkers;  lewd,  wanton 
and  lascivious  persons,  in  speech  or  behavior;  common  rail- 
ers  and  brawlers;  persons  who  are  habitually  neglectful  of 
their  employment  or  their  calling,  and  do  not  lawfully  pro- 
vide for  themselves,  or  for  the  support  of  their  families; 
and  all  persons  who  are  idle  or  dissolute,  and  who  neglect 
all  lawful  business,  and  who  habitually  misspend  their  time 
by  frequenting  houses  of  ill-fame,  gaming  houses  or  tippling 
shops;  all  persons  lodging  in  or  found  in  the  night  time  in 
outhouses,  sheds,  barns  or  unoccupied  buildings,  or  lodging 
in  the  open  air,  and  not  giving  a good  account  of  themselves ; 
and  all  persons  who  are  known  to  be  thieves,  burglars  or 
pickpockets,  either  by  their  own  confession  or  otherwise, 
or  by  having  been  convicted  of  larcency,  burglary  or  other 
crime  against  the  laws  of  the  state,  punishable  by  imprison- 
ment in  the  state  prison,  or  in  a house  of  correction  of  any 
city,  and  having  no  lawful  means  of  support,  or  habitually 
found  prowling  around  any  steamboat  landing,  railroad  de- 
pot, banking  institution,  broker’s  office,  place  of  public 
amusement,  auction  room,  store,  shop  or  crowded  thorough- 
fare, car  or  omnibus,  or  at  any  public  gathering  or  assembly, 


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or  lounging  about  any  court  room,  private  dwelling  houses 
or  outhouses,  or  found  in  any  house  of  ill-fame,  gambling 
house  or  tippling  shop,  shall  be  deemed  to  be,  and  they  are 
declared  to  be  vagabonds. 

How  Punished.  § 2.  Every  person,  on  conviction  for 
being  a vagabond,  shall  be  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less  than 
twenty  ($20)  dollars,  nor  more  than  one  hundred  ($100) 
dollars,  and  in  default  of  the  immediate  payment  of  said 
fine  and  costs,  he  shall  be  sentenced  to  imprisonment  for  a 
term  of  not  less  than  five  days,  nor  more  than  six  months, 
in  the  discretion  of  the  magistrate  before  whom  such  con- 
viction is  had. 


CHAPTER  59 

WAGONS  AND  OTHER  VEHICLES. 

§ 1.  Width  of  tires. 

2.  Wagon  to  be  weighed  by  public  weigher. 

3.  Duty  of  owners  to  drive  to  scales  when  directed. 

4.  Weigher  to  weigh  free  of  charge. 

5.  Penalty  for  violation. 

6.  Driving  wagons  tandem — penalty. 

Width  of  Tires.  § 1.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any  per- 
son at  any  time  to  drive,  or  having  authority  and  control 
thereof,  permit  to  be  driven  over  any  of  the  streets  or  public 
grounds  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  any  wagon  or  vehicle 
which,  with  the  load  thereon,  weighs  over  4,500  and  not 
more  than  5,500  pounds,  and  the  tires  of  which  are  less  than 
two  and  one-half  inches  wide,  or  any  wagon  or  vehicle, 
which,  with  the  load  thereon,  weighs  over  5,500,  and  not 
more  than  8,000  pounds,  and  the  tires  of  which  are  less  than 
three  inches  wide,  or  any  wagon  or  vehicle  which,  with  the 
load  thereon,  weighs  over  8,000  pounds,  and  the  tires  of 
which  are  less  than  four  inches  wide. 

Wagon  to  he  Weighed  by  Public  Weigher.  § 2.  When- 
ever any  policeman  or  other  officer  of  the  city  may  see  any 
loaded  wagon  or  vehicle  driven  on  the  streets  or  public 


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grounds  of  the  city,  which  may  appear  to  him  to  be  driven 
in  violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  he 
shall  direct  the  person  or  persons  driving  such  wagons  or 
vehicles,  or  in  charge  thereof,  to  drive  the  same  to  the  scales 
of  the  nearest  or  most  convenient  public  weigher,  in  order 
to  have  said  wagon  with  the  load  thereon  weighed,  and  in 
case  of  a refusal  so  to  do,  the  said  policeman  or  officer  may 
himself  take  and  drive  such  wagon  or  vehicle  to  such  public 
weigher. 

Owners  Shall  Drive  to  Scales  When  Directed.  § 3. 
Whenever  any  person  or  persons  driving,  or  in  charge  of 
any  such  wagon  or  vehicle,  may  be  directed  to  drive  the 
same  to  the  scales  of  a public  weigher  as  provided  in  section 
2 hereof,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  such  person  or  persons  to, 
and  such  person  or  persons  shall  immediately  drive  such 
wagon  or  vehicle  to  the  scales  of  such  public  weigher,  and 
permit  the  same  to  be  weighed. 

Weigher  Shall  Weigh  Free  of  Charge.  § 4.  Every 
public  weigher  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  holding  license 
as  such  public  weigher,  shall,  when  requested  by  any  officer 
or  policeman  of  the  city,  weigh  free  of  charge  any  wagons 
or  vehicles  brought  to  his  scales  to  be  weighed  under  sec- 
tions 2 and  3 hereof.  And  all  licenses  hereafter  granted  to 
public  weighers  shall  be  deemed  granted  upon  condition  of 
weighing  free  of  charge  in  such  cases. 

Penalty  for  Violation.  § 5.  Any  person  violating  any 
of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  whether  in  relation  to 
driving  wagons  or  vehicles  weighing  too  much  for  the  width 
of  the  tires  or  in  relation  to  driving  such  wagons  or  vehicles 
to  the  scales  of  a public  weigher,  or  in  relation  to  weighing 
such  wagons  or  vehicles  when  driven  to  the  scales  of  a pub- 
lic weigher,  and  every  person  obstructing  or  interfering  with 
an  officer  or  policeman  enforcing  the  provisions  of  this  ordi- 
nance, shall  be  guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and,  upon  convic- 
tion be  fined  not  less  than  five  dollars,  nor  more  than  one 
hundred  dollars,  and  imprisoned  until  the  fine  and  costs 
shall  be  paid;  provided,  however,  that  such  imprisonment 
shall  not  exceed  thirty  days. 


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Driving  Wagons  Tandem — Penalty.  § 6.  No  person, 
firm  or  corporation  shall  within  the  corporate  limits  of  this 
city  hitch  or  fasten  together  or  cause  the  same  to  be  clone, 
two  or  more  wagons,  buggies  or  carts,  whether  the  same 
be  loaded  or  unloaded,  and  haul  or  cause  the  same  to  be 
hauled  on  and  through  the  streets  of  this  city.  It  is  the 
express  intention  of  this  ordinance  that  each  wagon,  buggy 
or  cart  shall  be  drawn  singly  and  alone,  whether  one  or  more 
horses  or  teams  are  attached  thereto;  and  in  no  instance 
shall  a 'wagon,  buggy  or  cart  be  fastened  in  the  rear  of  any 
other  vehicle  and  hauled  through  the  public  streets  of  Rock 
Island.  Any  violation  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  deemed  a 
misdemeanor  and  punished  by  a fine  of  not  less  than  twenty- 
five  ($25)  dollars,  nor  more  than  fifty  ($50)  dollars  for  the 
first  offense  and  not  less  than  fifty  ($50)  dollars  nor  more 
than  one  hundred  ($100)  dollars  for  all  subsequent  offenses. 


CHAPTER  60 

WARDS. 

§ 1.  The  City  of  Rock  Island  is  hereby  divided  into  seven 
wards,  as  follows : 

First  Ward.  All  that  portion  of  said  city  lying  west 
of  the  center  line  of  Eighth  (8th)  street,  and  of  said  line 
produced  north  to  the  middle  thread  of  the  main  channel  of 
the  Mississippi  river,  and  produced  south  to  the  southern 
limits  of  said  city,  shall  constitute  the  First  ward. 

Second  Ward.  All  that  portion  of  said  city  lying  east 
of  the  east  line  of  said  First  ward  and  west  of  the  center 
line  of  Twelfth  (12th)  street,  and  of  said  line  produced 
north  to  the  middle  thread  of  the  main  channel  of  the  Missis- 
sippi river,  and  produced  south  to  the  southern  limits  of 
said  city,  shall  constitute  the  Second  ward. 

Third  Ward.  All  that  portion  of  said  city  lying  east 


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of  the  east  line  of  said  Second  ward,  and  west  of  the  center 
line  of  Sixteenth  (16th)  street,  and  of  said  line  produced 
north  to  the  middle  thread  of  the  main  channel  of  the  Missis- 
sippi river,  and  produced  south  into  Seventeenth  (17th) 
street,  thence  south  on  the  center  line  of  said  Seventeenth 
(17th)  street  to  the  southern  limits  of  the  city,  shall  con- 
stitute the  Third  ward. 

Fourth  Ward.  All  that  portion  of  said  city  lying  east 
of  the  east  line  of  said  Third  ward  and  west  of  the  center 
line  of  Twentieth  (20th)  street,  and  of  said  line  produced 
north  to  the  middle  thread  of  the  main  channel  of  the  Missis- 
sippi river,  and  south  to  the  southern  limits  of  said  city, 
shall  constitute  the  Fourth  ward. 

Fifth  Ward.  All  that  portion  of  said  city  lying  east 
of  the  east  line  of  said  Fourth  ward,  and  west  of  the  center 
line  of  Twenty-fourth  (24th)  street,  and  of  said  line  pro- 
duced north  to  the  northern  limits  of  the  city,  and  produced 
south  to  the  southern  limits  of  said  city,  shall  constitute  the 
Fifth  ward. 

Sixth  Ward.  All  that  portion  of  said  city  lying  east 
of  the  east  line  of  said  Fifth  ward,  and  west  of  the  center 
line  of  Thirtieth  street,  and  of  said  line  produced  north  to 
the  northern  limits  of  the  city,  and  produced  south  to  the 
southern  limits  of  said  city,  shall  constitute  the  Sixth  ward. 

Seventh  Ward.  All  that  portion  of  said  city  lying  east 
of  the  east  line  of  said  Sixth  ward,  shall  constitute  the  Sev- 
enth ward. 


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CHAPTER  61 


WATER  WORKS. 

§ 1.  Public  hydrants — meddling  with — penalty. 

2.  Breaking  hydrants — pollution,  or  waste  of  water — penalty. 

3.  Wrongful  use  of  hydrants — penalty. 

4.  Obstruction  stop-cocks — penalty. 

5.  Rules  and  regulations. 

6.  Penalty  for  violation  of  water  regulations. 

7.  Water  rates  to  be  paid  semi-annually  in  advance,  on  the  first 

day  of  May  and  first  day  of  November. 

8.  Water  rates  establishes 

9.  Superintendent  of  water  works  to  have  full  control  over  all 

employes,  etc. 

10.  Printed  copy  of  water  works  ordinances  to  be  furnished  to 

water  taker. 

11.  Turning  water  on  before  final  test. 

12.  Leaving  water  turned  on. 

13.  Penalty. 

14.  Rebate  on  special  assessment. 

Public  Hydrants — Meddling  With — Penalty.  § 1.  All 
hydrants  constructed  and  to  be  constructed  in  the  City  of 
Rock  Island  for  the  purpose  of  extinguishing  fires  in  said 
city,  are  hereby  declared  to  be  public  hydrants,  and  no  per- 
son or  persons  (other  than  the  members  of  the  fire  depart- 
ment of  said  city,  for  the  uses  and  purposes  of  said  depart- 
ment, and  those  especially  authorized  by  the  superinten- 
dent of  the  Rock  Island  city  water  works)  shall  open  any 
of  said  hydrants,  or  attempt  to  draw  water  from  the  same, 
or  in  any  manner  interfere  with  or  injure  any  of  said  hy- 
drants, under  a penalty  of  not  less  than  five  dollars,  nor  ex- 
ceeding one  hundred  dollars  for  each  and  every  offense. 

Breaking  of  Hydrants — Pollution  or  Waste  of  Water — 
Penalty.  § 2.  Any  person  or  persons  who  shall  willfully 
or  carelessly  break  or  injure  any  of  the  public  hydrants  in 
said  city,  or  shall  pollute  or  unnecessarily  waste  the  water 
at  any  such  hydrants,  shall,  on  conviction,  be  fined  in  a sum 
not  less  than  five  dollars,  nor  exceeding  one  hundred  dol- 
lars for  each  and  every  offense. 

Wrongful  Use  of  Hydrants — Penalty.  § 3.  Any  mem- 
ber of  the  fire  department  who  shall  let  out,  or  suffer  or  per- 


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mit  any  person  or  persons  to  take  the  wrenches  furnished 
to  the  fire  department  of  said  city,  to  be  used  in  case  of  fire, 
or  shall  suffer  or  permit  any  of  said  wrenches  furnished 
said  department  to  be  taken  from  any  of  the  engine  houses 
of  said  department,  except  as  they  accompany  the  engines 
on  occasions  of  fire,  or  for  other  purposes  connected  with 
the  fire  department,  shall,  on  conviction,  forfeit  and  pay  a 
sum  not  less  than  five  dollars,  nor  more  than  one  hundred 
dollars  for  each  and  every  offense. 

Obstructing  Stop-Cocks — Penalty.  § 4.  No  person 
shall,  in  any  manner,  obstruct  the  access  to  any  public  hy- 
drant or  stop  cock  connected  with  any  water  pipe  of  said 
city,  by  means  of  any  lumber,  brick,  building  material  or 
other  article,  thing  or  hindrance  whatsoever,  under  a penalty 
of  not  less  than  three  dollars,  nor  more  than  twenty-five  dol- 
lars for  each  offense. 

Rules  and  Regulations  of  Water  Supply.  § 5.  The 
following  rules  and  regulations  are  hereby  adopted  and  es- 
tablished for  the  government  of  water  takers  in  said  city, 
and  it  is  hereby  made  the  duty  of  the  superintendent  of  the 
city  water  to  enforce  the  same,  viz : 

1.  No  occupant  or  owner  of  any  building  into  which 
water  is  introduced  will  be  allowed  to  supply  water  to  any 
person  not  living  on  the  premises.  For  any  violation  of  this 
provision  the  supply  shall  be  stopped  and  the  amount  paid 
forfeited.  Nor  shall  any  such  occupant  or  owner  permit  any 
service  pipe  conveying  water  into  or  through  such  premises 
to  be  connected  with  any  service  pipe  leading  to  any  other 
lot  or  building,  nor  shall  any  person  introducing  water  into 
any  premises  use  any  other  than  iron  service  pipe  valve 
boxes,  and  in  case  of  decay  or  breakage  of  *boxes  heretofore 
put  in,  such  owner  or  occupant  shall  replace  same  by  iron 
boxes  and  shall  keep  such  boxes  at  all  times  free  from  ob- 
structions and  in  good  repair. 

2.  Whenever  two  or  more  parties  shall  be  supplied 
from  one  pipe  connecting  with  the  distributing  main,  the 


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failure  on  the  part  of  any  one  of  said  parties  to  comply  with 
any  of  the  provisions  of  this  section,  shall  authorize  the 
superintendent  of  the  water  works  to  shut  off  and  withhold 
the  supply  of  water  from  such  service  pipe,  without  any 
liability  whatsoever,  and  all  payments  made  shall  be  for- 
feited. And  in  all  cases  hereafter  of  making  connections 
with  street  mains  a separate  connection  shall  be  made  for 
each  residence  and  for  each  division  of  a tenement  house, 
or  other  arrangement  satisfactory  to  the  superintendent  of 
water  works,  whereby  he  can  at  any  time  readily  shut  off 
the  water  from  each  separate  division,  excepting  in  cases 
where  one  meter  is  used  to  measure  all  the  water,  and  in 
cases  where,  on  petition  of  all  the  parties  interested,  the 
City  Council  May  find  sufficient  reason  for  making  an  ex- 
ception. 

3.  No  person  without  a written  permit  from  the  super- 
intendent is  allowed  to  turn  a public  or  private  stop  cock. 

4.  No  addition  or  alteration  whatever,  in  or  about  any 
conduit,  pipe  or  water  cock,  shall  be  made  by  any  persons 
taking  the  water,  without  permission  in  writing  from  the 
superintendent  of  the  water  works. 

5.  All  persons  taking  water  shall  keep  their  service 
pipes,  stop  boxes,  cocks  and  all  attachments  and  apparatus 
in  good  repair  and  protected  from  frost,  at  their  own  ex- 
pense, and  shall  prevent  all  unnecessary  waste  of  water; 
and  it  is  expressly  stipulated  that  no  claim  shall  be  made 
against  the  city  by  reason  of  the  breaking  of  any  cock  or 
service  pipe.  All  attachments  to  water  mains  hereafter 
shall  be  made  with  a screw  tap,  and  where,  in  replacing  old 
by  new  pipe  a drove  tap  is  found,  the  same  must  be  replaced 
by  a screw  tap. 

6.  Applications  for  water  must  state  fully  all  pur- 
poses for  which  it  is  required ; and  upon  the  payment  of  the 
semi-annual  charges,  parties  must  answer  truthfully  all 
questions  put  to  them  relating  to  its  consumption.  In  case 
of  fraudulent  representation  by  the  applicant,  or  the  use 
of  water  for  purposes  not  embraced  in  the  applicant’s  appli- 


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cation,  or  of  willful  or  unreasonable  waste  of  water  the 
superintendent  of  the  city  water  works  shall  have  the  right 
to  stop  the  supply  of  water  unless  the  offender  shall  prompt- 
ly pay  such  additional  charge  as  the  superintendent  or  the 
City  Council  may  impose. 

7.  No  person  shall  be  permitted  or  allowed  to  use  or 
receive  water  of  or  from  the  city  water  works  of  said  city, 
in  any  manner  or  for  any  purpose  whatsoever,  other  than  as 
designated  and  named  in  the  permit ; no  person  shall  be  per- 
mitted or  allowed  to  sprinkle  streets,  sidewalks,  houses  or 
other  buildings,  or  to  wash  carriages,  wagons,  omnibuses, 
cars  or  other  vehicles  used  with  animals  of  any  kind,  or  pro- 
pelled by  steam,  without  first  obtaining  a special  permit 
therefor  from  the  superintendent  of  the  water  works;  no 
person  shall  be  allowed  to  operate  a hose  for  sprinkling, 
washing  or  other  private  purposes,  without  a nozzle  thereto, 
the  diameter  of  which  shall  not  exceed  one-fourth  (*4)  of  an 
inch;  no  owner  or  occupant  of  any  lot,  house,  building  or 
premises,  receiving  water  from  the  city  water  works  shall 
suffer  or  permit  any  continued  leakage  in  the  services,  con- 
nections, stop  cocks  or  attachments  in  or  upon  the  said 
premises,  nor  allow  any  unnecessary  flow  or  waste  of  water 
while  using  it  for  any  of  the  uses  and  purposes  granted  in 
the  permit;  and  no  builders,  contractors  or  other  persons, 
or  their  agents,  workmen  or  employes,  engaged  or  employed 
in  or  upon  any  work,  construction,  masonry  or  building  of 
brick,  stone,  cement  or  other  material,  or  the  plastering, 
cementing  and  finishing  of  the  same,  requiring  the  use  of 
water  therefor,  shall  have  or  use  the  water  of  the  city  water 
works  taken  from  any  source  whatever  without  first  obtain- 
ing a special  permit  from  the  superintendent  of  the  water 
works  or  City  Clerk  and  the  payment  of  the  water  rate  in 
advance. 

8.  No  person  shall  use  any  water  supplied  through  the 
city  water  works,  for  the  purpose  of  hose  sprinkling  of 
yards  or  streets,  between  the  hours  of  8 a.  m.  and  5 p.  m. 
in  the  day ; nor  for  more  than  two  hours  in  the  morning  and 
three  hours  in  the  evening,  nor  in  the  time  of  fire. 


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9.  All  officers  and  employes  in  the  water  works  de- 
partments of  said  city  shall  have  free  access  at  proper  hours 
of  the  day  to  all  parts  of  every  building  in  which  the  water 
is  consumed,  to  examine  the  pipes  and  fixtures  and  to  ascer- 
tain whether  there  is  any  unnecessary  waste  of  water. 

10.  For  a violation  of  any  of  the  preceding  rules  and 
regulations,  the  superintendent  of  the  water  works  shall 
have  the  right  to  stop  the  supply  of  water,  without  any 
previous  notice  thereof ; nor  will  it  be  restored  except  upon 
the  payment  of  the  sum  of  one  dollar  for  the  expense  of 
shutting  it  off  and  putting  it  on,  besides  the  amount  of  water 
rates  then  due,  and  upon  satisfactory  assurance  that  no 
future  cause  of  complaint  shall  arise. 

Penalty  for  Violation  of  Water  Regulations.  § 6.  Any 
person  who  shall  violate  or  fail  to  observe  or  comply  with 
any  or  either  of  the  rules  and  regulations  for  the  govern- 
ment of  water  takers,  specified  in  section  five  hereof,  shall, 
on  conviction,  in  addition  to  the  enforcement  of  the  forfei- 
tures, liabilities,  stipulations  and  reservations  therein  con- 
tained, pay  a fine  of  not  less  than  three  dollars,  nor  more 
than  twenty  dollars.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  all  police  officers 
at  the  time  of  relief  each  day,  to  report  to  the  superinten- 
dent of  water  works  all  waste  of  water  and  all  other  viola- 
tions of  this  ordinance  which  have  come  under  their  notice, 
and  to  give  such  assistance  in  detecting  such  violations  as  is 
possible  without  interfering  with  their  other  duties. 

Water  Rates  to  be  Paid  Semi-Annually  in  Advance  on 
First  of  May  and  First  of  November — Meter  Rates  to  be 
Paid  Quarterly  in  Advance.  § 7.  The  water  rates  or  taxes 
hereinafter  established  shall  be  paid  semi-annually  in  ad- 
vance, on  the  first  day  of  May  and  November,  respectively, 
at  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk,  who  is  hereby  made  the  col- 
lector of  water  rates ; provided,  that  meter  rates  shall,  be 
paid  quarterly.  Every  person  who  shall  fail  to  pay  his  water 
rate  or  tax  during  the  month  of  May  or  during  the  month 
of  November  for  the  current  six  months,  commencing  on 
the  first  day  of  said  months,  respectively,  or  in  case  of  meter 


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rates,  within  fifteen  days  from  the  first  day  of  the  quarter, 
shall  have  the  use  of  the  water  stopped  until  full  payment 
thereof  and  all  arrearages  and  charges  for  shutting  off  and 
turning  on  the  water  be  made. 

Water  Rates  Established.  § 8.  The  water  rates  or 
taxes  for  water  used  by  every  person  using  water  from 
or  through  the  Rock  Island  city  water  works,  shall  be  as  fol- 
lows, to  be  paid  by  the  owner  of  the  premises  where  the 
water  is  taken : 

1.  Per  Annum 

For  residences,  boarding  houses  and  hotels,  four  rooms  or  under.  .$4.00 

For  residences,  boarding  houses,  each  additional  room 1.00 

For  offices,  each  5.00 

For  dental  office  8.00 

For  sleeping  rooms,  public  buildings,  each 3.00 

For  stores,  tailor  shops,  shoe  shops,  etc.,  1,500  square  feet  floor 

space  or  under . 6.00 

For  stores,  tailor  shops,  shoe  shops,  each  500  square  feet  addi- 
tional   2.00 

For  ice  cream  and  oyster  parlors,  800  square  feet  floor  space  or 

under,  including  kitchen,  etc 6.00 

For  each  additional  300  square  feet  : . 2.00 

For  restaurants,  each  10.00 

For  retail  drug  store,  each 10.00 

For  wholesale  drug  store,  each 15.00 

For  retail  drug  stores,  with  soda  fountain  15.00 

For  saloons,  each  . 15.00 

For  saloons,  each  beer  pump  run  by  water  motor 5.00 

For  wholesale  liquor  stores,  not  rectifying 15.00 

For  saloons,  beer  gardens  for  the  season,  extra 10.00 

For  photograph  galleries,  each  15.00 

For  butcher  shops,  each 15.00 

For  barber  shops,  with  one  chair  5.00 

For  barber  shops,  each  additional  chair,  extra 2.50 

For  blacksmith  shop,  with  one  fire * 3.50 

For  blacksmith  shop,  each  additional  fire 1.75 

For  bakerys,  each  barrel  daily  use,  $4,  but  not  less  than 10.00 

For  watering  troughs  on  sidewalks 10.00 

For  watering  troughs  in  pastures,  50  cents  each  head  of  horses 
and  cattle,  estimated  average  during  the  season,  but  in  no 

case  less  than  5.00 

(No  watering,  troughs  allowed  without  automatic  stop  cocks.) 

For  bath  tubs,  private,  each 3.00 

For  bath  tubs,  public,  each  8.00 

For  water  closets,  private,  each 2.00 

For  water  closets,  public,  including  hotels,  etc.,  each 5.00 

For  use  of  tank  closets  satisfactory  to  the  superintendent  a de- 
duction of  33ys  per  cent  from  above  rates. 

For  urinals,  private,  each 3.00 

For  urinals,  public,  including  hotels,  etc 6.00 


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For  private  stables,  including  washing  of  carriage,  each  horse  up 

to  two  2.00 

For  each  horse  over  two  1.00 

For  dray  and  team  horses,  each 1.00 

For  work  shops,  employing  ten  persons  or  under 5.00 

For  each  additional  person  25 

For  cigarmaker  shops,  each  hand  1.00 

For  schools,  city,  and  for  all  other  purposes  for  which  use  is 
authorized  by  the  City  Council,  free'. 

For  churches,  each 5.00 

For  steam  engines,  per  horse  power,  each 2.50 

For  locomotives,  each,  up  to  to  ten,  per  annum 60.00 

For  locomotives,  above  ten,  per  annum 40.00 

(or  meter  rates.) 

For  motors  for  sewing  machines,  private  family 3.00 

For  motors  for  sewing  machines,  shops 6.00 

For  motors  for  public  or  private  fans 5.00 

For  washing  motors 3.00 

For  fountains  used  five  months  or  less,  1-16  inch  jet  or  less,  for 

the  season  10.00 

For  %-inch  jet 25.00 

For  14-inch  jet 50.00 

For  private  fire  hydrants,  each 10.00 

For  use  in  laying  brick,  per  thousand  7V2 

For  use  in  laying  stone,  per  perch  03 

For  use  in  plastering,  per  square  100  yards 20 

For  use  in  making  cement,  per  perch 05 

For  use  in  filling  cisterns,  per  barrel 05 

For  street  sprinklers,  each  team  used,  per  month 15.00 

For  street  and  lawn  sprinklers,  with  nozzle  approved  by  the 
superintendent,  for  use  as  required  between  6 and  8 a.  m., 

and  between  5 and  8 p.  m.,  for  sixty  feet  front  or  under 3.00 

For  each  additional  front  foot  04 

For  special  permit  for  use  during  four  additional  hours  as  speci- 
fied in  permit,  double  these  rates,  that  is,  one  additional  rate. 


In  all  cases  the  regular  rates  for  the  residences,  stores 
or  other  premises,  must  pe  paid  additional,  and  in  all  cases 
where  the  rate  has  not  been  paid  on  the  premises,  the  water 
shall  be  shut  off  as  soon  as  practicable  after  same  is  due. 
Except  where  fountain  rates  are  paid,  no  street  or  lawn 
washer  shall  be  permitted  to  run  at  any  time  without  some 
one  present  in  charge  of  the  hose  who  shall  see  that  only  so 
much  water  is  used  as  is  necessary.  Any  person  who  shall 
either  willfully  or  negligently  violate  this  provision,  or  who 
shall  permit  a street  or  lawn  sprinkler  to  run  outside  of  the 
specified  hours,  or  within  them  in  time  of  fire,  shall  pay  a 
fine  of  not  less  than  one  nor  more  than  fifty  dollars. 

For  railroads,  breweries,  bottling  establishments,  livery 
stables,  elevators  in  stores  or  other  bulidings,  wholesale 


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liquor  stores,  rectifying  liquor  establishments,  manufactur- 
ing drug  stores,  steam  laundries  and  all  other  large  consum- 
ers not  specified,  meter  rates. 

For  laundries  not  using  steam,  small  dying  works  and 
all  other  small  consumers,  estimated  meter  rates,  according 
to  the  consumption  of  water,  as  estimated  by  the  superin- 
tendent, with  the  approval  of  the  committee,  subject  to  the 
decision  of  the  Council  in  case  of  disagreement. 

2.  The  charge  for  water  to  consumers  supplied  with 
meters  shall  be  in  accordance  with  the  following  table,  pro- 
vided that  in  no  case  shall  any  meter  rate  be  less  than  one 
($1)  dollar  per  month. 

40.000  gals,  or  more,  per  quarter,  per  1,000  gals.,  20  cents 

50.000  gals,  or  more,  per  quarter,  per  1,000  gals.,  19  cents 

60.000  gals,  or  more,  per  quarter,  per  1,000  gals.,  18  cents 

70.000  gals,  or  more,  per  quarter,  per  1,000  gals.,  17  cents 

80.000  gals  or  more,  per  quarter,  per  1,000  gals.,  16  cents 

90.000  gals,  or  more,  per  quarter,  per  1,000  gals.,  15  cents 

100.000  gals,  or  more,  per  quarter,  per  1,000  gals.,  14  cents 

200.000  gals,  or  more,  per  quarter,  per  1,000  gals.,  12  cents 

300.000  gals,  or  more,  per  quarter,  per  1,000  gals.,  11  cents 

500.000  gals,  or  more,  per  quarter,  per  1,000  gals.,  9 cents 

A rate  of  8 cents  will  be  made  for  larger  quantities. 

3.  When  more  than  one  meter  is  required  by  one  con- 
sumer owing  to  the  arrangement  of  the  connections  with  the 
mains,  the  rate  shall  be  computed  separately  for  each  meter ; 
provided,  that  exceptions  may  be  made  where  the  average 
for  each  meter  is  not  less  than  $250  and  all  in  the  same 
vicinity. 

4.  No  occupant  or  owner  of  any  premises  in  which 
water  is  introduced  unless  paying  meter  rates  will  be  al- 
lowed to  supply  other  persons  or  families  not  paying  for 
water.  Any  person  violating  this  provision  will  be  charged 
double  the  usual  rates  for  each  person  or  family  so  furnished 
with  water. 

5.  The  superintendent  of  the  water  works,  with  the 


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approval  of  the  committee,  shall  place  meters  as  rapidly 
as  practicable  on  all  consumers,  where,  on  account  of  un- 
certainty as  to  quantity  consumed,  probable  waste  of  water 
or  other  causes,  he  believes  that  the  interests  of  the  ctiy 
require  it. 

6.  Any  consumer  who  has,  for  at  least  one  year  pre- 
viously, paid  at  the  rate  of  $100  per  annum  or  over  for  water 
supplied  from  one  connection  with  the  street  main,  shall, 
within  six  months  after  making  written  application,  be  sup- 
plied with  a meter  at  the  expense  of  the  city,  and  there- 
after pay  meter  rates. 

7.  Any  consumer  paying  less  than  $100,  who  is  of 
opinion  that  his  rate  is  too  high,  shall  be  supplied  on  like 
conditions ; provided,  that  he  pay  the  cost  of  the  meter,  ex- 
clusive of  setting  and  repairs;  the  price  of  the  meter  to  be 
deposited  with  the  collector  of  water  rents  at  the  time  of 
making  application. 

♦ 

8.  The  superintendent  shall,  in  cases  where  there  is 
no  special  cause  for  making  exceptions,  examine  all  meters 
where  he  supposes  the  consumption  will  exceed  200,000  gal- 
lons per  month,  monthly,  and  all  other  meters  quarterly. 

9.  All  water  takers  shall  be  responsible  for  all  dam- 
ages done  to  a meter  on  their  premises,  and  any  person  con- 
victed of  breaking  the  seal  of  a meter,  or  in  any  other  way 
tampering  with  a meter,  shall  be  fined  in  a sum  not  less  than 
twenty-five  dollars  nor  more  than  five  hundred  dollars  for 
each  offense. 

10.  The  rate  for  residences,  hotels  or  places  of  busi- 
ness, shall  in  no  case  be  construed  as  covering  the  use  of 
water  for  bath  tubs,  water  closets,  motors,  or  other  special 
purposes,  but  shall  include  wash  basins,  and  all  ordinary 
uses  of  such  residence  or  place  of  business  not  above  enum- 
erated as  specific  items. 

11.  All  wash  basins,  urinals,  etc.,  shall  be  supplied 
with  self-closing  attachments  within  six  months  after  this 
ordinance  takes  effect,  on  penalty  of  50  cents  per  annum  in- 


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crease  of  rates  on  wash  basins,  and  25  per  cent  increase  on 
all  rates  for  urinals,  water  cosets,  etc.,  until  such  attach- 
ments are  supplied. 

12.  No  claim  shall  be  made  against  the  City  of  Rock 
Island  by  reason  of  the  breaking  of  any  main  or  service 
pipe,  cock  or  meter,  or  any  other  temporary  interruption  of 
the  water  supply,  or  by  reason  of  the  breaking  of  the  ma- 
chinery or  stoppage  for  necessary  repairs. 

13.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  all  police  officers  at  time  of 
relief  each  day,  to  report  to  the  superintendent  of  water 
works  all  waste  of  water  and  all  other  violations  of  this  ordi- 
nance which  have  come  under  their  notice,  and  to  give  such 
assistance  in  detecting  such  violations  as  is  possible,  with- 
out interfering  with  their  other  duties. 

14.  That  the  rates  for  water  taken  from  the  water 
mains  and  pipes  which  are  outside  the  city  limits  of  the  City 
of  Rock  Island  shall  be  double  the  rates  charged  for  water 
drawn  from  pipes  within  the  city  limits. 

Superintendent  of  Water  Works  to  Have  Full  Control 
Over  all  Employes,  Etc.  § 9.  The  superintendent  of  the 
water  works,  having  been  duly  appointed  and  given  bonds, 
shall  have  full  control  over  all  the  employes,  and  or  the  em- 
ployment of  new  men  in  case  of  vacancy.  He  shall  have  full 
power  to  discharge  all  inefficient  or  insubordinate  employes, 
and  shall  be  held  strictly  responsible  for  all  his  acts,  and  for 
the  efficient  and  economical  administration  of  the  depart- 
ment. The  engineers  and  firemen  at  the  water  works  shall 
be  regarded  as  employes  of  the  department,  and  employed 
by  the  superintendent,  by  and  with  the  consent  of  the  Mayor 
first  being  had,  and  at  such  wages  as  shall  be  paid  by  author- 
ity of  the  Mayor  and  council.  In  the  purchase  of  supplies  the 
superintendent  shall  act  only  by  the  authority  of  the  com- 
mittee first  obtained,  except  that  in  the  case  of  small  arti- 
cles the  committee  may  authorize  such  discretion  as  they 
deem  for  the  best  interests  of  the  city. 

Printed  Copy  of  Water  Works  Ordinances  to  be  Fur - 


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nished  to  Water  Takers.  § 10.  A printed  copy  of  the  water 
works  ordinances,  with  any  explanation  that  the  committee, 
with  the  approval  of  the  Mayor,  may  deem  it  advisable  to 
add,  shall  be  furnished  to  each  water  taker  on  or  before 
May  1,  1889,  and  to  each  new  water  taker  after  that  day; 
and  printed  on  or  attached  to  every  receipt  for  water  rent 
paid  shall  be  a caution  warning  to  read  the  ordinance  and 
avoid  incurring  liability  to  its  penalties. 

Turning  Water  On  Before  Final  Test . § 11.  That  it 

shall  be  unlawful  for  any  person,  firm  or  corporation  within 
the  City  of  Rock  Island  to  turn  water  on  in  any  plumbing 
job  in  any  building  within  the  corporate  limits  without  first 
having  had  made  the  final  test  of  the  plumbing  inspector. 

Leaving  Water  Turned  On.  § 12.  Any  plumber  who 
makes  a connection  with  a water  main  and  leaves  the  water 
turned  on  without  notifying  the  Superintendent  of  Water 
Works  shall  be  subject  to  the  following,  to-wit:  First,  his 

license  to  be  revoked,  or  in  lieu  thereof ; second,  may  be  sus- 
pended ; or  third,  may  be  fined  at  the  disposition  of  the  De- 
partment. In  case  a fine  is  determined  upon,  it  shall  not  be 
less  than  three  ($3)  dollars  nor  more  than  ten  ($10)  dollars 
for  each  violation  of  these  rules.  Aggravated  cases  will  not 
be  subject  to  fines. 

Penalty . § 13.  Any  person,  firm  or  corporation  violat- 
ing any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  shall  be  deemed 
guilty  of  a misdemeanor,  and,  upon  conviction  thereof,  shall 
be  punished  by  a fine  not  exceeding  one  hundred  ($100*) 
dollars,  or  by  imprisonment  in  the  city  prison  not  to  exceed 
thirty  (30)  days,  or  by  such  fine  and  imprisonment. 

Rebate  on  Special  Assessment.  § 14.  That  whenever 
water  mains  shall  have  been  laid  by  special  assessment  or 
special  taxation,  the  owner  or  owners  of  the  lot  or  tract 
of  land  on  which  said  special  assessment  or  special  taxation 
may  have  been  levied  shall  be  credited  on  their  water  rents 
with  the  amount  assessed  against  the  said  property,  and 
shall  be  allowed  to  use  water  at  said  rates  to  the  amount  of 
such  credit  without  further  payment;  and  an  account  shall 


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be  kept  by  the  City  Clerk  of  the  amount  of  said  credit  and  the 
charges  for  the  use  of  the  water  as  aforesaid,  but  such  credit 
shall  not  be  allowed  for  water  used  on  any  other  premises 
than  those  upon  which  special  assessment  or  special  taxa- 
tion shall  have  been  levied. 


CHAPTER  62 

WEIGHERS  AND  MEASURERS. 

§ 1.  No  person  to  act  as  weigher  or  measurer  for  hire,  except  appoint- 
ed or  licensed. 

2.  City  weigher  and  measurer  to  be  appointed. 

3.  Other  weighers  and  measurers  to  be  licensed. 

4.  Weighers  to  attend  at  reasonable  times — certificate  of  weight. 

£>.  Stamped  certificates  of  weight  to  be  furnished  licensed  weighers 
by  City  Clerk. 

6.  Articles  to  be  weighed  and  certificates  furnished — exceptions. 

7.  Weighers  to  be  also  measurers  and  give  certificates. 

8.  Wood,  etc.,  must  be  measured  and  certificates  furnished — excep- 

tions. 

9.  Fees  of  weigher  and  measurer. 

10.  City  weigher  and  measurer  to  report  and  pay  fees  to  city — license 

weighers,  etc.,  to  collect  and  retain  fees. 

11.  Certificate  of  accuracy. 

12.  Authorizing  officials  to  weigh. 

No  Person  to  Act  as  Weigher  or  Measurer  for  Hire, 
Except  Appointed  or  Licensed.  § 1.  No  person  shall,  for 
hire,  use  or  permit  to  be  so  used  within  said  city,  any  plat- 
form or  hay  scales,  or  act  as  public  measurer  of  wood,  lum- 
ber or  timber,  except  the  city  weigher  and  measurer,  and 
such  as  may  be  licensed  by  the  city  for  said  purposes. 

City  Weigher  and  Measurer  to  be  Appointed.  § 2.  A 
city  weigher  and  measurer  shall  be  appointed  to  attend  to 
public  weighing  on  the  city  scales  on  Market  Square  (Seven- 
teenth street) , and  to  act  as  measurer  of  wood,  lumber  and 
timber,  who  shall  give  bond,  qualify  and  hold  said  office,  as 
provided  by  the  law  and  ordinances  in  that  behalf,  whose 
compensation  shall  be  as  provided  for  in  section  12,  chapter 
23,  or  this  ordinance ; each  weigher  appointed  or  licensed  as 


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aforesaid  shall  be  a public  measurer  as  provided  for  in  sec- 
tion 7,  chapter  32. 

Other  Weighers  and  Measurers  to  be  Licensed . § 3. 

License  may  be  issued  by  the  Mayor  and  City  Clerk  to  any 
responsible  person  or  persons,  as  weighers  and  measurers 
within  said  city;  who  shall  give  bond  and  security  in  the 
sum  of  two  hundred  dollars,  conditioned  that  the  licensee 
shall  faithfully  keep  and  observe  all  ordinances  of  said  city 
relating  to  or  affecting  licensed  weighers  and  measures,  that 
may  be  of  force  during  any  period  of  said  license ; and  shall 
pay  to  the  clerk  for  the  use  of  the  city,  one  dollar  for  draft- 
ing bond,  issuing  the  license  and  registering  the  same. 

Weighers  to  Attend  at  Reasonable  Times — Certificates 
of  Weight.  § 4.  Every  weigher  licensed  or  appointed  as 
aforesaid,  shall  attend  at  all  reasonable  times  to  the  weigh- 
ing of  any  load  or  draft  which  any  person  may  desire  to  have 
weighed  upon  the  scales  in  his  charge.  He  shall  keep  an 
account  of  the  weight  of  every  load  by  him  weighed,  and 
shall  furnish  a certificate  of  the  weight  thereof,  showing  the 
gross  weight,  tare  and  net  weight  of  such  load  and  the  net 
weight  computed  in  tons,  bushels,  etc.,  according  to  the 
standard  of  weights  and  measures  of  the  State  of  Illinois. 
Said  certificates  shall  be  made  and  issued  only  upon  blanks 
to  be  furnished  by  the  city  to  such  weighers  for  said  pur- 
pose. The  seller  of  any  article  so  weighed  shall  furnish  to 
the  purchaser  the  weigher’s  certificate  aforesaid. 

Stamped  Certificate  of  Weights  to  be  Furnished  Li- 
censed Weighers  by  City  Clerk.  § 5.  Upon  the  payment 
to  the  City  Clerk,  for  the  use  of  said  city,  of  the  sum  of  two 
dollars  and  fifty  cents,  he  shall  deliver  to  any  person  so 
licensed,  one  hundred  such  blank  certificates,  stamped  with 
the  seal  to  be  used  by  him,  and  no  licensed  weigher  shall 
make  or  issue  any  certificate  of  weight  except  upon  said 
blanks  furnished  him. 

Articles  to  be  Weighed  and  Certificate  Furnished — Ex- 
ceptions. § 6.  All  hay,  straw,  coal  (other  than  charcoal 


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and  coke),  grain  and  other  articles  and  things,  usually  sold 
by  weight,  offered  for  sale  in  said  city  shall  be  weighed  upon 
the  city  scales  or  some  licensed  scale  in  said  city,  and  certi- 
ficates thereof  furnished  as  aforesaid,  except  when  sold  by 
retail,  in  small  quantities,  or  when  otherwise  agreed  by 
both  parties. 

Weighers  to  be  Also  Measurers  and  Give  Certificates . 
§ 7.  Each  weigher  appointed  or  licensed  as  aforesaid,  shall 
also  be  a public  measurer  of  wood,  lumber  and  timber,  and 
shall,  upon  the  request  of  the  seller  or  purchaser  of  any 
wood,  lumber  or  timber,  sold  or  to  be  sold  within  this  city, 
measure  the  same  and  give  his  certificate  of  every  such  meas- 
urement, upon  payment  to  him  of  his  legal  fees  for  his  ser- 
vices ; which  certificates  shall  be  upon  blanks  to  be  furnished 
by  the  city,  and  for  which  he  shall  pay  the  same  as  for  weigh- 
er’s certificates.  Each  measurer  shall  keep  an  account  of  all 
measurements  made  by  him  in  like  manner,  as  he  is  above 
required  in  regard  to  weights. 

Wood,  Etc.,  Must  be  Measured  and  Certificate  Fur- 
nished— Exception.  § 8.  No  person  shall,  without  the  con- 
sent of  the  purchaser,  sell  and  deliver  in  said  city,  any  wood, 
lumber  or  timber  without  first  having  it  measured  by  some 
public  measurer,  authorized  by  said  city,  and  furnishing  to 
the  purchaser  his  certificate  of  such  measurement  nor  sell 
or  offer  for  sale  flour  or  meal  put  up  in  sacks  containing  less 
than  one  barrel,  unless  the  same  shall  have  the  number  of 
pounds  contained  therein  plainly  marked  on  the  outside 
thereof,  under  a penalty  of  not  less  than  five  (5)  nor  more 
than  fifty  ($50)  dollars  for  each  offense. 

Fees  of  Weigher  and  Measurer.  § 9.  Each  weigher 
and  measurer  shall  be  allowed  for  his  services,  the  follow- 
ing fee  : For  each  load  weighed,  the  sum  of  ten  cents,  which 
shall  include  the  weighing  of  the  empty  wagon  or  other  tare ; 
for  the  measurement  of  wood,  sold  by  the  cord,  ten  cents  for 
each  cord  or  fraction  of  a cord,  when  measured  in  one  load. 
Every  cord  of  wood  shall  contain  one  hundred  and  twenty- 
eight  cubic  feet,  when  closely  and  compactly  piled  together. 


Weighers  and  Measurers. 


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For  the  measurement  of  lumber,  twenty-five  cents  per  thous- 
and for  the  first  25,000  feet,  and  twelve  and  a half  cents  for 
every  additional  thousand  feet;  for  the  measurement  of 
timber,  fifty  cents  for  the  first  hour  or  fraction  of  an  hour, 
and  twenty-five  cents  for  each  succeeding  hour  or  fraction 
of  an  hour,  including  the  time  spent  in  going  to  and  return- 
ing from  the  place  where  the  measurement  is  made. 

City  Weigher  and  Measurer  to  Report,  and  Pay  Fees 
to  City — Licensed  Weighers,  Etc.,  to  Collect  and  Retain  Fees. 
§ 10.  The  city  weigher  and  measurer  shall,  at  the  end  of 
each  month,  report  to  the  City  Clerk  the  number  of  loads 
weighed  and  measurements  made,  and  the  amount  of  fees 
received  by  him.  The  fees  of  all  licensed  weighers  and  meas- 
urers shall  be  received  and  retained  by  them  in  full  for  their 
services,  and  shall  be  paid  by  the  persons  for  whom  the  ser- 
vices are  rendered. 

Certificate  of  Accuracy.  § 11.  Every  person  licensed 
under  this  ordinance  shall  cause  the  certificate  of  the  accur- 
acy of  his  weights,  scales,  scale-beams  and  other  instruments 
used  for  weighing,  which  may  be  issued  to  him  from  time  to 
time  by  the  City  Marshal,  after  the  inspection,  examination 
and  testing  of  the  same  to  be  posted  in  some  conspicuous  and 
accessible  part  of  his  premises. 

Authorizing  Officials  to  Weigh.  § 12.  That  all  proper- 
ly elected  and  appointed  officers  of  the  city  of  Rock  Island 
are  hereby  vested  with  authority  to  compel  any  and  all  per- 
sons engaged  in  the  sale  and  delivery  of  brick,  lumber,  fire- 
wood, coal,  hay  and  other  articles  of  merchandise  in  the 
City  of  Rock  Island,  where  the  said  officer  has  reasonable 
grounds  for  believing  that  short  weight  or  measure  is  being 
given,  to  compel  the  person  so  attempting  to  sell  and  deliver 
said  article  and  merchandise  to  have  the  same  properly 
weighed  or  measured  by  the  city  weighmaster  of  Rock  Isl- 
and, before  said  articles  are  delivered  to  the  purchaser 
thereof. 

Any  person  or  persons  resisting  any  officer  of  the  City 
of  Rock  Island  in  the  enforcement  of  the  authority  granted 


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him,  herein,  shall,  on  conviction,  be  fined  in  a sum  of  not  less 
than  ten  ($10)  dollars  nor  more  than  twenty-five  ($25)  dol- 
lars for  each  offense. 

Penalty  for  Violation  Hereof.  § 13.  Any  person  who 
shall  within  the  city,  violate,  disobey  or  fail  to  observe  or 
comply  with  any  of  the  provisions,  requirements  or  regula- 
tions in  this  chapter  contained,  shall,  upon  conviction,  be 
subjected  to  a fine  not  to  exceed  one  hundred  ($100)  dollars. 


CHAPTER  63 

YEAR. 

§ 1.  Fiscal  year. 

2.  Municipal  year. 

§ 1.  The  fiscal  year  of  said  city  shall  commence  on  the 
16th  day  of  April  of  each  calendar  year. 

§ 2.  The  municipal  year  of  said  city  shall  commence 
on  the  first  Monday  in  May  of  each  calendar  year. 


CHAPTER  64 

REVISED  ORDINANCES  OF  1910. 

An  Ordinance  adopting  the  foregoing  ordinances  as  the 
“Revised  Laws  and  Ordinances  of  1910”  and  repealing 
other  ordinances. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  Illinois : 

§ 1.  That  the  foregoing  ordinances  numbered  from 
Chapter  one  to  Chapter  sixty-three  are  hereby  adopted  as, 
and  shall  constitute  and  be  denominated  the  “Laws  and  Ordi- 
nances governing  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  in  the  State  of 
Illinois,”  said  ordinances  being  as  follows : 


Revised  Ordinances. 


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ordinance  relating  to  amusements. 

ordinance  relating  to  animals. 

ordinance  relating  to  auctioneers. 

ordinance  relating  to  bill  posting. 

ordinance  relating  to  brewers. 

ordinance  relating  to  bridges. 

ordinance  relating  to  burial  of  dead. 

ordinance  relating  to  butchers. 

ordinance  relating  to  city  attorney. 

ordinance  relating  to  city  collector. 

ordinance  relating  to  city  contracts. 

ordinance  relating  to  city  council. 

ordinance  relating  to  city  engineer. 

ordinance  relating  to  city  jail. 

ordinance  relating  to  city  tools  and  implements. 

ordinance  relating  to  clairvoyants. 

ordinance  relating  to  corporate  seal. 

ordinance  relating  to  dogs. 

ordinance  relating  to  expressmen. 

ordinance  relating  to  ferries. 

ordinance  relating  to  fines  and  penalties. 

ordinance  relating  to  fire. 

ordinance  relating  to  gasoline. 

ordinance  relating  to  hackmen. 

ordinance  relating  to  health. 

ordinance  relating  to  health  regulations. 

ordinance  relating  to  ice  cream. 

ordinance  relating  to  insurance  tax. 

ordinance  relating  to  levee  and  landing  of  boats. 

ordinance  relating  to  library. 

ordinance  relating  to  licenses. 

ordinance  relating  to  maps  and  plats. 

ordinance  relating  to  milk  and  cream  inspection. 

ordinance  relating  to  misdemeanors. 

ordinance  relating  to  moving  picture  machines. 

ordinance  relating  to  nuisances. 

ordinance  relating  to  officers. 

ordinance  relating  to  oil  inspector. 


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39.  An  ordinance  relating  to  ordinances. 

40.  An  ordinance  relating  to  parks  and  park  commis- 
sioners. 

41.  An  ordinance  relating  to  pawn  shops  and  junk 
yards. 

42.  An  ordinance  relating  to  peddlers. 

43.  An  ordinance  relating  to  plumbing  board. 

44.  An  ordinance  relating  to  plumbing  regulations. 

45.  An  ordinance  relating  to  police. 

46.  An  ordinance  relating  to  popcorn  and  peanut  stands. 

47.  An  ordinance  relating  to  railroads. 

48.  An  ordinance  relating  to  runners. 

49.  An  ordinance  relating  to  salaries. 

50.  An  ordinance  relating  to  saloons. 

51.  An  ordinance  relating  to  scavengers. 

52.  An  ordinance  relating  to  sewerage. 

53.  An  ordinance  relating  to  shoe  shining  stands. 

54.  An  ordinance  relating  to  sidewalks. 

55.  An  ordinance  relating  to  streets. 

56.  An  ordinance  relating  to  telegraph,  telephone  and 
electric  light  poles. 

57.  An  ordinance  relating  to  theatres  and  public  halls. 

58.  An  ordinance  relating  to  vagabonds. 

59.  An  ordinance  relating  to  wagons. 

60.  An  ordinance  relating  to  wards. 

61.  An  ordinance  relating  to  water  works. 

62.  An  ordinance  relating  to  weighers  and  measurers. 

63.  An  ordinance  relating  to  year. 

§ 2.  That  all  public  or  general  ordinances  or  parts 
thereof,  not  included  in  this  revision  and  the  foregoing  ordi- 
nances, except  ordinances  granting  franchises  or  rights  to 
corporations,  and  extensions  and  limitations  of  such  rights, 
and  ordinances  establishing  the  grades  of  streets,  alleys  and 
avenues,  and  ordinances  making  appropriations  for  public 
expenditures,  and  ordinances  establishing,  altering,  widen- 
ing, contracting  or  vacating  streets,  alleys,  or  avenues,  or 
establishing  the  width  thereof,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby 
repealed  so  far  as  they  conflict  with  the  provisions  of  the 


Revised  Ordinances. 


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ordinances  in  this  chapter  mentioned ; but  no  fine,  forfeiture, 
penalty,  right,  action,  suit,  debt,  claim  or  liability  whatso- 
ever created,  instituted,  incurred,  accrued  or  in  any  manner 
arising  out  of  any  ordinances  hereby  repealed  shall  be  re- 
leased, discharged,  annulled,  repealed  or  in  any  way  affect- 
ed, but  may  be  prosecuted,  recovered,  enjoined  or  defended; 
or  any  suit  or  other  proceeding  be  commenced  or  completed 
thereon  as  fully  and  in  the  same  manner  in  all  respects  as  if 
such  ordinances  or  part  thereof  has  remained  in  full  force. 
Nor  shall  any  existing  term  of  office  or  the  emoluments 
thereof  be  in  any  wise  affected  by  this  appeal. 

§ 3.  Private  ordinances,  orders,  resolutions  and  by- 
laws passed  by  the  City  Council  are  not  repealed  unless  re- 
pugnant to  the  provisions  of  the  foregoing  ordinances,  and 
ordinances  granting  privileges  or  which  expire  after  a term 
of  years  shall  not  be  enlarged  or  abridged  by  their  want  of 
incorporation  herein,  but  shall  cease  to  be  in  force  at  the 
time  and  under  the  conditions  as  provided  in  the  original 
ordinance. 

Passed  August  18,  1910. 

Approved:  GEORGE  W.  McCASKRIN,  Mayor . 

Attest : M.  T.  RUDGREN,  City  Clerk. 

Published  September  1st,  1910. 


PART  III. 


SPECIAL  ORDINANCES 


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398 


Annexation  of  Territory. 


ANNEXATION  OF  TERRITORY. 

An  Ordinance  to  annex  certain  territory  to  the  City  of 

Rock  Island,  Illinois. 

Preamble. 

§ 1.  Territory  annexed. 

Whereas,  A petition  in  writing  has  been  presented 
to  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  signed  by 
more  than  three-fourths  of  the  legal  voters,  and  by  the 
owners  of  more  than  three-fourths  in  value,  of  the  prop- 
erty included  within  the  limits  described  in  the  following 
ordinance,  praying  that  the  territory  described  in  said  peti- 
tion be  annexed  to  the  City  of  Rock  Island;  therefore, 

§ 1.  Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City 
of  Rock  Island:  That  all  that  tract  of  land  in  the  County 

of  Rock  Island,  and  State  of  Illinois,  known  and  described 
as  follows,  to-wit : 

The  northwest  quarter  of  section  number  six  (6)  in 
township  number  seventeen  (17),  north  of  range  number 
one  (1),  west  of  the  fourth  principal  meridian,  and  the 
west  fractional  half  (south  of  slough)  of  section  number 
thirty-one  (31),  in  township  eighteen  (18),  north  of  range 
number  one  (1),  west  of  the  fourth  principal  meridian,  be 
annexed  to  and  become  a part  of  the  said  City  of  Rock 
Island,  and  said  annexed  territory  is  hereby  constituted  a 
part  of  the  Fourth  Ward  of  the  said  City  of  Rock  Island. 
(Passed  November  16,  1872.  Pr.  Ord.  1874,  194.) 


GAS  AND  GAS  PIPES. 

An  Ordinance  authorizing  the  laying  of  gas  pipes  in  streets 
and  public  places  in  City  of  Rock  Island. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island : § 1.  That  Thomas  B.  Davis  and  Samuel  S.  Davis, 

their  associates,  successors,  and  assigns  be,  and  they  are 


Gas  and  Gas  Pipes. 


399 


hereby  authorized  to  lay  iron  gas  pipes  in  the  avenues, 
streets,  alleys  and  public  grounds  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island, 
or  in  any  additions  to  said  city  hereafter  made,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  furnishing  the  inhabitants  of  said  city  with  gas  for 
fuel,  power  and  light.  The  laying  of  said  pipes  to  be  sub- 
ject to  such  reasonable  rules,  regulations,  with  reference  to 
the  public  order,  safety  and  convenience,  as  may  be  adopted 
by  the  City  Council,  with  reference  to  the  proper  and  safe 
use  of  said  streets,  avenues,  alleys  and  public  grounds,  and 
subject  to  the  supervision  of  the  street  and  alley  committee 
and  street  commissioner. 

§ 2.  The  said  Thomas  B.  Davis  and  Samuel  S.  Davis, 
their  associates,  successors  and  assigns,  shall  have  the  right 
to  make  all  necessary  excavations  for  the  purpose  aforesaid, 
not  only  to  lay  the  main  pipes  but  to  lay  all  connecting  or 
service  pipes  to  convey  gas  upon  the  premises  of  persons 
in  said  city  desirous  of  using  the  same,  and  to  place  in  said 
streets,  avenues,  alleys  and  public  grounds,  all  necessary 
cut-offs  and  other  fixtures  that  may  be  needed  to  operate 
and  control  the  gas  supply.  All  such  excavations  to  be  made 
with  reasonable  diligence  and  dispatch  at  their  expense,  do- 
ing as  little  damage  as  possible  in  so  doing,  and  to  avoid 
all  unnecessary  interference  with  the  public  use  of  said 
streets  and  other  public  places;  that  during  said  excava- 
tions due  care  shall  be  exercised  to  prevent  accidents  to 
persons  or  teams,  and  the  streets,  avenues,  alleys  and  other 
public  places  where  said  excavations  are  made  shall,  with 
due  diligence,  be  repaired  and  restored  to  as  good  order  and 
condition,  so  far  as  it  is  practicable,  as  before  the  excava- 
tion. And  in  case  of  neglect  on  the  part  of  said  parties, 
their  associates  and  assigns,  to  make  repairs  said  city  shall 
have  the  right  to  make  the  same  "and  collect  the  cost  thereof 
from  said  parties. 

§ 3.  In  case  hereafter,  the  said  City  of  Rock  Island 
shall  desire  to  change  the  grade  of  any  street,  avenue,  or 
alley  or  other  public  place,  or  to  effect  some  public  improve- 
ment and  for  that  purpose  to  take  up  or  relay  the  said  gas 
pipes,  service  pipes,  fixtures  or  otherwise;  it  shall  have  the 


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lawful  right  so  to  do  at  the  expense  of  the  said  Thomas  B. 
Davis,  Samuel  S.  Davis,  their  associates  or  assigns,  but  be- 
fore the  pipes  are  taken  up  or  relaid  said  city  shall  give  the 
parties  aforesaid  ten  days’  notice  to  do  the  work  desired. 
If  they  neglect  so  to  do  within  the  time  limited  the  said 
city  shall  have  the  right  to  do  so  at  the  expense  of  said 
parties. 

§ 4.  The  said  Thomas  B.  Davis  and  Samuel  S.  Davis, 
their  associates  and  assigns,  shall  be  liable  for  any  and  all 
damages  that  any  person  or  persons  may  suffer  by  reason 
of  any  neglect  or  want  of  care  on  their  part,  their  agents 
and  servants  in  the  exercise  of  the  rights  and  privileges 
hereby  granted,  and  they  shall  save  and  keep  harmless  said 
city  from  all  loss,  cost,  damage,  expense  and  suits  includ- 
ing attorneys’  fees  by  reason  of  anything  done,  or  suffered 
to  be  done,  or  omitted  to  be  done,  in  and  about  the  work 
hereby  authorized. 

§ 5.  The  rights  and  privileges  hereby  granted,  shall 
be  held  and  enjoyed  by  the  said  Thomas  B.  Davis,  Samuel 
S.  Davis,  their  associates  and  assigns  for  a period  of  twenty 
years  from  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  but  the  said  city 
reserves  the  right  to  grant  unto  any  other  person,  persons 
or  company,  the  same  rights  and  privileges  granted  by  this 
ordinance,  but  not  to  interfere  with  the  proper  use  and  en- 
joyment of  the  rights  and  privileges  hereby  secured  to  the 
above  named  parties,  their  associates  and  assigns. 

§ 6.  All  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  are  subject 
to  repeal  or  amendment  in  the  case  said  Thomas  B.  Davis 
and  Samuel  S.  Davis,  their  associates  and  assigns  shall  not 
within  ninety  days  from  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  com- 
mence the  work  of  laying  said  pipes  in  said  city. 

§ 7.  Before  any  excavations  are  made  or  other  work 
done  under  the  authority  of  this  ordinance  the  said  Thomas 
B.  Davis  and  Samuel  S.  Davis,  their  associates  and  assigns, 
shall  execute  and  deliver  unto  the  Mayor  their  bond,  pay- 
able to  said  city,  in  the  penal  sum  of  five  thousand  ($5,000) 
dollars,  with  one  or  more  securities,  conditioned  that  they, 


Grades  of  Streets. 


401 


the  said  Thomas  B.  Davis  and  Samuel  S.  Davis,  their  asso- 
ciates and  assigns,  will  well  and  faithfully  perform  all  the 
obligations  imposed  upon  them  by  this  ordinance.  (Passed 
May  19,  1890.  2 Mss.  Ord.,  396.) 


GRADES  OF  STREETS. 

An  Ordinance  establishing  grades  in  the  streets  of  the  City 

of  Rock  Island. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  The  system  and  plans  of  general  grades  for 

the  streets  of  this  city  prepared  by  Special  Engineer  W.  G. 
Paddock  comprising  sheets  numbered  one  (1)  to  nine  (9) 
inclusive,  approved  by  the  City  Council  of  March  18,  1889, 
and  filed  in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk  of  this  city,  are 
hereby  adopted. 

§ 2.  Said  grades  are  referred  to  permanent  bench 
marks,  the  description,  location  and  elevation  of  which  are 
given  in  the  book  marked  “Bench  Marks,  City  of  Rock 
Island/’  filed  in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk  of  this  city, 
and  these  bench  marks  are  adopted  as  a means  of  locating 
the  grades  specified.  The  iron  stakes,  the  description,  loca- 
tion and  approximate  elevation  of  which  are  given  in  the 
same  book  are  not  adopted  as  a means  of  ascertaining  the 
grades,  but  shall  only  be  regarded  as  a convenient  means 
of  approximating  them. 

§ 3.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  inconsist- 
ent with  this  ordinance  are  hereby  repealed.  (Passed  April 
5,  1889.  2 Mss.  Ord.,  303.) 


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HENNEPIN  CANAL. 

An  Ordinance  granting  the  United  States  the  right  to  cut 
a canal  across  the  public  highway  on  Big  Island. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  the  right  and  authority  is  hereby 

granted  to  the  United  States  to  cut,  build  and  construct  a 
canal  through  and  across  the  public  highway  which  runs 
north  and  south  on  the  east  end  of  Big  Island,  in  the  town 
of  Milan,  in  the  County  of  Rock  Island,  east  of  the  right 
of  way  of  the  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railroad  Company. 
Provided,  that  the  said  United  States  build  and  maintain  on 
said  highway  and  on  said  canal  a bridge  of  such  character 
and  dimensions  as  circumstances  require.  (Passed  October 
19,  1891.  3 Mss.  Ord.,  19.) 


LIGHTS. 

ROCK  ISLAND  ELECTRIC  LIGHT  COMPANY. 

An  Ordinance  granting  permission  to  the  Rock  Island  Elec- 
tric Light  Company  and  its  successors  to  erect  poles 
and  wires  in  the  streets,  alleys  and  public  places  of  the 
City  of  Rock  Island. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  permission  be  and  hereby  is  given 

to  the  Rock  Island  Electric  Light  Company  of  Rock  Island, 
and  its  successors,  to  construct  and  maintain  in  the  public 
streets,  avenues  and  alleys  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  a 
line  or  lines  of  wire  to  be  used  exclusively  for  the  trans- 
mission of  electricty  for  furnishing  light  and  power. 

§ 2.  Said  lines  of  wire  shall  be  supported  by  poles, 
composed  of  wood  and  iron,  the  poles  to  be  not  less  than 
twenty,  nor  more  than  thirty  feet  high,  and  to  be  placed 
not  less  than  one  hundred  feet  apart. 


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§ 3.  The  said  lines  may  be  constructed  across  the 
streets  and  alleys  of  said  city,  by  extending  the  same  over 
the  tops  of  buildings,  provided  the  owners  of  such  build- 
ings shall  consent  thereto. 

§ 4.  All  lines  constructed  by  the  Rock  Island  Electric 
Light  Company  shall  be  constructed  under  the  supervision 
and  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  street  and  alley  committee  of 
tfie  City  Council  of  said  city,  or  such  other  officer  or  person 
as  may  be  hereafter  by  ordinance  prescribed. 

§ 5.  The  privilege  hereby  granted  shall  be  subject  to 
all  general  ordinances  which  are  now  in  existence,  or  which 
may  hereafter  be  passed  in  relation  to  the  erecture,  main- 
tenance, continuance  or  discontinuance  of  poles  or  lines, 
wire  or  electric  conductors  in  the  streets,  alleys  and  public 
places  of  said  city. 

§ 6.  This  ordinance  shall  not  take  effect  until  the  said 
company  shall  execute  a bond  to  the  said  City  of  Rock  Island 
in  the  penal  sum  of  seven  thousand  ($7,000)  dollars,  with 
sureties  to  be  approved  by  the  City  Council  conditioned  to 
indemnify  the  City  of  Rock  Island  of  and  from  all  damages 
which  may  be  occasioned,  or  which,  in  any  way  may  accrue 
or  arise,  or  grow  out  of  the  exercise  by  said  company  of 
the  privileges  hereby  granted,  or  by  the  construction  of  a 
line  or  lines  of  wire  used  for  the  transmission  of  electricity 
for  furnishing  light  and  power.  (Passed  July  12,  A.  D. 
1882.  2 Mss.  Ord.,  124.) 


MERCHANTS’  ELECTRIC  LIGHT  COMPANY. 

An  Ordinance  authorizing  the  erection  of  poles  and  running 
wires  thereon  for  electric  lights. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  Thomas  B.  Davis  and  Samuel  S.  Davis, 

their  associates  and  assigns,  be  and  are  hereby  authorized 
to  erect  and  place  in  the  streets,  alleys  and  public  grounds 


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of  said  city,  the  necessary  poles  and  wires  thereon  for  fur- 
nishing electric  lights  to  the  city  and  its  citizens  that  may 
wish  to  use  such  lights : Provided,  that  the  same  be  erected 
and  placed  under  the  supervision  of  the  street  and  alley 
committee,  and  maintained  in  a safe,  convenient  and  sub- 
stantial manner,  and  so  as  to  obstruct  and  interfere  as 
slightly  as  practicable  with  other  public  uses  of  such  streets, 
alleys  and  public  grounds.  (Passed  December  15,  1884. 
2 Mss.  Ord.,  172.) 


LIGHT  AND  LIGHT  FRANCHISES. 

An  Ordinance  relating  to  light  and  light  franchises. 

Whereas,  The  People’s  Power  Company,  a corpora- 
tion, organized  and  existing  under  the  laws  of  the  State 
of  Illinois,  is  the  grantee  of  the  Brush  Electric  Company, 
the  Merchants’  Electric  Light  Company,  the  Rock  Island 
Gas  Company  and  of  Thomas  B.  and  Samuel  S.  Davis,  and 
of  their  property  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  in  the  County 
of  Rock  Island  and  State  of  Illinois,  their  franchises,  right 
of  way  and  privileges,  granted  to  them,  its  said  grantors  by 
and  under  the  ordinances  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  duly 
passed  by  its  City  Council  in  their  behalf  respectively,  and 

Whereas,  The  said  People’s  Power  Company  by  vir- 
tue of  said  grant  is  now  operating  the  said  franchises  and 
privileges,  so  granted  as  aforesaid, 

Be  it  Ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  Illinois: 

§ 1.  That  consent  is  hereby  given  by  the  said  City  of 
Rock  Island  to  the  transfer  and  assignment  of  all  rights, 
franchises  and  privileges  granted  to  the  respective  com- 
panies above  enumerated  by  the  ordinances  of  said  City  of 
Rock  Island  unto  the  said  People’s  Power  Company,  and 
that  said  transfer  and  assignment  is  hereby  ratified  and 
confirmed. 


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§ 2.  That  such  rights,  franchises  and  privileges  shall 
not  in  any  way  be  lessened  or  abridged  by  reason  of  such 
transfer  and  assignment,  but  on  the  contrary  such  rights, 
franchises  and  privileges  shall  be  and  they  are  hereby 
granted,  assured  to  and  confirmed  in  said  People’s  Power 
Company,  its  successors  and  assigns. 

§ 3.  That  the  contract  entered  into  by  and  between 
the  said  City  of  Rock  Island  and  the  Merchants’  Electric 
Light  Company  for  the  lighting  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island 
and  the  streets  thereof,  said  contract  being  dated  the  30th 
day  of  September,  A.  D.  1893,  having  been  assigned  and 
transferred  by  said  Merchants’  Electric  Light  Company 
and  the  rights,  duties  and  obligations  agreed  upon  and 
stipulated  therein,  having  been  assumed  by  said  People’s 
Power  Company,  the  said  City  of  Rock  Island  hereby  con- 
sents to  said  transfer  and  assignment,  and  hereby  confers 
to  and  confirms  in  said  People’s  Power  Company  all  rights, 
claims  and  demands  under  and  by  virtue  of  said  contract, 
and  will  look  to  said  People’s  Power  Company  and  hold  it 
responsible  for  the  faithful  compliance  on  its  part  with  the 
terms,  agreements  and  stipulations  of  said  contract,  upon 
said  People’s  Power  Company  giving  bond  in  the  sum  of 
fifteen  thousand  ($15,000)  dollars  with  good  and  sufficient 
sureties  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor. 

§ 4.  Said  People’s  Power  Company  shall  furnish  light 
to  the  public  of  the  following  standard  quality  at  the  follow- 
ing rates : 

Gas  of  not  less  than  18  candl^  power,  $2  per  1,000 
cubic  feet  and  when  bills  exceed  $1  and  are  paid  before 
the  10th  of  each  month,  for  the  previous  month’s  bill,  a 
discount  of  25  cents  per  1,000  cubic  feet  will  be  allowed. 

Where  20,000  cubic  feet  or  more  is  used  in  any  one 
month  by  one  consumer  a discount  of  fifty  cents  per  1,000 
cubic  feet  will  be  allowed  for  payment  as  above. 

Arc  lights  of  standard  2,000  candle  power  on  yearly 
contracts  and  run  from — 

An  hour  before  sunset  till  6:15  p.  m.  shall  not  average 
over  $6  per  month. 


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An  hour  before  sunset  till  8:15  p.  m.  shall  not  average 
over  $7  per  month. 

An  hour  before  sunset  till  10 :15  p.  m.  shall  not  average 
over  $7.50  per  month. 

An  hour  before  sunset  till  12  : 15  p.  m.  shall  not  average 
over  $8  per  month. 

The  above  prices  to  apply  only  when  bills  are  paid  be- 
fore the  10th  of  each  month. 

Incandescent  lights,  one  cent  (lc.)  per  amp.  by  meter, 
with  a discount  of  twenty-five  per  cent.  (25  per  cent.)  when 
bills  exceed  three  dollars  ($3)  per  month,  and  are  paid  be- 
fore the  10th  of  each  month. 

Where  bills  exceed  $40  per  month  a discount  of  thirty- 
three  and  one-third  per  cent.  (33  1-3  per  cent.)  will  be  al- 
lowed for  payment  as  above.  All  renewal  lamps  to  be  fur- 
nished by  the  company  without  charge. 

§ 5.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  from  and  after 
its  passage.  (Passed  February  26,  1894.  3 Mss.  Ord.,  146.) 


An  Ordinance  granting  permission  to  the  People’s  Power 
Company  to  erect  electric  lamps,  lamp  supports,  elec- 
tric light  towers,  and  accessories,  in  the  streets,  alleys 
and  public  places  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  Illinois:  § 1.  That  permission  be  and  hereby  is 

granted  to  the  People’s  Power  Company  of  said  city,  its 
successors  and  assigns,  to  erect,  maintain  and  use  electric 
lamps,  lamp  supports,  electric  light  towers,  and  their  acces- 
sories, in  the  streets,  alleys  and  public  grounds  of  said  city 
for  the  purpose  of  furnishing  light  to  said  city : Provided, 
that  the  same  shall  be  erected  at  such  places  as  may  be 
designated  by  the  City  Council  of  said  city,  and  shall,  with- 
in three  months  after  said  company,  its  successors  or  as- 
signs, shall  cease  to  furnish  such  light,  be  removed  by  it  or 
them. 


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§ 2.  That  the  rights  and  privileges  hereby  granted 
are  intended,  and  hereby  are  declared  to  be  additional  to 
the  franchises,  and  privileges  heretofore  granted  or  con- 
firmed by  said  city  in  or  to  said  People’s  Power  Company, 
or  its  assignors,  immediate  or  mediate;  and  this  ordinance 
shall  not  be  construed  as  repealing  or  impairing  any  of  such 
rights,  franchises  or  privileges.  (Passed  April  10,  1899. 
4 Mss.  Ord.,  81.) 


An  ordinance  granting  certain  rights  and  privileges  to  the 

People’s  Power  Company,  its  successors  and  assigns, 

and  fixing  the  price  of  electric  light  and  gas. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  Illinois:  § 1.  That  permission  and  the  right  and 

franchise  be  and  is  hereby  granted  to  the  People’s  Power 
Company,  a corporation,  organized  and  existing  under  the 
laws  of  the  State  of  Illinois,  having  its  principle  office  in 
the  City  of  Rock  Island,  in  the  said  State  of  Illinois,  its 
successors  and  assigns,  to  maintain  and  operate  its  electric 
light  and  power  distributing  plant,  poles,  wires,  lamps 
and  accessories,  in  the  streets,  avenues,  alleys  and  public 
grounds  of  said  City  of  Rock  Island  for  the  purpose  of 
furnishing  electric  light  and  power  to  said  city  and  to  other 
consumers  therein  and  in  the  vicinity  thereof,  and  also  to 
maintain  and  operate  such  extensions,  betterances  and  im- 
provements of  the  same  as  may  be  constructed  under  the 
powers  and  authority  already  existing  in  said  company  or 
which  may  be  hereafter  granted  to  it,  or  its  successors  or 
assigns. 

§ 2.  That  permission  and  the  right  and  franchise  be 
and  is  hereby  granted  to  said  People’s  Power  Company,  its 
successors  and  assigns,  to  maintain  and  operate  its  gas  dis- 
tributing plant,  mains,  pipes,  and  accessories  in  the  streets, 
avenues,  alleys  and  public  grounds  of  said  City  of  Rock 
Island  for  the  purposes  of  furnishing  gas  to  said  city  and 


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to  other  consumers  therein  and  in  the  vicinity  thereof,  and 
also  to  maintain  and  operate  such  extensions,  betterances 
and  improvements  of  the  same  as  may  be  constructed  un- 
der the  powers  and  authority  already  existing  in  said  com- 
pany or  which  may  be  hereafter  granted  to  it  or  its  suc- 
cessors or  assigns. 

§ 3.  Said  People’s  Power  Company,  its  successors  and 
assigns,  shall  furnish  electricity  for  lighting  to  its  consum- 
ers in  said  city  at  not  to  exceed  the  following  rates,  to-wit : 
for  incandescent  electric  light  twenty  cents  per  thousand 
watts,  meter  measurements,  subject  to  the  following  dis- 
count, to-wit:  on  monthly  bill  of  five  dollars  ($5.00)  or  un- 
der 33  1-3  per  cent;  on  monthly  bills  of  over  five  ($5.00) 
dollars  to  fifty  ($50.00)  dollars  50  per  cent;  on  monthly 
bills  of  fifty  ($50.00)  dollars  or  over  60  per  cent;  and 
when  monthly  bill  is  paid  at  office  of  company  on  or  before 
the  tenth  day  of  the  month  next  following  that  in  which 
the  electricity  was  furnished,  a cash  discount  of  ten  per 
cent  (10  per  cent.)  shall  be  allowed  from  the  net  bill: 
Provided  always,  that  said  company,  its  successors  and  as- 
signs, shall  be  permitted  a minimum  charge  of  one  ($1.20) 
dollar  and  twenty  cents  per  month  for  each  electric  meter, 
from  which  minimum  charge  it  shall  allow  a discount  of 
twenty  cents  if  bill  is  paid  on  or  before  the  tenth  day  of  the 
next  following  month.  For  incandescent  arc  lamps  upon 
yearly  contracts : When  lamps  are  burned  from  an  hour 

before  sunset  to  not  later  than  ten  o’clock  at  night,  six 
($6.00)  dollars  per  month  per  lamp ; when  lamps  are  burned 
from  an  hour  before  sunset  to  not  later  than  twelve  o’clock 
at  night,  seven  ($7.50)  dollars  and  fifty  cents  per  month 
per  lamp ; and  when  lamps  are  burned  all  night,  nine 
($9.00)  dollars  per  month  per  lamp;  monthly  rates  for  in- 
candescent arc  lamps  as  above  shall  be  subject  to  a dis- 
count of  one  ($1.00)  dollar  per  lamp  per  month,  when 
monthly  bill  is  paid  at  the  office  of  the  company  on  or  be- 
fore the  tenth  day  of  the  month  next  following  that  in 
which  the  lamps  were  used;  electricity  for  such  arc  lamps 
shall  be  furnished  if  the  consumer  so  desires  at  the  meter 


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rates  herein  above  fixed,  plus  a net  charge  of  fifty  cents 
per  month  if  one  lamp  be  used  and  of  twenty-five  cents  per 
month  per  lamp,  if  more  than  one  lamp  be  used  for  service 
and  attention.  ^Said  company,  its  successors  and  assigns, 
shall  renew  for  its  said  consumers,  without  charge,  all 
burned  and  sixteen  and  thirty-two  candle  power  incandes- 
cent electric  lamps  when  the  same  bearing  the  company's 
mark,  are  returned  unbroken  to  the  company’s  office.  Said 
People’s  Power  Company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  shall 
furnish  gas  of  not  less  than  eighteen  (18)  candle  power  to 
its  consumers  in  said  city,  at  not  to  exceed  the  price  of  one 
($1.25)  dollar  and  twenty-five  cents  per  thousand  cubic 
feet;  subject  to  a discount  of  ten  per  cent  if  monthly  bill 
is  paid  at  company’s  office  on  or  before  the  tenth  day  of  the 
month  next  following  that  in  which  the  gas  was  furnished : 
Provided  always  that  said  company,  its  successors  and  as- 
signs, shall  be  permitted  a minimum  charge  of  forty  cents 
per  month  for  each  gas  meter,  from  which  charge  it  shall 
allow  a discount  of  fifteen  cents  if  bill  is  paid  at  company’s 
office  on  or  before  the  tenth  day  of  the  next  following  month. 

§ 4.  The  rights  and  privileges  hereby  granted  are  in- 
tended and  are  hereby  declared  to  be  additional  to  the  fran- 
chises, rights,  and  privileges  granted  to  or  confirmed  in 
said  People’s  Power  Company  and  this  ordinance  shall  not 
be  construed  as  repealing  or  impairing  any  of  such  fran- 
chises, rights  and  privileges,  excepting  to  the  extent  of  the 
change  in  price  for  electric  light  and  gas  as  herein  above 
set  forth. 

§ 5.  This  ordinance  shall  be  null  and  void  unless  ac- 
cepted by  said  People’s  Power  Company  and  written  notice 
of  such  acceptance  filed  with  the  City  Clerk  within  thirty 
days  after  the  passage  hereof.  (Passed  February  19,  1906.) 


410 


Map  of  Outlots. 


An  Ordinance  relating  to  the  poles  of  the  People’s  Power 

Company. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111.:  § 1.  That  the  People’s  Power  Company  (a 

corporation  organized  under  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Illi- 
nois) shall  within  three  months  after  the  passage  of  this 
ordinance,  paint  all  its  poles  used  for  the  support  of  its 
transmitting,  or  conducting  electricity  for  light  and  power 
purposes  now  erected  in  the  streets,  alleys,  and  public 
grounds  of  the  said  City  of  Rock  Island;  said  poles  shall 
be  painted  slate  color  except  the  lower  five  feet  thereof, 
which  may  be  painted  black : Provided,  however,  that  any 

pole  in  said  streets,  alleys  and  public  grounds,  owned  or 
used  jointly,  or  in  common,  by  said  company,  and  any  other 
company,  or  companies,  may  be  painted  either  as  aforesaid, 
or  as  prescribed  by  the  ordinances  of  said  city  relating  to 
the  painting  of  the  poles  of  such  other  company  or  com- 
panies; all  poles  hereafter  erected  in  said  streets,  alleys 
and  public  places  by  said  company,  its  successors  or  assigns, 
under  authority  of  said  city,  for  the  purposes  aforesaid,  shall 
be  painted  in  said  manner,  within  the  reasonable  time,  after 
erecting.  (Passed  June  5,  1905.) 


MAP  OF  OUTLOTS. 

An  Ordinance  to  authenticate  a certain  map  of  the  outlots 
of  this  city,  therein  mentioned. 

§ 1.  Map  of  outlots  dated  Sept.  4,  1855. — Made  a part  of  the  City 
Records. 

2.  Descriptions  in  map  being  sufficient. 

3.  All  assessment  lists,  tax  deeds,  etc.,  to  be  made  in  accord- 

ance with  map. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  a certain  map  entitled  “Outlots,  City 

of  Rock  Island,”  which  was  made  and  platted  of  the  date  of 
September  4,  1855,  by  Amos  Stillman,  Esq.,  then  county 


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surveyor  for  Rock  Island  County,  under  and  by  order  of 
Robert  T.  Shaw,  Esq.,  then  county  assessor  for  said  county, 
and  filed  in  the  recorder’s  office  of  said  county  of  the  date 
of  January  19,  A.  D.  1856,  and  now  on  file  in  said  office, 
is  hereby  approved,  confirmed  and  made  and  declared  to 
be,  and  the  same  shall  be  deemed  and  taken  as  a part  of 
the  records  of  this  city. 

§ 2.  That  all  and  singular  the  several  tracts  and  par- 
cels of  real  estate,  described  and  numbered  in  the  said  map, 
shall  be  deemed  and  held  sufficiently  described  by  the  num- 
bers, in  the  said  map  affixed  there  to. 

§ 3.  That  all  and  every  assessment  list,  general  or 
special,  heretofore  made  or  hereafter  to  be  made  by  any 
assessor  of  this  city,  or  by  any  commissioners  for  the  open- 
ing of  streets,  and  every  tax  warrant,  order  of  sale,  col- 
lector’s certificate  of  tax  sale,  or  tax  deed,  heretofore  made 
or  hereafter  to  be  made,  wherein  any  real  estate  is  or  shall 
be  described  by  the  numbers,  and  descriptions  in  the  said 
map  of  outlots  used,  shall  be  held,  deemed  and  taken  to 
sufficiently  describe  the  said  real  estate,  to  every  intent  and 
purpose  whatsoever.  (Passed  March  4,  1858.  Pr.  Ord., 
1874,  262.) 


RAILROADS. 

CHICAGO  AND  ROCK  ISLAND. 

An  Ordinance  in  relation  to  the  Chicago  and  Rock  Island 
Railroad  Company,  their  depot  grounds,  etc. 

Preamble. 

.§  1.  Certain  grounds  granted  to  said  company  for  depot  purposes 
— company  to  drain  premises  when  required.  Proviso,  that 
if  said  company  abandon  the  premises,  same  to  revert  to 
city — ordinance — when  to  take  effect. 

Whereas,  the  citizens  and  voters  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Islapd  have  this  day  presented  to  the  Mayor  and  Common 
Council  of  said  city  their  petition,  praying  that  said  City 


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Council  relinquish  to  the  Chicago  and  Rock  Island  Railroad 
Company  for  the  erection  of  depot  buildings  and  all  other 
railroad  purposes,  that  portion  of  Water  street,  and  the 
levee  and  ground  lying  in  front  of  their  depot  grounds, 
being  in  front  of  blocks  4 and  5 in  Spencer  & Case’s  addi- 
tion to  said  city ; and  in  case  of  a want  of  authority  to  make 
such  conveyance,  to  procure  as  soon  as  may  be,  the  enact- 
ment of  such  law  as  will  authorize  a more  perfect  convey- 
ance to  be  made  of  said  above  described  premises  and  privil- 
eges. And,  whereas,  it  appears  that  a large  majority  of  the 
voters  of  said  city  have  petitioned  for  the  relinquishing 
of  said  grounds  and  privileges  to  said  railroad  company. 
Therefore, 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  That  the  Chicago  and  Rock  Island  Railroad  Com- 

pany are  authorized  to  lay  down  any  number  of  tracks  and 
switches  which  may  be  necessary  for  the  convenient  transac- 
tion of  their  business,  across  and  through  any  and  all  streets, 
alleys  and  public  grounds,  both  within  and  north  of  their 
depot  grounds,  located  in  that  part  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island  known  as  Spencer  & Case’s  and  Bailey  & Boyle’s 
additions  to  said  city,  with  the  further  privilege  of  running 
tracks  and  switches  into  Madison  and  Front  or  Water 
streets,  but  not  to  extend  them  further  west  than  Jefferson 
street,  and  to  be  so  laid  or  constructed  as  not  materially  to 
obstruct  the  travel  and  business  of  said  streets,  and  said 
railroad  company  are  further  authorized  and  empowered 
(so  far  as  said  city  has  the  power  so  to  do),  to  use,  during 
the  continuance  of  their  charter,  all  streets  and  alleys  with- 
in their  depot  grounds,  and  all  streets,  alleys  and  public 
grounds,  lying  north  of  and  between  said  depot  grounds 
and  the  Mississippi  river  for  the  purpose  of  tracks,  switches 
and  depot  buildings,  and  all  other  purposes  and  uses  which 
may  be  necessary  in  carrying  on  the  various  operations  of 
their  business.  Said  railroad  company  shall,  at  all  times 
on  reasonable  notice  by  the  city  authority,  at  their  own  ex- 
pense, make  or  cause  to  be  made,  through  their  depot 
grounds,  or  the  streets  and  alleys  thereof,  all  necessary 


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drains  which  may  be  required  of  them,  and  be  necessary  for 
draining  the  east  part  of  said  City  of  Rock  Island  and  keep 
the  same  in  good  repair  at  all  times.  Provided,  that  if  said 
Chicago  and  Rock  Island  Railroad  Company  abandon  and 
cease  to  occupy  the  above  premises  and  privileges  for  rail- 
road and  depot  business,  that  the  same  shall  then  revert 
and  belong  to  said  city.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and 
be  in  force  from  and  after  the  assent  thereto  of  the  proper 
officer  or  officers  of  the  railroad  company  to  be  made  in 
writing  and  filed  with  the  clerk  of  the  city  corporation. 
(Passed  August  22,  1853.  Pr.  Ord.,  1874,  346.) 

An  Act  to  amend  the  charter  and  extend  the  powers  of  the 

Chicago  and  Rock  Island  Railroad  Company. 

Be  it  enacted  by  the  people  of  the  State  of  Illinois 
represented  in  the  General  Assembly:  § 1.  That  the  pre- 

amble and  ordinance  passed  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City 
of  Rock  Island,  on  the  twenty-second  day  of  August,  in  the 
year  of  our  Lord,  one  thousand,  eight  hundred  and  fifty- 
three,  regulating  the  depot  grounds  and  tracks  of  the  Chi- 
cago and  Rock  Island  Railroad,  within  said  city,  be,  and 
the  same  is  hereby  legalized,  and  the  said  company  con- 
firmed in  all  rights  and  privileges  conferred  or  intended  to 
be  conferred  upon  it  by  said  ordinance.  This  act  to  take 
effect  from  and  after  its  passage.  (Approved  March  1, 
1854.  Laws  1854.  p.  200.) 


CHICAGO  AND  ROCK  ISLAND. 

An  ordinance  repealing  a part  of  an  ordinance  in  relation  to 
the  Chicago  and  Rock  Island  Railroad  Company,  their 
depot  grounds,  etc. 

Preamble. 

§ 1.  Repeals  portion  of  ordinance  granting  right  of  way  to  Chi- 
cago and  Rock  Island  Railway  Company. 

Whereas,  The  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island, 
by  ordinance,  did,  on  the  22d  day  of  August,  1853,  ordain  as 
follows,  to-wit: 

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[Here  last  above  ordinance  is  set  out  in  full.] 

And,  whereas,  the  said  Chicago  and  Rock  Island  Rail- 
road Company  has  never  used  or  occupied  any  grounds  west 
of  the  east  side  of  Madison  street,  but  hath  hitherto  wholly 
failed  to  avail  itself  of  the  privilege  of  running  tracks  ana 
switches  into  Madison  and  Front  or  Water  streets,  as  pro- 
vided in  said  ordinance.  And,  whereas,  in  the  opinion  of 
this  City  Council  it  would  be  detrimental  to  the  interests  of 
said  City  of  Rock  Island,  for  said  railroad  company  to  ex- 
tend its  track  upon  the  levee  further  west  than  the  east  side 
of  Madison  street,  and  believing  also,  that  said  railroad  com- 
pany, by  reason  of  non-usage,  as  aforesaid,  has  abandoned 
and  thereby  forfeited  all  its  right  to  use  any  grounds  west 
of  the  east  side  of  Madison  street  aforesaid,  and  that  the 
privileges  conferred  or  intended  to  be  conferred  by  said 
ordinance  thereby  revert  and  belong  to  the  said  City  of 
Rock  Island.  Therefore, 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island : § 1.  That  so  much  of  the  ordinance  aforesaid, 

passed  August  22,  1853,  as  grants  to  the  Chicago  and  Rock 
Island  Railroad  Company,  the  privilege  of  running  tracks 
and  switches  into  Madison  and  Front  or  Water  Streets, 
west  of  the  east  side  of  Madison  street,  be  and  the  same  is 
hereby  repealed.  (Passed  February  7,  1859.  Pr.  Ord.,  1874, 
p.  348.) 


CHICAGO,  ROCK  ISLAND  AND  PACIFIC  RAILWAY 

COMPANY. 

An  Ordinance  granting  to  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  and 
Pacific  Railway  Company  the  right  to  build  and  main- 
tain an  additional  track  along  and  across  certain  streets 
and  avenues  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island  and  for  other 
purposes. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  and  Pacific 


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Railway  Company*,  its  successors  and  assigns,  be  and  hereby 
are  authorized  to  construct,  maintain  and  operate  an  addi- 
tional railway  track  to  the  south  of  its  present  track,  along, 
over  and  across  that  part  of  road  or  street  formerly  called 
Moline  Road  or  Avenue  and  now  known  as  Fifth  avenue, 
extending  from  a point  sixty  (60)  feet  west  from  the  west 
abutment  of  the  “undergrade  crossing”  where  said  railway 
passes  over  a part  of  said  avenue,  eastwardly  to  the  land  or 
right  of  way  now  owned  and  occupied  by  said  railway  com- 
pany, and  over  and  across  that  part  of  said  Fifth  avenue 
known  as  the  “undergrade  crossing”  and  all  the  streets  and 
avenues  of  said  city  to  the  east  thereof  to  the  city  limits, 
said  additional  track  at  no  place  in  said  Fifth  avenue  to  be 
more  than  thirteen  (13)  feet  .distant  south  from  said  com- 
pany’s present  south  track  measuring  from  center  to  center 
of  said  tracks.  Said  company  is  also  authorized  to  build  and 
maintain  a bridge  for  said  additional  track  over  and  across 
said  undergrade  crossing,  the  same  to  be  built  and  main- 
tained by  said  company  in  the  same  manner  and  subject  to 
the  same  condition  now  provided  by  Article  IX  of  the  con- 
tract of  October  1,  1879,  entered  into  between  said  city  and 
said  company,  the  St.  Louis,  Rock  Island  and  Chicago  Rail- 
road Company,  the  Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy  Rail- 
road Company  and  the  Moline  and  Rock  Island  Horse  Rail- 
road Company,  and  also  at  its  own  expense,  to  build  and 
maintain  along  the  south  side  of  its  present  embankments 
at  and  near  said  undergrade  crossing  retaining  walls  suffi- 
cient to  support  the  embankments  for  such  additional  track 
and  said  additional  bridge,  the  south  faces  of  said  walls 
to  even  with  the  south  faces  of  the  present  stone  abutments 
at  said  undergrade  crossing,  the  face  of  such  wall  on  the 
west  side  of  said  crossing  to  be  built  on  a line  extending 
from  the  present  south  face  of  said  west  stone  abutment^to 
a point  in  the  north  line  of  said  Fifth  avenue  distant  sixty 
(60)  -feet  west  therefrom,  and  the  face  of  such  wall  on  the 
east  side  of  said  crossing  to  be  built  on  a line  extending 
from  the  present  south  face  of  said  east  stone  abutment  to 
a point  five  hundred  and  twenty-eight  feet  and  twenty- 


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nine  one-hunrdedths  of  a foot  east  of  said  abutment  and 
four  feet  south  of  the  second  line  described  in  article  three 
(3)  of  said  contract  of  October  1,  1879.  (Passed  October 
19,  1891.  3 Mss.  Ord.,  20.) 


CHICAGO,  ROCK  ISLAND  AND  PACIFIC  RAILWAY 

COMPANY. 

An  Ordinance  granting  to  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  and 
Pacific  Railway  Company  the  right  to  lay  down  and 
maintain  a switch  track. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111. : § 1.  That  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  and  Pacific 
Railway  Company  be  and  hereby  is  granted  the  right  to  lay 
down,  construct,  maintain,  use  and  operate  in  Fifth  avenue 
a switch  track,  the  center  line  of  which  is  located  and  de- 
scribed as  follows,  to-wit : Commencing  at  a point  two  hun- 
dred and  sixty  (260)  feet  east  of  the  east  line  of  Thirty-first 
street  extended  and  six  (6)  feet  north  of  the  north  curb  line 
of  said  Fifth  avenue,  and  running  thence  east  parallel  with 
said  curb  line  to  a point  five  hundred  and  five  (505)  feet 
east  of  said  east  line  of  Thirty-first  street  extended,  thence 
by  a proper  curve  to  the  left  to  the  property  of  said  railway 
company  and  from  thence  to  a connection  with  its  main 
track. 

§ 2.  That  this  ordinance  shall  be  in  effect  from  and 
after  its  passage.  (Passed  April  11,  1902.  4 Mss.  Ord., 

222.) 


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CHICAGO,  ROCK  ISLAND  AND  PACIFIC  RAILWAY 

COMPANY. 

An  Ordinance  granting  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  and  Pacific 
Railway  Company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  the  right 
to  lay  a certain  additional  track  across  Forty-fifth 
(45th)  and  Forty-sixth  (46th)  streets. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111.:  § 1.  That  the  right  and  authority  is  hereby 

granted  to  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  and  Pacific  Railway 
Company,  a corporation,  its  successors  and  assigns,  to  lay 
down,  construct,  operate  and  maintain  an  additional  track 
upon  its  right  of  way  where  the  same  is  crossed  by  Forty- 
fifth  (45th)  and  Forty-sixth  (46th)  streets  in  the  City  of 
Rock  Island,  the  center  line  of  said  additional  track  where 
it  crosses  said  streets  to  be  distant  thirteen  (13)  feet,  north- 
erly, measured  at  right  angles  from,  and  parallel  to  the  cen- 
ter line  of  the  present  track  which  is  next  north  of  and 
distant  thirteen  (13)  feet,  northerly,  measured  at  right 
angles  from  the  center  line  west  bound  main  track  of  the 
railway  of  said  railway  company  as  now  located  across  said 
streets. 

§ 2.  For  the  greater  certainty  of  description  of  the 
location  of  said  additional  track  across  said  streets,  a blue 
print  is  attached  to  this  ordinance  showing  the  location  of 
said  additional  track  in  white  parallel  lines,  tinted  yellow, 
and  the  boundaries  of  the  right  of  way  of  said  railway  be- 
ing shown  in  white  lines  tinted  red ; and  the  said  blue  print 
is  hereby  made  a part  of  this  ordinance. 

§ 3 Said  railway  company  shall  not  by  the  construc- 
tion of  said  track,  obstruct  any  waterway,  sewer  or  gutter, 
and  shall  keep  said  tracks  at  all  times  at  its  own  expense, 
properly  planked  for  the  passage  of  teams,  and  shall  at  its 
own  expense,  in  accordance  with  specifications  to  be  ap- 
proved by  the  City  Council,  provide  sufficient  sluiceways, 
extensions  of  sewers,  or  gutters,  under  said  track,  and  fail- 
ing to  do  so,  said  city  shall  have  the  right  to  construct  the 
same  at  the  expense  of  said  company.  (Passed ) 


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ROCK  ISLAND  AND  PEORIA. 


An  Ordinance  concerning  the  right  of  way  for  the  Rock 

Island  and  Peoria  Railroad  Company. 

§ 1.  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railroad  Company  permitted  to  lay 
down  one  track  through  and  across  certain  streets  and 
alleys  upon  any  land  procured  by  them.  Proviso,  that  said 
company  furnish  suitable  crossings,  and  further: 

2.  Said  company  to  use  and  occupy  certain  public  grounds  for 

depot  purposes;  proviso. 

3.  Company  may  use  locomotives  within  the  city  limits,  rate 

of  speed. 

4.  Conditions  upon  which  this  ordinance  to  take  effect. 

5.  Said  company  to  be  subject  to  police  and  other  regulations 

of  City  Council. 

6.  Track  of  said  company  to  be  laid  down  so  as  not  to  inter- 

fere with  business  in  streets. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island : § 1.  That  permission  be  and  hereby  is  granted 

to  the  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railroad  Company  to  con- 
struct, maintain  and  use  one  railroad  track  upon  any  land 
from  the  southern  boundary  of  the  aforesaid  city,  other 
than  the  streets  and  alleys  of  said  city,  which  they  may 
procure  by  purchase  from  the  owners  or  otherwise;  and 
also  to  lay  down  said  track  across  and  upon  any  of  the  fol- 
lowing streets,  viz. : Delaware ; Canal,  west  of  Pike ; Pike, 
north  of  Canal;  Rock  River,  west  of  St.  Clair;  St.  Clair, 
north  of  Rock  River;  Orleans,  west  of  Canal;  Canal,  north 
of  Orleans ; Illinois,  west  of  Huron,  and  Huron,  Main,  Pearl, 
Ontario,  Exchange,  Ohio,  Swan,  Otter,  Beaver,  Deer  and 
and  Elk,  and  through  or  along  Water  street  from  Pike  to 
Swan  street ; and  through  and  along  said  Water  street  from 
Swan  street  to  the  depot  of  the  Chicago  and  Rock  Island 
Railroad  Company,  whenever  any  such  street  crosses  their 
intended  line  of  railroad,  and  also  to  construct  and  use  all 
depots  necessary  to  accommodate  the  business  of  said  com- 
pany. Provided,  that  convenient  crossings  be  made  by  said 
company,  when  the  track  may  cross  the  line  of  streets  run- 
ning south  or  in  any  other  direction  from  the  river,  and 
sufficient  warning  tables  be  erected  at  or  near  said  cross- 
ing. And,  provided  further,  that  from  Swan  street  to  the 


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depot  of  the  Chicago  and  Rock  Island  Railroad  Company, 
the  said  track  shall  be  constructed  eighty  feet  north  of  the 
south  line  of  Water  street,  as  far  east  as  Jefferson  street; 
and  within  said  Water  street,  from  thence  to  said  Rock 
Island  depot;  and  that  the  said  company  shall,  at  no  time, 
have  standing  upon  the  railroad  tracks  between  Elk  street 
and  the  Chicago  and  Rock  Island  depot,  any  of  the  rolling 
stock  of  said  company  or  any  other  incumbrance;  nor  shall 
they  at  any  time  have  such  stock  or  obstruction  standing 
or  placed  on  any  street  of  said  city  leading  from  the  river 
into  the  city,  except  for  the  switches  and  depot  purposes 
hereinafter  mentioned. 

§ 2.  Said  company  may  also  use  and  occupy  all  or 
as  much  of  the  public  grounds  lying  on  the  north  line  of 
Water  street,  and  being  in  front  of  block  three,  in  the  old 
town  of  Rock  Island,  as  may  be  necessary  for  the  switches 
and  depot  purposes  of  said  company;  and  the  said  company 
may  also  use  and  occupy  any  and  all  of  the  public  grounds 
north  of  the  line  of  Water  street,  in  front  of  blocks  three, 
four  and  five,  in  the  old  town  of  Rock  Island,  for  the  con- 
struction of  all  necessary  switches,  turntables  and  side- 
tracks necessary  to  accommodate  the  business  of  said  com- 
pany. Provided,  that  for  the  use  of  the  grounds  in  this 
section  granted,  the  said  company  shall,  on  or  before  the 
first  day  of  April,  A.  D.  1857,  pay  the  aforesaid  City  of 
Rock  Island  the  sum  of  three  thousand  dollars,  and  annu- 
ally thereafter,  shall  pay  to  the  said  city,  as  rent  for  said 
grounds,  the  sum  of  two  hundred  dollars,  and  said  com- 
pany shall,  within  sixty  days  after  the  passage  of  this  ordi- 
nance, remove  the  building  situated  on  Water  street,  in 
front  of  Elk  street,  known  as  the  new  market  house,  and 
fill  up  the  cellar  under  the  same,  the  material  of  which  said 
market  house  is  composed  to  thereupon  become  the  property 
of  said  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railroad  Company. 

§ 3.  Said  company  may  run  their  trains  by  locomo- 
tives within  the  limits  of  the  city,  at  a speed  not  exceeding 
five  miles  per  hour,  subject  to  such  ordinances  as  may  from 


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time  to  time,  be  passed  by  the  City  Council  of  said  city  for 
establishing  and  regulating  speed  and  motive  power  within 
said  city. 

§ 4.  This  ordinance  shall  not  take  effect  until  said 
company  shall  have  entered  into  a bond,  with  the  City  of 
Rock  Island,  conditioned  for  the  payment  of  all  damages 
for  which  the  city  may  become  liable  to  any  person  or  per- 
sons by  reason  of  the  said  road  entering  said  city,  or  by 
reason  of  said  company  constructing,  laying  down,  using  or 
occupying  said  railroad  track  or  tracks,  within  the  said  city ; 
and  conditioned  also  for  the  payment  of  all  damages  which 
may  arise  to  said  City  of  Rock  Island,  by  reason  of  said 
company  constructing,  laying  down,  maintaining,  using  and 
occupying  said  railroad  track  or  tracks  within  said  City  of 
Rock  Island,  and  also  for  any  loss  of  life  or  property,  or 
other  injury,  that  may  result  from  the  running  of  their  en- 
gines or  cars,  or  transaction  of  their  business  within  said 
city. 

§ 5.  Said  company  shall  be  subject  to  all  necessary 
police  and  ordinary  revenue  regulations  and  restrictions  of 
the  said  City  of  Rock  Island,  and  shall  not,  in  any  way, 
obstruct,  hinder  or  interfere  with  the  rights  and  privileges 
of  said  city  to  the  shore  or  levee,  and  any  other  portion  of 
said  city  for  the  purposes  of  levying  and  collecting  wharf- 
age, providing  for  and  regulating  the  landing  and  departure 
of  vessels  and  watercrafts  of  every  name  and  description 
whatsoever;  and  the  landing  and  discharging  of  cargoes, 
anything  in  this  ordinance  to  the  contrary  notwithstanding. 

§ 6.  In  laying  down  said  tracks  in  said  streets,  they 
shall  be  so  laid  down  as  to  interfere  with  the  ordinary  travel 
and  uses  of  said  streets  as  little  as  possible.  (Passed  July 
14,  1856.  Pr.  Ord.  1874,  p.  349.) 


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ROCK  ISLAND  AND  PEORIA. 

An  Ordinance  to  amend  an  ordinance  entitled,  “An  ordi- 
nance concerning  the  right  of  way  for  the  Rock  Island 
and  Peoria  Railroad  Company,”  passed  July  14,  1856. 

§ 1.  Repeals  part  of  former  ordinance  giving  to  Rock  Island  and 
Peoria  Railroad  Company  permission  to  construct  and  main- 
tain a track  on  Water  street. 

2.  All  railroad  companies  prohibited  from  running  cars  on  Water 
street,  between  Elk  street  and  the  Chicago  and  Rock  Island 
railroad  depot. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  so  much  of  said  ordinance  as  above 

entitled,  which  gives  permission  to  the  Rock  Island  and 
Peoria  Railroad  Company  to  construct,  maintain  and  use 
one  railroad  track,  as  relates  to  that  portion  of  said  track 
lying  on  Water  street,  between  Elk  street  and  the  depot  of 
the  Chicago  and  Rock  Island  Railroad  Company,  is  hereby 
repealed. 

§ 2.  Said  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railroad  Company, 
or  any  other  railroad  company,  from  and  after  the  passage 
of  this  ordinance,  are  hereby  prohibited  from  running  pas- 
senger or  freight  cars  over  all  that  portion  of  the  track  of 
said  road  lying  on  Water  street  between  Elk  street  and  the 
Chicago  and  Rock  Island  railroad  depot.  (Passed  October 
26,  1861.  Pr.  Ord.,  1874,  p.  352.) 


ROCK  ISLAND  AND  PEORIA. 

An  Ordinance  granting  privileges  therein  named  to  the 
Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railroad  Company. 

§ 1.  Privilege  to  transport  coal  on  part  of  Water  street  given  to 
Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railroad. 

2.  Restricts  privilege  to  transport  of  coal. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  permission  be  and  hereby  is  granted 


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to  the  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railroad  Company,  from  and 
after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  to  transport  coal  over 
all  that  portion  of  the  track  of  said  road  on  Water  street 
between  Elk  street  and  the  depot  of  the  Chicago  and  Rock 
Island  railroad. 

§ 2.  Said  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railroad  Company, 
from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  are  hereby 
prohibited  from  running  any  other  than  coal  trains  on  said 
portion  of  their  road  lying  on  Water  street  between  Elk 
street  and  the  depot  of  the  Chicago  and  Rock  Island  rail- 
road. (Passed  October  26,  1861.  Pr.  Ord.,  1874,  p.  353.) 


ROCK  ISLAND  AND  PEORIA. 

An  Ordinance  vacating  the  present  grounds  of  the  Rock 

Island  and  Peoria  Railroad  Company,  and  locating  and 

establishing  new  depot  grounds  for  said  company  in 

the  City  of  Rock  Island. 

§ 1.  Vacates  depot  grounds  of  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railroad 
Company — proviso. 

2.  Company  to  maintain  track  through  certain  streets,  etc. — 

regulates  speed  of  locomotives — right  of  city  to  change 
‘line  of  road  on  payment  to  company  of  $5,000 — access  to 
C.,  R.  I.  & P.  depot. 

3.  Company  to  have  privilege  to  build  switches  and  sidetracks. 

4.  Establishes  and  locates  depot  grounds — proviso. 

5.  Steamboats,  etc.,  doing  a coal  business  to  land  at  depot 

grounds  without  payment  of  wharfage — other  water  crafts 
chargeable  therewith. 

6.  When  ordinance  takes  effect — proviso. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  the  present- depot  grounds  of  the  Rock 

Island  and  Peoria  Railroad  Company,  in  said  city,  lying 
north  of  the  north  line  of  Water  street,  and  in  front  of 
blocks  2,  3,  4 and  5,  of  the  old  town  of  Rock  Island,  be  and 
the  same  are  hereby  vacated.  Provided,  however,  that  said 
company  may  continue  in  the  possession  and  use  thereof  un- 
til such  time  as  the  said  city  shall  pay,  or  cause  to  be  paid, 
to  said  company,  five  thousand  dollars  for  the  engine  house 
thereon. 


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§ 2.  Said  company  may  hereafter  maintain  one  track 
through  the  streets,  alleys  and  public  grounds  of  said  city 
where  the  same  is  now  located,  and  run  its  trains  and  loco- 
motives over  the  same  as  its  business  may  require,  subject, 
however,  to  all  such  reasonable  ordinances  of  a general  nat- 
ure as  may,  at  any  time,  be  in  force  within  the  limits  of 
said  city,  for  the  prohibition  of  a greater  rate  of  locomotive 
speed  than  five  miles  per  hour;  and  subject  also  to  the  right 
of  said  city  at  any  time  after  said  five  thousand  dollars  shall 
have  been  paid,  to  require  said  company  to  change  the  line 
of  its  track  at  any  and  all  points  east  of  Swan  street  pro- 
jected north,  to  such  other  line  as  may  be  designated  by  the 
City  Council  of  said  city,  and  as  will  afford  to  said  com- 
pany as  easy  access  to  the  depot  grounds  of  the  Chicago, 
Rock  Island  and  Pacific  railroad,  as  is  now  enjoyed  by  said 
company,  the  city  first  paying  to  said  company  the  reason- 
able expense  of  such  change. 

§ 3.  The  said  company  may  construct,  maintain  and 
use  a switch  in  Water  street  between  block  9 and  water 
block  8 of  the  Chicago  or  Lower  addition  to  the  City  of 
Rock  Island,  with  a railroad  track  running  therefrom  along 
said  street  into  the  depot  grounds  hereinafter  located  and 
established,  and  said  company  may  also,  at  any  future 
time,  construct,  and  for  the  period  of  ten  years  from  the' 
passage  of  this  ordinance,  maintain'  and  use  a sidetrack  on 
the  south  side  of  its  main  track,  and  connected  therewith 
by  proper  switches  between  the  west  line  of  Eagle  street 
(comfrionly  called  East  Eagle  street)  and  the  east  line  of 
Buffalo  street  projected  north,  on  which  side  track  cars  may 
be  left  standing  for  the  purpose  of  selling,  unloading  and 
delivering  coal,  the  same  to  be  so  located  and  constructed 
as  to  accommodate  said  business  and  as  to  interfere  with 
the  ordinary  uses  of  said  ground  by  the  public  as  little  as 
practicable. 

§ 4.  All  those  grounds  which  are  included  in  the  fol- 
lowing boundaries,  to-wit:  Beginning  at  the  northern  ter- 

minus of  Ontario  street  in  the  Mississippi  river  and  in  the 
west  line  of  said  street,  and  running  thence  southwardly 


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with  said  west  line  to  the  present  track  of  said  company, 
thence  westwardly  with  the  track  of  said  company  to  Car- 
roll  street,  thence  northwardly  to  the  southeast  corner  of 
water  block  7,  thence  westwardly  with  the  south  line  of 
said  block  to  the  river  aforesaid,  and  thence  up  the  same 
with  the  meanders  thereof  to  the  place  of  beginning,  are 
hereby  designated,  and  shall  henceforth  be  known  as  the 
depot  grounds  of  said  company,  and  all  the  parts  of  streets 
and  alleys  and  public  grounds  within  said  boundaries  may 
be  used  by  said  company  and  its  assigns  for  switches,  side 
tracks,  engine  houses  and  general  railroad  and  depot  pur- 
poses, which  depot  grounds  hereby  designated,  located  and 
established,  include  water  blocks  4,  5,  6 and  7,  in  the  Chi- 
cago or  Lower  addition  to  said  city,  and  those  parts  of 
blocks  6 and  7 in  said  addition,  which  lie  north  of  the  pres- 
ent track  of  said  company;  and  also  all  the  parts  of  streets, 
alleys  and  public  grounds  within  said  boundaries,  which 
parts  of  streets,  alleys  and  public  grounds  are  hereby  va- 
cated for  the  purposes  aforesaid.  Provided,  however,  that 
the  vacation  of  said  parts  of  said  streets,  alleys  and  public 
grounds  shall  not  take  effect  until  said  company  shall  have 
acquired  the  title  to  all  the  private  property  within  the 
boundaries  aforesaid  and  obtained  the  consent  thereto  of 
the  proprietors  of  all  the  lands  and  lots  (if  any  such  there 
are)  abutting  on  the  part  or  parts  of  any  street,  alley  or 
public  ground  to  be  so  vacated. 

§ 5.  All  steamboats  and  water  crafts  landing  at  the 
depot  grounds  hereinabove  established,  and  doing  a coal 
business  merely,  shall  not  be  chargeable  for  wharfage,  but 
the  right  is  hereby  expressly  reserved  to  the  City  Council 
to  charge  and  collect  wharfage  on  all  steamboats  and  water 
crafts  landing  at  said  depot  grounds  and  doing  any  other 
business  than  a coal  business  merely.  And  for  the  purpose 
of  collecting  such  wharfage,  the  proper  city  officers  shall, 
at  all  times,  have  free  access  to  said  depot  grounds  and  all 
parts  thereof. 

§ 6.  This  ordinance  shall  not  take  effect  and  be  in 
force  unless  its  acceptance  by  the  said  Rock  Island  and 


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Peoria  Railroad  Company  shall  be  signified  in  writing  to 
the  Mayor  or  City  Clerk  within  ten  days  from  the  date  of 
its  passage,  and  not  unless  the  bond,  coupons  and  judg- 
ments against  the  city  shall,  within  thirty  days  from  the 
date  of  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,'  be  surrendered  to  the 
Mayor  and  cancelled  in  pursuance  and  upon  the  terms  of 
the  proposition  dated  April  20,  1867,  and  signed  by  P.  L. 
Cable.  (Passed  August  24,  1867.  Pr.  Ord.,  1874,  p.  353.) 


ROCK  ISLAND  AND  PEORIA. 

An  Ordinance  granting  right  of  way  to  Rock  Island  and 

Peoria  Railroad  Company  into  and  out  of  Union  depot. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  permission  be  and  hereby  is  granted 

to  the  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railroad  Company  to  con- 
struct and  maintain  and  use  an  additional  railroad  track 
on  First  avenue  in  said  city,  with  the  necessary  and  con- 
venient switches  thereto  and  therefrom,  which  additional 
track  shall  commence  at  a point  not  further  west  than  the 
center  of  block  two  (2)  in  Spencer  and  Case’s  addition  to 
the  City  of  Rock  Island,  and  run  thence  east  on  said  avenue 
to  the  depot  grounds  of  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  and  Pacific 
Railroad  Company.  Provided,  however,  that  the  north  rail 
of  sai^  additional  track  shall,  at  no  point,  be  less  than  sixty 
feet  north  from  the  south  line  of  said  avenue ; and  provided 
further,  that  said  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railway  Company 
shall  construct  and  maintain  all  such  convenient  crossings 
over  said  track,  and  all  such  waterways  and  drains  under 
the  same,  as  may,  from  time  to  time,  be  ordered  by  the  City 
Council  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island.  (Passed  May  9,  1878. 
2 Mss.  Ord.,  8.) 


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ROCK  ISLAND  AND  PEORIA. 

An  Ordinance  concerning  the  right  of  way  to  the  Rock 
Island  and  Peoria  Railway  Company  to  lay  down, 
maintain  and  operate  an  additional  track  through, 
along  and  across  certain  streets  and  alleys  in  the 
City  of  Rock  Island. 

Whereas,  A petition  of  the  owners  of  land  represent- 
ing more  than  one-half  of  the  frontage  of  so  much  of  the 
following  Streets  and  alleys,  as  are  sought  to  be  used  for 
the  purpose  of  the  railway  track  hereinafter  mentioned, 
and  in  favor  thereof  has  been  presented  to  the  City  Council 
of  said  city. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  the  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railway 

Company  is  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  lay  down, 
maintain  and  operate  an  additional  track  for  its  railway  on 
the  following  described  line,  viz. : Commencing  in  the  cen- 

ter line  of  its  present  main  track  in  said  city,  at  or  near  the 
point  where  it  crosses  Seventh  street  (formerly  Pearl 
street)  in  said  city,  and  running  thence  southwestwardly 
and  gradually  diverging  from  said  center  line,  until  it 
reaches  a point  twelve  (12)  feet  south  from  it,  and  thence 
parallel  with  said  center  line,  and  twelve  (12)  feet  distant 
at  right  angles  therefrom,  to  a point  at  or  near  the  south- 
ern extremity  of  the  sidetrack  of  said  railway  company  at 
Weyerhaeuser  & Denkmann’s  mill  yard,  as  the  same  now 
stands,  and  thence  approaching  said  center  line  and  reach- 
ing it  at  a convenient  distance  southwestwardly  therefrom ; 
and  for  that  purpose  to  occupy  and  cross  all  streets  and 
alleys  in  said  city  laying  along  or  across  said  line. 

§ 2.  Said  railway  company  shall  construct  suitable 
and  necessary  crossings  at  all  of  such  streets  and  alleys  as 
may  be  required  by  the  City  Council  of  said  city,  and  con- 
nect the  same  therewith  by  easy  and  convenient  grades, 
and  shall,  on  reasonable  notice  by  the  city  authorities,  at  all 


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times,  make  and  keep  in  good  repair  the  necessary  drains 
and  culverts  which  may  be  required  by  the  City  Council  un- 
der or  along  said  track,  and  in  or  across  any  of  said  streets 
or  alleys. 

§ 3.  In  laying  down  said  additional  track,  in  said 
streets  and  alleys,  it  shall  be  so  laid  down  as  to  interfere 
with  the  ordinary  travel  and  uses  of  said  streets  and  alleys 
as  little  as  possible. 

§ 4.  Said  company  shall  be  subject  to  all  necessary 
police  and  ordinary  revenue  regulations  and  restrictions  of 
the  said  City  of  Rock  Island ; and  said  company  shall,  at  no 
time,  have  standing  or  placed  across  any  of  said  streets  or 
alleys  leading  from  the  Mississippi  river  into  said  city,  any 
rolling  stock  or  obstructions  whatever.  (Passed  November 
1,  1880.  2 Mss.  Ord.,  38.) 


PEORIA  AND  ROCK  ISLAND. 

An  Ordinance  concerning  the  right  of  way  of  the  Peoria 
and  Rock  Island  Railway  Company. 

§ 1.  Privilege  granted  to  Peoria  & Rock  Island  Railway  Company 
to  construct  and  maintain  a single  track  on  Mississippi 
* street — company  to  make  and  maintain  crossings  and  not 
to  obstruct  streets. 

2.  Company  to  construct  sewers  if  so  ordered  by  City  Council. 

3.  Failure  to  comply  with  provisions  of  ordinance  works  a for- 

feiture of  rights. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  permission  be  and  hereby  is  granted 

to  the  Peoria  and  Rock  Island  Railway  Company  to  con- 
struct, maintain  and  use  one  railroad  track  upon  and  along 
Mississippi  street  in  said  city,  from  a point  in  said  street 
north  of  and  directly  opposite  to  the  center  point  of  the 
north  boundary  line  of  block  two  (2)  in  the  old  town,  and 
as  near  as  practicable  to  the  most  southern  track  of  the 
Rockford,  Rock  Island  and  St.  Louis  Railroad  Company,  as 
now  laid,  westerly  along  said  street,  and  as  near  as  prac- 


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ticable  to  the  said  most  southern  track  of  the  said  Rock- 
ford, Rock  Island  and  St.  Louis  Railroad  Company,  to  a 
point  in  said  street  north  of,  and  directly  opposite  to  the 
center  point  of  the  north  boundary  line  of  block  four  (4), 
in  said  old  town,  thence  to  pass  by  the  shortest  practicable 
line  on  to  the  land  now  owned  by  the  said  Peoria  and  Rock 
Island  Railway  Company,  north  of  blocks  three  (3),  four 
(4),  and  five  (5),  in  said  old  town.  Provided,  that  said 
Peoria  and  Rock  Island  Railway  Company  shall  make  and 
maintain  convenient  crossings,  as  the  City  Council  of  said 
city  shall  direct,  where  the  track  herein  provided  for  shall 
cross  Elk  and  Deer  streets  in  said  city,  and  shall,  at  no 
time,  have  standing  upon  said  track,  where  the  same  shall 
cross  said  Elk  and  Deer  streets,  any  of  the  rolling  stock  of 
said  company,  or  any  other  incumbrance  or  obstruction. 

§ 2.  In  case  said  City  Council  shall,  at  any  time  here- 
after, desire  sewers  to  be  constructed  under  said  track,  the 
same  shall  be  constructed  by  said  Peoria  and  Rock  Island 
Railway  Company,  at  such  points  as  the  said  City  Council 
shall  direct,  and  in  a good  and  substantial  manner,  to  the 
satisfaction  of  said  Council,  and  at  the  sole  expense  of  said 
company,  and  the  same  shall  by  them  be  maintained. 

§ 3.  The  failure  of  the  said  Peoria  and  Rock  Island 
Railway  Company  to  comply  substantially  with,  or  the  sub- 
stantial violation  by  said  company,  of  any  of  the  provisions 
or  restrictions  of  this  ordinance,  shall  immediately  work  a 
forfeiture  of  any  rights  to  it  by  this  ordinance.  (Passed 
November  27,  1871.  Pr.  Ord.,  1874,  p.  363.) 


PEORIA  AND  ROCK  ISLAND. 

An  Ordinance  granting  permission  to  the  Peoria  and  Rock 
Island  Railway  Company  to  construct  a sidetrack  across 
Mill  street,  and  upon  the  west  side  of  said  street  south 
to  the  city  limits. 


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Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  Permission  is  hereby  granted  to  the  Peoria 

and  Rock  Island  Railway  Company  to  construct,  maintain 
and  use  a sidetrack  to  its  railroad  across  Mill  street,  and 
upon  the  west  side  to  said  street  south  to  the  city  limits, 
for  the  term  of  five  years  from  the  date  of  the  passage  of 
this  ordinance;  subject,  however,  to  the  following  provis- 
ions and  conditions,  to-wit:  Said  company  shall  construct 

and  maintain  in  good  repair,  substantial  plank  crossings 
where  said  track  shall  cross  the  line  of  streets,  and  also 
good  and  sufficient  warning  tables  at  such  points.  Said 
company  shall  at  no  time  leave  standing  upon  said  street 
crossings  any  of  the  rolling  stock  of  such  company,  or  any 
other  incumbrance.  (Passed  May  12,  1875.  1 Mss.  Ord., 

369.) 


USE  OF  ROUNDHOUSES. 

An  Ordinance  concerning  railroad  roundhouses. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island : § 1.  That  any  railroad  company  owning,  occupy- 

ing or  using  any  roundhouse  within  the  limits  of  this  city, 
shall  so  use,  occupy  and  control  its  business  in  and  about 
the  same,  as  not  to  disturb  or  annoy  any  congregation  us- 
ing, or  occupying,  or  worshipping  in  any  church  edifice  on 
any  lot  near  or  adjoining  such  roundhouse,  by  the  blowing 
of  steam  whistles,  or  the  letting  off  of  steam  in  any  man- 
ner whatever  from  locomotive  engines  or  by  the  ringing  of 
bells  or  the  making  of  other  noises  on  the  Sabbath  day  or 
at  any  other  time. 

§ 2.  For  a violation  of  this  ordinance  such  railroad 
company  shall,  on  conviction,  be  fined  not  less  than  ten 
($10),  nor  more  than  one  hundred  ($100)  dollars,  to  be 
recovered  in  like  manner  as  a fine  for  a misdemeanor. 
(Passed  November  7,  1881.  2 Mss.  Ord.,  64.  Published 

November  10,  11,  12.) 


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ROCK  ISLAND  PLOW  COMPANY. 

An  Ordinance  authorizing  the  Rock  Island  Plow  Company 
to  construct  and  operate  a railroad  switch  across  and 
along  Sixth  street  in  said  city. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island : § 1.  That  there  is  hereby  granted  the  Rock  Island 

Plow  Company  the  right  and  authority  to  construct,  main- 
tain and  operate  a railroad  switch  upon  the  following 
streets  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island:  The  center  line  there- 

of commencing  in  the  line  of  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Rail- 
road Company’s  tracks  at  a point  sixty  feet  east  of  the 
east  line  of  Sixth  street;  thence  running  west  and  curving 
towards  the  north  to  a point  in  Sixth  street  five  feet  east 
of  the  southeast  corner  of  lot  one,  water  block  six  of  the 
Chicago  or  Lower  addition  to  the  City  of  Rock  Island; 
thence  north  along  said  Sixth  street  and  five  feet  east  of 
the  east  line  of  said  lot  one,  154  feet. 

§ 2.  The  track  to  be  laid  as  provided  by  this  ordi- 
nance, shall  be  laid  under  the  supervision  of  the  superin- 
tendent of  streets  of  said  city;  and  said  track  shall  be  laid 
uniform  and  on  a level  and  proper  grade  with  said  Sixth 
street  adjacent  to  said  track;  and  said  Plow  Company  shall, 
at  its  own  expense,  construct  and  at  all  times  maintain  a 
proper  and  convenient  crossing  over  said  track  where  the 
same  crosses  Sixth  street,  of  such  width  as  such  superin- 
tendent of  streets  shall  direct,  by  planking  the  same  be- 
tween the  rails  thereof  and  placing  at  least  one  plank  on 
the  outer  side  of  each  rail. 

§ 3.  Said  Rock  Island  Plow  Company  and  the  rail- 
road companies  using  said  track  shall  not  at  any  time  per- 
mit or  allow  cars  or  engines  to  remain  standing  on  said 
track  south  of  the  south  line  of  said  water  block  six,  but 
shall  at  all  times  keep  the  same  free  and  clear  from  such 
standing  cars  and  engines.  (Passed  September  7,  1885. 
2 Mss.  Ord.,  189.) 


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ROCK  ISLAND  AND  PEORIA  RAILWAY  COMPANY. 

An  Ordinance  concerning  the  depot  grounds  and  right  of 

way  of  the  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railway  Company. 

Whereas,  The  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railway  Com- 
pany is  the  grantee  of  the  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railroad 
Company,  its  railroad,  railroad  property,  franchises,  right 
of  way  and  privilges,  and  is  now  operating  the  same  and 
paying  the  City  of  Rock  Island  the  annual  rent  therefor. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  all  the  ground  which  lies  north  of  the 

north  line  of  First  avenue  (formerly  Water  street)  in  said 
city,  said  north  line  of  said  avenue  being  parallel  with  and 
eighty  (80)  feet  north  at  right  angles  distant  from  the 
north  lines  of  blocks  three,  four  and  five  in  that  part  of 
said  city  known  as  “old  town”  and  bounded  on  the  north 
by  the  Mississippi  river  and  on  the  east  by  the  west  line  of 
Fifteenth  (formerly  Elk)  street  extended  northwardly,  and 
on  the  west  by  the  east  line  of  Twelfth  (formerly  Otter) 
street  extended  northwardly,  be,  and  the  same  hereby  are 
granted  unto  the  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railway  Company, 
its  successors  and  assigns,  as  grounds  for  railway  purposes. 
Provided,  nevertheless,  that  nothing  herein  contained  shall 
be  so  construed  as  to  in  any  way  lessen  or  abridge  the  right 
of  said  railway  company  to  maintain  and  use  its  main 
tracks  as  now  located  and  built  through  and  across  said 
premises,  but  on  the  contrary  such  right  is  hereby  granted 
and  assured  to  and  confirmed  in  said  Rock  Island  and  Peo- 
ria Railway  Company,  its  successors  and  assigns. 

§ 2.  That  for  the  use  of  the  grounds  in  the  preced- 
ing section  described,  said  railway  company  shall,  on  or  be- 
fore the  first  day  of  April  of  each  year,  pay  said  City  of 
Rock  Island  the  sum  of  two  hundred  dollars  as  heretofore, 
and  shall,  on  reasonable  notice  by  the  city  authorities,  at 
its  own  expense,  make  or  cause  to  be  made  through  said 
premises,  all  necessary  drains  and  culverts  that  may  be  re- 


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quired  for  the  draining  of  said  city,  and  keep  and  maintain 
the  same  in  good  repair  and  shall  be  subject  to  all  neces- 
sary police  and  health  regulation  of  said  city,  and  shall  not 
in  any  way  improperly  interfere  with  any  right  or  privilege 
of  said  city  to  the  use  of  the  shore  in  front  of  said  premises. 
Provided,  that  said  railway  company  may  fill  in  and  im- 
prove said  shore  and  river  front  and  use  the  same  as  part 
of  the  premises  hereby  granted,  and  provided  further,  that 
cars  used  for  transportation  of  stock  or  otherwise  offensive 
to  the  smell,  shall  not  be  stored  on  any  track  on  said  prem- 
ises south  of  said  company’s  main  track  through  said  prem- 
ises. 

§ 3.  It  is  herein  expressly  provided,  however,  that 
nothing  herein  contained  shall  in  any  way  interfere  with 
any  right  the  St.  Louis,  Rock  Island  and  Chicago  Railroad 
Company,  or  its  lessee,  the  Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy 
Railroad  Company,  may  have  in  or  to  any  part  of  the  above 
described  premises,  or  which  may  now  be  occupied  by  them, 
or  either  of  them,  with  its  sidetrack  or  tracks. 

§ 4.  The  provisions  of  this  ordinance  shall  not  be  in 
force  or  take  effect  unless  the  said  Rock  Island  and  Peoria 
Railway  Company  shall,  in  writing,  filed  in  the  office  of 
the  City  Clerk,  within  twenty  (20)  days  from  the  passage 
hereof,  accept  the  terms  and  conditions  of  this  ordinance. 
(Passed  August  2,  1886.  2 Mss.  Ord.,  230.) 


ROCK  ISLAND  AND  PEORIA  RAILWAY  COMPANY. 

An  Ordinance  granting  the  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railway 
Company  the  privilege  to  lay  down,  maintain  and  oper- 
ate a switch  track,  in  the  western  end  of  the  city. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  the  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railway 

Company  is  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  lay  down 

and  maintain  and  operate  an  additional  track  for  its  rail- 

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way,  commonly  called  a “switch,”  on  the  following  described 
line,  viz. : Commencing  in  the  center  line  of  its  present 

main  track,  in  said  city,  at  or  near  the  point  where  Twelfth 
avenue,  in  said  city,  if  extended  westerly  would  intersect 
said  main  track,  and  running  thence  southwesterly  along 
over  and  across  Thirteenth  avenue,  in  said  city,  to  Mill 
street,  in  said  city,  thence  across  and  along  said  Mill  street 
to  the  southern  boundary  of  said  City  of  Rock  Island. 

§ 2.  Said  railway  company  shall  construct  suitable 
and  necessary  crossings  at  all  streets  and  alleys  as  may  be 
required  by  the  City  Council  of  said  city,  and  connect  the 
same  therewith  by  easy  and  convenient  grades,  and  shall, 
on  reasonable  notice  by  the  city  authorities,  at  all  times 
make  and  keep  in  good  repair  the  necessary  drains  and  cul- 
verts which  may  be  required  by  the  City  Council,  under  or 
along  said  track  and  in  or  across  any  of  said  streets  or 
alleys. 

§ 3.  In  laying  said  additional  track  in  or  over  said 
streets,  it  shall  be  laid  down  so  as  to  interfere  as  little  as 
possible  with  the  ordinary  travel  and  use  of  said  streets. 

§ 4.  Said  company,  in  the  use  and  maintenance  of 
said  track,  shall  be  subject  to  all  necessary  and  ordinary 
police  and  revenue  restrictions  of  said  City  of  Rock  Island, 
and  shall  at  no  time  leave  standing  or  placed  across  any 
streets  which  it  crosses  or  may  cross,  any  rolling  stock  or 
obstructions  whatever.  (Passed  May  19,  1890.) 


ROCK  ISLAND  AND  PEORIA  RAILWAY  COMPANY. 

An  Ordinance  concerning  the  E.  B.  McKown  track  of  the 
Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railway  Company. 

Be  It  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  Rock  Island,  Illi- 
nois. § 1.  That  the  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railway 
Company  shall  have  the  right  to  construct,  maintain  and 
use  a single  railroad  track  over  and  across  Tenth  street  in 


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the  City  of  Rock  Island.  The  center  line  of  said  track  be- 
gins at  a point  in  the  main  track  (as  now  located)  of  said 
railroad  company,  about  fifteen  feet  west  of  the  west  line 
of  Tenth  street  projected  into  the  Mississippi  river,  and 
runs  thence  to  the  east  and  south  on  a proper  curve  over 
and  across  Tenth  street  and  enters  lot  six  (6)  of  water 
block  one  (1)  of  the  Chicago  or  Lower  addition  to  the  City 
of  Rock  Island  at  the  west  line  of  said  lot. 

§ 2.  The  track  to  be  laid  as  provided  by  this  ordi- 
nance shall  be  laid  under  the  supervision  of  the  Mayor  and 
street  and  alley  committee  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island. 

§ 3.  The  said  company  shall  make  the  crossings  of 
said  street  with  said  track  as  easy  as  practicable  and  shall 
plank  said  crossing  and  maintain  such  planking  under  the 
supervision  of  said  Mayor  and  street  and  alley  committee. 

§ 4.  Said  railroad  company  shall  not  at  any  time  al- 
low cars  or  engines  to  stand  on  the  track  constructed  un- 
der the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  but  shall  keep  the 
same  free  and  clear  from  such  standing  engines  and  cars. 
(Passed  November  2,  1896.  3 Mss.  Ord.,  401.) 


ROCK  ISLAND  AND  PEORIA  RAILWAY  COMPANY. 

An  Ordinance  concerning  an  additional  main  track  for  the 

Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railway  Company. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111.:  § 1.  That  the  right,  permission  and  author- 

ity be,  and  they  are  hereby  granted  to  the  Rock  Island  and 
Peoria  Railway  Company,  to  lay  down  and  construct,  either 
by  the  readjustment  and  use  of  tracks  now  existing,  or  by 
the  construction  of  such  additional  tracks  as  shall  be  neces- 
sary, to  make  said  track  hereinafter  described  continuous, 
and  hereafter  to  maintain,  one  additional  main  track  adja- 
cent to  and  thirteen  (13)  feet  distant  from  (measuring  from 
center  to  center)  the  present  existing  main  track  of  said 


Railroads. 


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Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railway  Company,  from  the  east 
line  of  Twentieth  street  in  and  along  First  avenue  to  the 
west  line  of  Eleventh  street,  and  thence  to  continue  the 
said  additional  main  track  from  said  last  named  point 
across  and  along  the  intervening  streets,  avenues  and  al- 
leys to  the  northwesterly  line  of  block  seven  (7)  of  the 
Chicago  or  Lower  addition  to  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  and 
thence  from  said  last  named  point  in  and  along  First 
avenue  to  a point  opposite  the  boundary  line  between  lots 
four  (4)  and  five  (5)  in  water  block  ten  (10)  of  said  last 
named  addition,  and  to  conduct,  maintain  and  use  the  neces- 
sary turnouts,  cross-overs,  connections  and  switches  to  con- 
nect said  additional  main  track  with  the  other  tracks  of 
said  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railway  Company,  and  with 
the  tracks  of  all  other  railroad  companies  now  or  hereafter 
laid  adjacent  thereto;  for  further  certainty  of  description 
of  the  said  line  a map  or  plat  is  hereto  attached  and  made 
part  of  this  ordinance,  on  which  the  track  herein  authorized 
to  be  constructed  and  maintained  is  shown  by  the  parallel 
lines  colored  red. 

If  it  shall  be  necessary  in  the  construction  of  the  addi- 
tional main  track  herein  authorized  to  locate  the  same  or 
any  part  thereof  in  or  along  the  location  now  occupied  by 
any  tracks  of  the  Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy  Railroad 
Company,  the  right  herein  granted  to  construct  so  much  of 
said  additional  track  as  shall  need  to  be  constructed  upon 
and  along  the  present  location  of  such  tracks  of  said  Chi- 
cago, Burlington  and  Quincy  Railroad  Company  shall  be 
subject  to  the  consent  and  permission  of  said  last  named 
company. 

§ 2.  Whenever  said  track  shall  be  laid  across  or  on 
any  street  or  alley,  said  track  shall  be  constructed  at  such 
a grade  as  not  to  obstruct  the  use  of  such  street  or  alley 
for  travel  thereon,  and  said  company  shall  at  all  times 
keep  said  track  and  space  between  the  rails  thereof  prop- 
erly planked  or  paved  as  ordered  by  the  City  Council,  and 
in  case  of  the  failure  or  refusal  of  said  company  to  main- 
tain said  crossing  as  aforesaid,  the  City  of  Rock  Island 


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shall  have  the  right  to  have  the  same  planked  or  paved, 
or  place  the  same  in  condition  so  as  not  to  obstruct  travel 
on  any  such  street  or  the  extension  thereof  and  charge  the 
expense  of  the  same  to  said  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Rail- 
way Company. 

§ 3.  Said  company  shall,  in  the  construction  of  said 
track  not  hinder  or  obstruct  any  waterway,  sewer  or  gut- 
ter, but  shall  provide  in  accordance  with  specifications  ap- 
proved by  the  City  Council,  sufficient  sluiceways,  extensions 
of  sewers  or  gutters  at  its  own  expense,  and  if  said  com- 
pany fails  so  to  do  the  city  shall  have  the  right  to  construct 
the  same  at  the  expense  of  the  said  company. 

§ 4.  Said  company,  in  the  operation  of  its  trains  on 
said  track  shall  be  subject  to  such  ordinances  as  may  from 
time  to  time  be  passed  by  the  City  Council  of  said  city  for 
the  establishing  and  regulating  speed  and  motive  power 
within  said  city,  and  said  company  shall  be  subject  to  all 
the  necessary  police  and  ordinary  revenue  regulations  and 
restrictions  of  the  said  City  of  Rock  Island,  and  shall  not 
in  any  way  hinder,  obstruct  or  interfere  with  the  rights 
or  privileges  of  the  said  city  to  the  shore  or  levee  or  any 
other  portion  of  said  city  for  the  purpose  of  levying  and 
collecting  wharfage,  providing  for  and  regulating  the  land- 
ing and  departure  of  vessels  and  water  craft  of  every  name 
and  description  whatever  and  landing  and  discharge  of 
cargoes,  anything  in  this  ordinance  to  the  contrary  not- 
withstanding. 

§ 5.  Said  company  shall  not  at  any  time  have  stand- 
ing upon  said  additional  main  track,  or  on  its  first  or  orig- 
inal main  track  any  of  the  rolling  stock  of  said  company, 
or  any  other  incumbrance  for  any  unreasonable  length  of 
time,  and  said  company  shall  not  use  either  of  said  tracks 
for  the  storage  of  cars. 

§ 6.  Provided  that  any  other  railroad  or  railroads 
that  are  or  may  hereafter  be  constructed  or  which  may 
hereafter  seek  a right  of  way  through  said  city  shall  have 
equal  privileges  on  the  main  track  to  be  constructed  by  vir- 


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tue  of  this  ordinance  by  paying  a proportional  part  of  the 
cost  of  making  and  maintaining  the  same,  and  all  such  rail- 
road companies  which  may  operate  under  and  take  advan- 
tage of  this  section  including  the  said  Rock  Island  and  Peo- 
ria Railway  Company  shall  be  required  to  run  their  trains 
by  time  tables  which  do  not  conflict  and  make  all  other 
necessary  arrangements  for  joint  operation.  (Passed  April 
25,  1898.  4 Mss.  Ord.,  51.) 


ROCK  ISLAND  AND  PEORIA  RAILWAY  COMPANY. 

An  Ordinance  providing  for  an  additional  main  track  for 
the  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railway  Company,  and  con- 
cerning certain  tracks  and  the  engine  house  of  said 
company. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111. : § 1.  The  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railway 

Company  is  hereby  granted  the  right  to  lay  down,  con- 
struct, use  and  maintain,  one  additional  main  track  north 
of  and  adjacent  to,  and  thirteen  feet  distant  from  (measur- 
ing from  center  to  center)  the  present  existing  main  track 
of  said  company,  the  line  of  said  additional  main  track  to 
extend  from  the  east  line  of  Twentieth  (20th)  street  to  the 
west  line  of  Eleventh  (11th)  street  ; thence  southwesterly 
from  said  west  line  across  and  along  the  intervening  streets, 
avenues,  alleys,  and  public  grounds  to  a point  in  First 
avenue  at  or  near  the  boundary  line  between  lots  four  (4) 
and  fiv§  (5)  in  water  block  ten  (10)  in  the  Chicago  or 
Lower  addition  to  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  with  the  right 
to  lay  down,  construct,  maintain  and  use  all  necessary  or 
convenient  tracks,  turn-outs,  cross-overs,  connections  and 
switches;  to  connect  said  additional  main  track  with  the 
other  existing  tracks  of  said  railway  company,  and  with 
the  tracks  of  all  other  railroad  companies  now  or  here- 
after to  be  laid  adjacent  thereto;  said  connecting  tracks  to 


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be  laid  down  under  the  direction  and  supervision  of  the 
Mayor  and  street  and  alley  committee  of  the  City  Council. 
Provided,  however,  that  nothing  in  this  section  contained 
shall  be  construed  as  annulling  or  effecting  any  rights  or 
privileges  heretofore  granted  by  ordinance  or  resolution  to 
the  Rock  Island  and  Eastern  Illinois  Railway  Company, 
and  the  Davenport  and  Rock  Island  Bridge  Railway  and 
Terminal  Company,  except  any  right  or  privilege  hereto- 
fore granted  said  last  named  company,  to  construct  and 
maintain  a railroad  track  on  and  over  the  streets,  alleys, 
avenues  and  public  grounds  of  said  city  west  of  the  east 
line  of  Twelfth  (12th)  street  and  south  of  a line  twenty- 
one  feet  north  of  and  parallel  with  the  center  line  of  the 
existing  main  track  of  said  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Rail- 
way Company. 

If  it  shall  be  necessary  in  the  construction  of  the  addi- 
tional main  track  herein  authorized  to  locate  the  same,  or 
any  part  thereof,  in  or  along  the  location  now  occupied  by 
any  tracks  of  the  St.  Louis,  Rock  Island  and  Chicago  Rail- 
road Company,  or  its  lessee,  the  Chicago,  Burlington  and 
Quincy  Railroad  Company,  the  right  hereby  granted  to  con- 
struct so  much  of  said  additional  track  as  shall  need  to  be 
constructed  upon  and  along  the  present  location  of  the 
tracks  of  said  St.  Louis,  Rock  Island  and  Chicago  Railroad 
Company,  or  its  lessee,  the  Chicago,  Burlington  & Quincy 
Railway  Company,  shall  be  subject  to  the  consent  and  per- 
mission of  said  last  named  companies. 

§ 2.  Said  additional  main  track  shall  be  constructed 
and  maintained  at  such  grade  that  it  will  not  materially 
obstruct  the  use  of  any  street  or  alley  for  travel  thereon. 
The  space  between  the  rails  of  said  additional  main  track 
and  the  existing  main  track  of  said  Rock  Island  and  Peoria 
Railway  Company,  at  public  crossings,  shall  be  properly 
planked  or  paved  from  the  west  line  of  East  Seventeenth 
street  to  the  east  line  of  Nineteenth,  as  ordered  by  the 
City  Council;  and  in  case  of  the  failure  or  refusal  of  said 
Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railway  Company  to  maintain, 
pave  or  plank  said  crossings  as  aforesaid,  the  City  of  Rock 


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Island  may  have  the  same  planked  or  paved,  and  charge 
the  expense  of  the  same  to  the  company.  Nor  shall  said 
company,  by  the  construction  of  said  additional  track,  ob- 
struct any  waterway,  sewer  or  gutter.  It  shall  also  pro- 
vide, in  accordance  with  specifications  approved  by  the 
City  Council,  sufficient  sluiceways,  extension  of  sewers  or 
gutters,  across  said  additional  track,  at  its  own  expense, 
and  if  said  company  fails  so  to  do,  the  city  shall  have  the 
right  to  construct  the  same  at  the  expense  of  the  company. 

In  the  operation  of  its  trains  on  said  additional  track, 
said  company  shall  be  subject  to  such  general  ordinances 
as  may  at  any  time  be  passed  by  the  City  Council  for  es- 
tablishing and  regulating  the  speed  of  the  motive  power 
within  said  city. 

Said  company  shall  also  be  subject,  in  the  use  of  said 
additional  track,  to  all  reasonable  and  necessary  police 
and  revenue  regulations  and  restrictions  which  shall  be 
established  by  the  city. 

The  rights  and  privileges  and  all  riparian  rights  of  the 
city  to  the  shore  and  levee  or  any  portion  thereof,  for  the 
purpose  of  levying  and  collecting  wharfage  and  for  regu- 
lating the  landing  and  departure  of  vessels  and  water  craft 
of  every  kind  and  the  loading  and  discharge  of  cargoes  from 
vessel  shall  not  be  obstructed,  hindered  or  interfered  with. 

§ 3.  Said  company  shall  not  at  any  time  use  said  addi- 
tional track  or  the  existing  original  track  of  said  company 
for  the  storage  of  cars  or  for  any  other  purpose  except  such 
purpose  or  purposes  as  are  common  to  the  use  of  main 
tracks  by  railroads. 

§ 4.  The  said  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railway  Com- 
pany, its  successors  and  assigns,  shall,  in  addition  to  its 
present  existing  main  track,  have  the  right  to  maintain 
and  forever  use  in  the  location  where  the  same  severally 
now  exist,  all  railway  tracks,  coal  chutes,  buildings  and 
other  appurtenances  of  its  railway  now  existing  and  used 
by  said  company  in,  across,  along  or  upon  the  streets,  alleys, 
avenues  and  public  grounds  of  said  city  or  any  part  thereof, 
and  the  right  so  to  do  is  hereby  granted  by  said  city  unto 


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said  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railway  Company,  its  suc- 
cessors and  assigns. 

It  is  understood  and  agreed,  however,  that  that  por- 
tion of  the  most  southerly  track  of  said  Rock  Island  and 
Peoria  Railway  Company  which  lies  north  of  blocks  three 
(3)  and  four  (4),  old  town,  in  said  City  of  Rock  Island 
shall  be  readjusted  and  relocated  so  that  the  distance  from 
the  north  line  of  said  blocks  three  (3)  and  four  (4)  to  the 
nearest  portion  of  said  track  as  relocated,  shall  be  not  less 
than  thirteen  (13)  feet  greater  than  is  the  distance  to  the 
nearest  portion  of  said  track  as  at  present  located,  and 
that  any  railway  company  now  having  a right  of  way, 
or  any  railway  company  that  may  hereafter  acquire  a 
right  of  way  in  this  city,  shall  have  the  right  to  cross  the 
said  track,  has  been  granted,  or  may  hereafter  be  granted 
said  railway  company  by  the  City  Council. 

§ 5.  On  the  acceptance  of  this  ordinance  by  the  Rock 
Island  and  Peoria  Railway  Company  as  herein  provided 
for,  and  the  payment  to  said  company  of  the  sum  of  five 
thousand  ($5,000)  dollars  and  the  further  sum  of  the  fair 
present  value  of  the  filling  and  embankment  on  which  are 
now  located  and  laid  the  two  most  northerly  side-tracks  of 
said  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railway  Company,  extending 
from  a point  at  or  near  the  east  line  of  Twelfth  street  to  a 
point  at  or  near  the  west  line  of  Fifteenth  street  in  said 
city,  said  last  named  railway  company  will  on  or  before 
October  15th,  A.  D.  1898,  remove  its  two  most  northerly 
side-tracks  above  mentioned,  and  its  engine  house,  near  the 
eastern  extremity  thereof,  so  as  to  permit  the  location  and 
construction  of  the  two  parallel  main  railway  tracks  men- 
tioned in  a certain  resolution  of  the  City  Council  of  said 
city,  passed  April  22d,  1898. 

§ 6.  In  case  of  failure  to  agree  upon  the  fair  present 
value  of  said  filling  and  embankment  as  above  provided, 
then  the  value  thereof  shall  be  determined  by  appraisement, 
the  said  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railway  Company  and 
the  Davenport  and  Rock  Island  Bridge,  Railway  and  Ter- 
minal Company,  each  to  choose  one  appraiser  and  the 


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Mayor  of  said  city  to  act  as  the  third  appraiser.  The  writ- 
ten determination  of  the  majority  of  the  said  appraisers  as 
to  the  value  of  the  filling  and  embankment  shall  be  final 
and  conclusive  upon  all  parties. 

§ 7.  Nothing  in  this  ordinance  contained  shall  be  so 
construed  as  to  release  or  discharge  the  said  Rock  Island 
and  Peoria  Railway  Company  from  the  payment  of  the 
annual  rental  provided  for  in  certain  ordinance  passed 
August  2,  1886,  and  entitled,  “An  Ordinance  Concerning 
the  Depot  Grounds  and  Right-of-way  of  the  Rock  Island 
and  Peoria  Railway  Company.’' 

§ 8.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  full  force  and  take 
effect  upon  the  filing  within  fifteen  days  from  its  passage, 
in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk,  by  said  Rock  Island  and  Peo- 
ria Railway  Company,  of  its  written  acceptance  thereof. 
(Passed  July  6,  1898.  4 Mss.  Ord.,  56.) 


ROCK  ISLAND  AND  PEORIA  RAILWAY  COMPANY. 

An  ordinance  whereas  the  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railway 
company  now  owns  and  is  maintaining  and  holding 
and  operating  certain  railroad  tracks,  and  has  the  right 
to  lay  down,  construct,  maintain  and  use  certain  addi- 
tional tracks  on  First  avenue,  and  the  public  grounds 
in  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  between  Eleventh  and  east 
Seventeenth  streets,  and  any  and  all  intervening  streets, 
alleys  and  public  grounds  under  an  ordinance  passed 
July  6,  1898,  and  prior  ordinances  passed  by  the  City 
Council  of  said  city,  and 

Whereas,  The  St.  Louis,  Rock  Island  and  Chicago 
Railroad  Company  now  owns,  and  by  its  lessee,  the  Chi- 
cago, Burlington  and  Quincy  Railroad  Company,  is  hold- 
ing, maintaining  and  operating  certain  other  railroad 
tracks  on  said  First  avenue  and  said  public  grounds,  in  said 
city,  between  said  Eleventh  street  and  the  east  line  of  east 


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Seventeenth  street,  and  across  any  and  all  intervening 
streets,  alleys  and  public  grounds  in  said  city,  under  an 
ordinance  of  said  city  passed  April  24,  1879,  and  other 
ordinances  passed  by  the  City  Council  of  said  city,  and 

Whereas,  It  has  been  found  by  said  respective  railroad 
companies  that  it  is  for  the  advantage  of  each  of  said  com- 
panies to  excange  with  each  other  certain  of  said  tracks 
within  said  limits,  and  to  change  the  location  of  certain  of 
their  tracks,  and  especially  the  westerly  end  of  the  two  main 
tracks  of  said  St.  Louis,  Rock  Island  and  Chicago  Railroad 
Company,  and  said  Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy  Rail- 
road Company,  such  exchange  and  change  of  location  to  be 
subject  to  the  approval  of  the  City  Council  of  said  city,  and 

Whereas,  The  said  proposed  changes  and  exchanges 
will  result  in  the  readjustment  and  relocation  of  the  most 
southerly  track  in  said  First  avenue,  as  contemplated  by 
said  ordinance  of  July  6,  1898,  and  will  result  in  advantage 
to  said  city;  the  said  proposed  changes  of  location  and  ex- 
changes are  hereby  approved  and  ratified  by  the  City  Coun- 
cil of  said  city,  and  in  order  to  fully  effectuate,  ratify  and 
confirm  said  proposed  changes  and  exchanges,  therefore, 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111. : § 1.  That  the  right,  title  and  ownership 

of  each  and  all  of  the  rights  of  way  upon  which  the  follow- 
ing tracks  in  this  section  described  are  or  may  be  located, 
to-wit:  A side  track,  the  center  line  of  which  begins  at  a 

point  one  hundred  and  fourteen  (114)  feet  northerly  from 
the  south  line  of  said  First  (1st)  avenue  and  forty  (40) 
feet  westerly  from  the  west  line  of  West  Seventeenth  (17th) 
street,  extending  and  running  thence  westerly  on  a curve 
to  the  left  to  a point  one  hundred  and  forty  (140)  feet 
westerly  from  the  west  line  of  Sixteenth  (16th)  street  ex- 
tended, and  one  hundred  and  forty-nine  and  five-tenths 
(149.5)  feet  in  a northerly  direction  from  the  said  south 
line  of  said  First  (1st)  avenue;  thence  westerly  and  parallel 
to  said  south  line  of  said  First  (1st)  avenue  to  a point  one 
hundred  and  nine  (109)  feet  easterly  from  the  west  line  of 


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Fifteenth  (15th)  street  extended;  thence  south-westerly 
and  parallel  to  the  thereinafter  described  turnout  switch 
track  described  in  section  two  (2)  hereof,  and  thirteen  (13) 
feet  distant  therefrom  in  a southerly  direction,  measuring 
center  to  center,  to  a point  two  hundred  (200)  feet  easterly 
from  the  west  line  of  Fourteenth  (14th)  street  extended, 
and  one  hundred  and  thirteen  and  five-tenths  (113.5)  feet 
distant  in  a northerly  direction  from  the  said  south  line 
of  said  First  (1st)  avenue;  thence  westerly  and  parallel  to 
said  south  line  of  said  First  (1st)  avenue  to  a connection 
in  the  west  line  of  Thirteenth  (13th)  street  extended,  with 
a switch  track  now  laid,  maintained,  used  and  operated  by 
said  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railway  Company. 

A switch  track,  the  center  line  of  which  begins  at  a 
point  in  the  center  line  of  the  last  above  described  side- 
track and  forty-six  (46)  feet  distant  in  a westerly  direction 
from  the  west  line  of  said  Fifteenth  (15th)  street  extended; 
thence  running  westerly  on  a curve  to  the  right  to  a point 
one  hundred  (100)  feet  distant  in  a westerly  direction  from 
the  west  line  of  said  Fifteenth  (15th)  street  extended; 
thence  westerly  parallel  to  and  one  hundred  and  twenty-five 
and  five-tenths  (125.5)  feet  distant  from,  in  a northerly 
direction,  said  south  line  of  said  First  (1st)  avenue  to  a 
connection  with  a side-track  of  the  said  Rock  Island  and 
Peoria  Railway  Company  hereinafter  described  in  section 
two  (2)  hereof,  thirty  (30)  feet  easterly  from  the  west  line 
of  said  Fourteenth  (14th)  street  extended. 

A connecting  side-track,  the  center  line  of  which  begins 
at  a point  in  the  west  line  of  said  Fifteenth  (15th)  street 
extended  and  eighty-one  (81)  feet  distant  in  a northerly 
direction  from  the  said  south  line  of  said  First  (1st)  avenue 
and  running  thence  westerly  on  a curve  to  the  right  and  a 
curve  to  the  left  to  a connection  with  a switch  track,  here- 
inbefore described  at  a point  two  hundred  (200)  feet  east- 
erly from  the  west  line  of  said  Fourteenth  (14th)  street 
extended  and  one  hundred  and  thirteen  and  five-tenths 
(113.5)  feet  distant  in  a northerly  direction  from  the  said 
south  line  of  said  First  (1st)  avenue. 


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A track,  the  center  line  of  which  begins  at  a point  in 
the  west  line  of  said  Fifteenth  (15th)  street  extended 
eighty-one  (81)  feet  distant  in  a northerly  direction  from 
the  said  south  line  of  said  First  (1st)  avenue  and  running 
thence  westerly  on  a curve  to  the  left  to  a point  forty  (40) 
feet  in  a westerly  direction  from  the  west  line  of  said  Fif- 
teenth (15th)  street  extended,  and  running  thence  wester- 
ly parallel  to  and  eighty-six  (86)  feet  distant  in  a norther- 
ly direction  from  the  said  south  line  of  said  First  (1st) 
avenue  to  a point  eight-five  (85)  feet  westerly  from  the 
west  line  of  said  Fourteenth  (14th)  street  extended. 

A track,  the  center  line  of  which  begins  at  a point  in 
the  west  line  of  said  Fifteenth  (15th)  street  extended  seven- 
ty (70)  feet  northerly  from  the  said  south  line  of  said  First 
(1st)  avenue,  and  running  thence  westerly  on  a curve  to 
the  left  to  a point  thirty-eight  (38)  feet  westerly  from  the 
west  line  of  said  Fifteenth  (15th)  street  extended;  and 
seventy-four  (74)  feet  northerly  from  the  said  south  line 
of  said  (1st)  avenue,  thence  westerly  and  parallel  to  said 
south  line  of  said  First  (1st)  avenue,  to  a connection  with 
a track  now  laid,  maintained,  used  and  operated  by  said 
Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy  Railway  Company,  at  a 
point  one  hundred  and  fifty  (150)  feet  westerly  from  the 
west  line  of  said  Fourteenth  (14th)  street  extended:  Are 

hereby  vested  in,  shall  belong  to,  and  the  tracks  thereon 
shall  be  maintained,  operated  and  held  by  the  said  St.  Louis, 
Rock  Island  & Chicago  Railroad  Company  and  its  lessee,  the 
Chicago,  Burlington  & Quincy  Railroad  Company,  their 
successors  and  assigns,  and  the  consent  of  said  City  of  Rock 
Island  to  said  proposed  changes  and  exchanges  is  hereby 
given  and  granted  and  the  right,  title  and  ownership  of  the 
said  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railway  Company  in  and  to 
the  said  described  tracks  and  rights  of  way  upon  which  the 
said  tracks,  in  this  section  described,  are  laid  or  may  be 
laid,  are  hereby  declared  to  be  transferred  to  and  legally 
and  completely  vested  and  established  in  said  St.  Louis, 
Rock  Island  and  Chicago  Railroad  Company,  and  its  lessee, 
the  Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy  Railroad  Company,  and 


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445 


said  proposed  changes  and  exchanges  are  hereby  ratified 
and  confirmed;  and  said  last  named  companies  shall  have 
the  right  hereafter  to  use  each  and  all  of  said  tracks  and 
rights  of  way  as  herein  contemplated  as  their  own  property, 
with  all  the  rights  heretofore  granted  by  said  city  to,  or 
held  by,  said  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railway  Company 
therein  and  thereto. 

Provided,  however,  that  the  Rock  Island  and  Eastern 
Illinois  Railway  Company  shall  retain  the  same  interest  in 
the  said  last  two  above  described  tracks  as  it  now  owns  or 
possesses  before  the  enactment  of  this  ordinance,  by  rea- 
son of  an  ordinance  dated  February  9,  A.  D.  1898,  passed 
by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  111. 

§ 2.  That  the  right,  title  and  ownership  of  each  and 
all  of  the  rights-of-way  upon  which  the  following  tracks, 
in  this  section  described,  are  or  may  be  located,  to-wit : 

Two  parallel  main  railway  tracks,  the  center  lines  of 
which  are  thirteen  (13)  feet  apart,  the  center  line  of  the 
southerly  one  of  which  begins  at  a point  in  the  center  line  of 
the  present  first  or  original  main  track  of  said  Rock  Island 
and  Peoria  Railway  Company,  where  said  last  mentioned 
center  line  intersects  with  the  east  line  of  East  Seventeenth 
(17th)  street  extended,  said  point  of  intersection  being 
eighty-four  (84)  feet  northerly  from  the  south  line  of  First 
(1st)  avenue;  thence  running  westerly  from  said  last  named 
point  by  a curve  to  the  left  to  a point  one  hundred  and 
seventy-five  and  five-tenths  (175.5)  feet  northerly  from 
the  south  line  of  said  First  (1st)  avenue  and  one  hundred 
and  forty  (140)  feet  westerly  from  the  west  line  of  Six- 
teenth (16th)  street  extended;  thence  westerly  on  a tan- 
gent and  parallel  to  said  south  line  of  said  First  (1st) 
avenue  to  a point  one  hundred  and  ninety-seven  (197)  feet 
easterly  from  the  east  line  of  Twelfth  (12th)  street  extend- 
ed; thence  westerly  on  a curve  to  the  left  and  a curve  to 
the  right  to  a point  in  the  present  or  original  main  track 
of  said  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railway  Company  one  hun- 
dred and  forty-nine  and  five-tenths  (149.5)  feet  in  a north- 
erly direction  from  the  said  south  line  of  First  (1st)  avenue 
d — 


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and  fifteen  (15)  feet  westerly  from  the  west  line  of  Twelfth 
(12th)  street  extended. 

A side  track,  the  center  line  of  which  begins  at  a point 
in  the  center  line  of  said  southerly  main  track  two  hundred 
and  nine  (209)  feet  easterly  from  the  west  line  of  Fifteenth 
(15th)  street  extended*  and  running  thence  westerly  on  a 
turnout  curve  to  the  left  and  right  to  a point  thirteen  (13) 
feet  distant,  measuring  center  to  center,  from  the  southerly 
one  of  said  main  railway  tracks,  and  sixty  (60)  feet  easterly 
from  the  west  line  of  Fifteenth  (15th)  street  extended; 
thence  westerly  parallel  to  said  south  line  of  said  First  (1st) 
avenue,  and  one  hundred  and  sixty-two  and  five-tenths 
(162.5)  feet  distant  in  a northerly  direction  therefrom  to  a 
point  one  hundred  and  sixty-three  (163)  feet  westerly  from 
the  west  line  of  Thirteenth  (13th)  street  extended;  thence 
by  a turnout  curve  to  the  left  and  right  to  a connection  with 
said  first  or  original  main  track  at  a point  three  (3)  feet 
westerly  from  the  east  line  of  Twelfth  (12th)  street  extend- 
ed. 

A side-track,  the  center  line  of  which  begins  at  a point 
in  the  turnout  curve  of  the  last  above  described  side  track 
one  hundred  and  sixteen  (116)  feet  easterly  from  the  west 
line  of  Fifteenth  street  extended ; thence  southwesterly  on  a 
tangent  to  a point  twenty  (20)  feet  easterly  from  the  west 
line  of  said  Fifteenth  (15th)  street  extended;  thence  on  a 
curve  to  the  right  to  a point  forty-six  (46)  feet  westerly 
from  the  west  line  of  said  Fifteenth  (15th)  street  extended, 
and  one  hundred  and  forty-nine  and  five-tenths  (149.5)  feet 
northerly  from  the  south  line  of  said  First  (1st)  avenue; 
thence  westerly  north  of  and  parallel  to  said  south  line  of 
First  (1st)  avenue  to  a point  fifteen  (15)  feet  westerly 
from  the  west  line  of  Twelfth  (12th)  street  extended. 

The  location  of  the  last  above  described  side  track  is 
identical  with  the  location  of  the  first  or  original  main 
track  of  said  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railway  Company  as 
now  used,  maintained  and  operated. 

A connecting  switch  track,  the  center  line  of  which 
begins  at  a point  in  said  last  above  described  track  twenty 


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(20)  feet  easterly  from  the  west  line  of  Fifteenth  (15th) 
street  and  runs  thence  southwesterly  to  a connection  with 
a side  track  now  used,  maintained  and  operated  by  said 
Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railway  Company;  thence  continu- 
ing southwesterly  on  a tangent  and  on  a curve  to  the  right 
to  a point  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  and  five-tenths 
(125.5)  feet  distant  in  a northerly  direction  from  the  said 
south  line  of  said  First  (1st)  avenue  and  two  hundred  and 
ten  (210)  feet  westerly  from  the  west  line  of  Fifteenth 
(15th)  street  extended,  to  connect  with  a track  of  the  St. 
Louis,  Rock  Island  and  Chicago  Railroad  Company,  Chi- 
cago, Burlington  and  Quincy  Railroad  Company,  lessee, 
hereinbefore  described  in  section  one  (1)  hereof. 

A switch  track,  connecting  with  a side  track  of  the 
said  last  named  companies  hereinbefore  described  in  section 
one  (1)  hereof,  the  center  line  of  which  begins  at  a point 
thirty  (30)  feet  easterly  from  the  west  line  of  Fourteenth 
(14th)  street  extended  and  one  hundred  and  twenty-five 
and  five-tenths  (125.5)  feet  in  a northerly  direction  from 
the  said  south  line  of  said  First  (1st)  avenue,  and  running 
thence  from  the  said  last  mentioned  point  of  connection 
westerly  and  parallel  to  said  south  line  of  said  First  (1st) 
avenue  a distance  of  two  hundred  and  sixty  (260)  feet  to 
a connection  with  a side  track  of  said  Rock  Island  and  Peoria 
Railway  Company  now  laid,  maintained,  used  and  operated 
by  said  last  named  company:  Are  hereby  vested  in,  shall 

belong  to,  and  the  tracks  thereon  shall  be  maintained,  oper- 
ated and  held  by  the  said  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railway 
Company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  and  the  consent  of  the 
said  City  of  Rock  Island  to  said  proposed  changes  and  ex- 
changes is  hereby  given  and  granted,  and  the  right,  title 
and  ownership  of  the  said  St.  Louis,  Rock  Island  and  Chi- 
cago Railroad  Company,  and  its  lessee,  the  Chicago,  Burling- 
ton and  Quincy  Railroad  Company,  in  and  to  said  described 
tracks,  and  the  rights  of  way  upon  which  the  said  tracks 
in  this  section  described,  are  laid  or  may  be  laid,  are  here- 
by declared  to  be  transferred  to,  and  legally  and  completely 
vested  and  established  in  said  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Rail- 


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way  Company,  and  said  proposed  changes  and  exchanges 
are  hereby  ratified  and  confirmed ; and  said  last  named  com- 
pany shall  have  the  right  hereafter  to  use  each  and  all  of 
said  tracks  and  rights  of  way  as  herein  contemplated,  as 
their  own  property,  with  all  the  rights  heretofore  granted 
by  said  city  to,  or  held  by  said  St.  Louis,  Rock  Island  and 
Chicago  Railroad  Company,  and  its  lessee,  the  Chicago, 
Burlington  and  Quincy  Railroad  Company,  therein  and 
thereto. 

§ 3.  Said  companies  shall  not  at  any  time  use  the 
tracks  herein  designated  as  main  tracks,  for  the  storage  of 
cars  or  for  any  other  purpose  except  such  purpose  or  pur- 
poses as  are  common  to  the  use  of  main  tracks  by  railroads ; 
and  all  other,  tracks  herein  described  shall  be  used  for  such 
purposes  as  are  common  to  the  use  of  sidetracks,  turnouts, 
cross  overs,  connections  and  switches,  and  all  of  said  tracks 
shall  be  operated  and  maintained  in  other  respects  subject 
to  all  limitations,  restrictions  and  burdens  imposed  upon 
said  respective  companies  in  and  by  said  original  ordi- 
nances conceded  to  and  vesting  in  them  the  rights  afore- 
said. (Passed  December  19,  1898.  4 Mss.  Ord.,  69.) 


ROCK  ISLAND  AND  PEORIA  RAILWAY  COMPANY. 

An  ordinance  granting  to  the  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Rail- 
way Company  the  right  to  construct  a railway  switch 
track  across  First  (1st)  avenue. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  Illinois.  § 1.  That  the  right  is  hereby  granted  to 
the  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railway  Company,  its  success- 
ors and  assigns,  to  lay  down,  construct,  maintain,  use  and 
operate  a railway  switch  track  across  First  (1st)  avenue 
in  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  the  center  line  of  which  is  de- 
scribed as  follows:  Beginning  at  a point  in  the  northerly 

line  of  lot  three  (3),  block  three  (3),  of  Spencer  and  Case's 


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addition  to  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  seven  and  one-half 
(7%)  feet  from  the  northwest  corner  of  said  lot,  and  run- 
ning thence  by  a proper  curve  to  the  northwest  to  a con- 
nection with  a track  of  said  railway  company,  said  last 
mentioned  track  being  the  most  southerly  one  in  front  of 
said  block  three  (3). 

§ 2.  Said  track  shall  be  laid  under  the  supervision  of 
the  Mayor  and  street  and  alley  committee  of  said  city,  and 
said  railway  company  shall  at  all  times  maintain  the  same 
at  a proper  grade,  and  keep  planked  the  space  between  the 
rails  and  the  spaces  for  a distance  of  one  and  one-half  (IV2) 
feet  outside  the  rails  of  said  track. 

§ 3.  Said  railway  company  shall  at  no  time  permit 
its  cars  or  locomotives  to  stand  upon  said  track  or  to  ob- 
struct said  First  (1st)  avenue.  (Passed  October  16,  1899. 
4 Mss.  Ord.,  113.) 


ROCK  ISLAND  AND  PEORIA  RAILWAY  COMPANY. 

An  ordinance  concerning  levee  improvement  at  the  expense 
of  the  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railway  Company  and 
the  granting  of  a right  to  said  company  to  lay  a coal 
dump  track,  and  providing  for  the  lease  by  the  city,  to 
said  company  of  a portion  of  the  levee  for  the  exclusive 
use  thereof  for  certain  purposes. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111.:  § 1.  That  the  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Rail- 

way Company  is  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  im- 
prove all  that  part  of  the  levee  in  front  of  said  city  which 
lies  north  of  the  existing  railway  tracks  and  the  railway 
track  herein  granted  to  be  laid  and  south  of  a line  drawn 
from  the  northeasterly  point  of  said  levee  as  now  improved 
(which  point  is  in  Nineteenth  street  extended)  to  a point 
in  the  east  line  of  Twentieth  (20th)  street  extended  one 
hundred  and  forty-three  (143)  feet  distant  northerly  from 


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the  south  line  of  First  (1st)  avenue  extended,  by  putting  in 
a toe  wall  of  stone  along  the  last  above  described  line,  and 
by  filling  in  and  macadamizing  such  part  of  said  levee  as 
lies  south  of  said  last  described  line.  Said  company  shall, 
at  its  own  expense,  construct,  extend  and  hereafter  maintain 
the  sewers  across  said  levee  at  Nineteenth  and  Twentieth 
(19th  and  20th)  streets;  said  work  to  be  done  at  the  ex- 
pense of  said  railway  company  under  the  direction  of  the 
Mayor  and  street  and  alley  committee  of  said  city  and  in 
accordance  with  a plan  which  is  hereto  attached  and  made 
part  hereof,  showing  the  elevations  of*  said  levee  as  it  now 
exists,  and  as  it  is  proposed  to  be  improved,  the  existing 
tracks  and  the  track  for  which  the  right  to  lay  is  herein 
granted  and  the  boundaries  of  that  part  of  said  levee  herein 
described,  provided,  however,  that  said  improvement  be 
completed  within  eighteen  (18)  months  from  the  date  of 
the  acceptance  of  this  ordinance  hereinafter  provided  for. 

§ 2.  That  upon  the  completion  of  said  levee  improve- 
ment as  herein  provided,  permission  be  and  hereby  is  grant- 
ed to  said  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railway  Company  to  lay 
down,  construct,  operate  and  maintain  one  coal  dump  track 
on  said  levee,  the  location  of  said  track  being  more  particu- 
larly described  as  follows,  to-wit:  Commencing  at  a point 

in  the  center  line  of  the  northerly  or  second  main  track  of 
said  railway  company  at  a point  twenty-five  (25)  feet  west 
of  the  west  line  of  Nineteenth  street  extended,  and  running 
thence  northeasterly  by  a curve  to  the  left  and  a curve  to 
the  right  to  a point  in  the  east  line  of  Nineteenth  street  ex- 
tended, twenty-six  (26)  feet  distant  northerly  from  the 
center  line  of  the  said  northerly  or  new  main  track  of  said 
railway  company;  thence  easterly  and  parallel  with  the 
center  line  of  the  said  last  mentioned  track  to  a connection 
in  Twentieth  street  extended,  with  the  existing  tracks  of 
said  railway  company;  provided,  however,  anything  herein 
to  the  contrary  notwithstanding  said  track  shall  in  no  way 
disturb  nor  be  placed  on  that  part  of  said  levee  now  im- 
proved. 


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§ 3.  That  the  said  railway  company,  its  successors 
and  assigns,  is  hereby  granted  for  a period  of  twenty-five 
(25)  years  next  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance  the  ex- 
clusive privilege  of  using  and  occupying  said  portion  of 
said  levee  so  improved  for  the  purpose  of  storing  and  ship- 
ping coal  and  the  delivery  thereof  to  steamboats  or  other 
water  craft  on  the  Mississippi  river  adjacent  thereto,  and 
is  also  granted  the  right  to  construct  and  maintain  on  said 
portion  of  said  levee  three  (3)  movable  coal  platforms  not 
exceeding  thirty-eight  (38)  feet  in  length  and  sixteen  (16) 
feet  in  width,  together  with  the  necessary  appliances  and 
carrying  rails  to  move  and  carry  said  platforms  back  and 
forth  between  the  north  and  south  sides  of  said  portion  of 
said  levee;  provided,  however,  that  neither  said  railway 
company  nor  any  person  nor  corporation  shall  be  permitted 
by  said  city  to  lay  down,  maintain  or  operate  any  railway 
track  or  tracks  upon  said  portion  of  said  levee,  other  than 
the  track  provided  for  in  this  ordinance,  and  that  no  per- 
son or  corporation  shall  be  permitted  by  said  city  to  erect 
any  structures  or  place  any  obstructions  upon  said  portion 
of  said  levee  that  wilj  interfere  with  said  purpose  of  stor- 
ing, shipping  and  delivering  coal  and  the  moving  across 
said  levee  of  said  movable  coal  platforms. 

§ 4.  Nothing  in  this  ordinance  contained  shall  be  con- 
strued as  in  any  way  abridging  or  restricting  the  right  of 
said  city  to  control  the  landing  of  steamboats  or  other  water 
craft  at  said  levee,  or  the  right  to  the  collection  of  wharf- 
age from  said  boats  or  water  craft,  or  as  to  prohibiting 
the  use  of  such  levee  for  the  landing  or  deposit  for  ship- 
ment of  articles  of  merchandise  other  than  coal,  by  persons 
or  corporations  other  than  the  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Rail- 
way Company.  On  the  contrary,  it  is  the  express  intention 
of  said  city  and  said  railway  company  to  encourage  river 
traffic  and  the  landing  and  embarkation  of  passengers  and 
freight  over  said  portion  of  said  levee. 

§ 5.  That  for  and  in  consideration  of  the  grants  and 
privileges  herein  contained,  the  said  railway  company,  its 


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successors  and  assigns,  shall  pay  to  the  City  Clerk  of  said 
city  during  the  month  of  April  of  each  and  every  year  after 
the  passage  and  acceptance  of  this  ordinance  for  twenty- 
five  (25)  years,  the  sum  of  one  dollar  ($1)  as  rental. 

§ 6.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  upon  the  filing 
in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk  of  said  city  within  thirty  (30) 
days  after  the  passage  thereof,  by  said  railway  company, 
its  written  acceptance  of  this  ordinance,  and  after  said  ac- 
ceptance is  filed,  this  ordinance  and  said  acceptance  shall 
have  the  force  and  effect  of  and  be  a contract  between  said 
city  and  said  railway  company,  its  successors  and  assigns. 
(Passed  March  5,  1900.  4 Mss.  Ord.,  121.) 


ROCK  ISLAND  AND  PEORIA  RAILWAY  COMPANY. 

An  Ordinance  granting  to  the  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Rail- 
way Company  the  right  to  lay  and  maintain  a switch 
track  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  Illlinois:  § 1.  That  the  Rock  Island  and  Peoria 

Railway  Company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  is  hereby 
granted  the  right  to  lay  down,  maintain  and  operate  in  the 
City  of  Rock  Island  a switch  track,  the  center  line  of  which 
is  located  and  described  as  follows:  Beginning  at  a point 

in  the  center  line  of  one  of  said  company’s  tracks  as  it  is 
now  located  at  a point  about  forty  feet  distant,  westerly 
from  the  northeast  corner  of  block  twenty-six  of  the  Chi- 
cago or  Lower  addition  to  said  city,  and  running  thence  by 
a proper  curve  to  the  right  in  a northeasterly  direction  to 
a point  eighteen  and  one-half  feet  distant  southerly  from 
the  south  line  of  block  eight  of  said  addition  to  said  city, 
and  from  thence  easterly  upon  and  along  Third  avenue 
parallel  with  and  eighteen  and  one-half  feet  distant  south- 
erly from  the  north  line  of  said  avenue  to  the  west  line  of 
Fourth  street,  thence  by  a proper  curve  to  the  left  and  right 


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to  a point  in  said  Third  avenue  one  hundred  feet  east  of 
Fourth  street,  and  eight  feet  south  of  the  north  line  of 
said  avenue,  thence  east  parallel  with  and  eight  feet  dis- 
tant, southerly  from  the  north  line  of  said  Third  avenue  to 
the  west  line  of  Fifth  street. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  effect  from  and  after 
its  passage  and  approval.  (Passed  April  21,  1902.  4 Mss. 
Ord.,  223.) 


ROCK  ISLAND  AND  PEORIA  RAILWAY  COMPANY. 

An  Ordinance  granting  the  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railway 
Company  for  the  use  of  the  Standard  Table  Oil  Cloth 
Company  and  Hugh  E.  Curtis  and  their  assigns,  the 
right  to  construct  a switch  track  on  Mill  street  in  the 
City  of  Rock  Island. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  the  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railway 

Company  is  hereby  granted  the  right  to  build,  maintain  and 
operate  a single  railroad  track  across  and  along  Mill  street, 
the  center  line  of  which  shall  run  as  follows,  namely:  from 
a point  in  the  east  line  of  Mill  street  one  hundred  thirty- 
two  and  eight-tenths  (132.8)  feet  south  from  the  south  line 
of  Thirteenth  avenue;  thence  curving  to  the  south  and  west 
with  a radius  of  four  hundred  and  forty  and  eight-tenths 
(440.8)  feet  to  a point  in  Mill  street  seven  and  one-half 
(7V2)  feet  at  right  angles  southeasterly  from  the  west  line 
of  Mill  street,  to  a point  in  said  west  line  distant  three 
hundred  nineteen  and  four-tenths  (319.4)  feet  measured 
along  said  west  line  of  said  Mill  street  south  from  the  inter- 
section of  the  west  line  of  Mill  street  with  said  south  line 
of  Thirteenth  avenue  extended  west;  thence  running  south- 
wardly parallel  with  the  west  line  of  Mill  street  six  hun- 
dred (600)  feet;  also  extended  from  said  point  above  men- 
tioned seven  and  one-half  (7V2)  feet  east  of  the  west  line 


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of  Mill  street  in  a northerly  direction  parallel  with  said 
west  line  of  Mill  street  to  the  south  line  of  the  land  occupied 
by  Kahlke  Brothers  for  their  boat  yard. 

§ 2.  That  the  right  of  way  above  granted,  except  so 
much  of  the  northerly  extension  as  above  described  as  lies 
opposite  said  Standard  Table  Oil  Cloth  Company’s  abutting 
property,  shall  be  for  use  for  main  switch  track  for  the 
purpose  of  reaching  the  unloading  track  of  the  Standard 
Table  Oil  Cloth  Company  provided  for  in  section  three  (3) 
of  this  ordinance,  and  for  the  use  of  said  Standard  Table 
Oil  Cloth  Company  in  connection  with  their  premises  abut- 
ting on  Mill  street  and  for  the  use  of  Hugh  E.  Curtis,  his 
heirs  and  assigns,  as  owner  of  land  abutting  on  said  Mill 
street. 

§ 3.  That  so  much  of  the  right  of  way  hereinabove 
granted  in  Mill  street  parallel  with  the  west  line  thereof 
and  opposite  said  Standard  Table  Oil  Cloth  Company’s  abut- 
ting property  shall  be  for  the  exclusive  use  of  the  Standard 
Table  Oil  Cloth  Company  as  an  unloading  track  appurte- 
nant to  said  premises. 

§ 4.  Where  said  track  crosses  Mill  street  a proper 
plank  crossing  shall  be  provided  not  less  than  twenty-four 
(24)  feet  in  width  with  approaches  on  both  sides  of  it  of 
like  width, and  with  a slope  or  rise  of  not  more  than  one 
foot  in  height  to  a seven  foot  base. 

§ 5.  That  said  Hugh  E.  Curtis,  his  heirs  and  assigns, 
shall  have  the  right  to  construct  and  maintain  a ditch,  cul- 
vert or  drain  with  tile  pipe  or  other  material  across  Mill 
street  from  a point  on  the  east  side  thereof  distant  five  (5) 
feet  south  from  its  intersection  with  the  south  line  of  Thir- 
teenth avenue  and  thence  running  at  right  angles  with  the 
west  line  of  Mill  street,  over,  across  and  under  said  Mill 
street  to  the  west  line  thereof,  the  same  to  be  covered  in, 
etc.,  so  as  to  provide  the  proper  crossing  thereover  for  the 
whole  width  of  Mill  street.  (Passed  May  28,  1902.  4 Mss. 
Ord.,  226.) 


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ROCKFORD,  RQ.CK  ISLAND  AND  ST.  LOUIS. 

An  Ordinance  granting  the  right  of  way  and  depot  grounds 

to  the  Rockford,  Rock  Island  and  St.  Louis  Railroad 

Company. 

§ 1.  Grants  right  to  R.,  R.  I.  & St.  L.  R.  R.  to  construct  and  main- 
tain a double  track  through  certain  streets — proviso. 

2.  Designates  and  locates  depot  grounds — proviso — company  to 

pay  city  $200  per  year  for  use  of  the  ground. 

3.  Company  to  keep  its  track  ballasted,  conform  to  the  city 

grade,  maintain  crossings  in  good  order,  etc. 

4.  Trains  not  to  run  at  a greater  speed  than  five  miles  per 

hour  in  city  limits. 

5.  Company  to  be  subject  to  all  necessary  police  and  revenue 

regulations  of  the  council — not  to  interfere  with  the  col- 
lection of  wharfage,  landing  of  boats,  etc. 

6.  Company  responsible  for  -all  damages  arising  from  construc- 

tion of  road  and  running  of  trains. 

7.  Failure  to  comply  with  provisions  of  ordinance  works  a for- 

feiture of  rights. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  the  Rockford,  Rock  Island  and  St. 

Louis  Railroad  Company  shall  have  the  right  to  construct, 
maintain  and  use  a double  track  in  and  through  the  high- 
way, commencing  on  a line  with  the  east  side  of  the  street 
projected  northward  west  of  P.  L.  Cable’s  residence,  and 
thence  westward  through  the  public  highway  to  the  east 
end  of  Illinois  street;  thence  on  the  north  side  of  Illinois 
street  to  Madison  street;  thence  along  and  across  Madison 
street  to  block  three  (3)  in  Spencer  & Case’s  addition  to 
said  city,  thence  across  the  alley  in  said  block  three  (3)  in 
said  addition,  across  Jefferson  street;  thence  along  Jeffer- 
son street  to  Mississippi  street;  thence  along  Mississippi 
street  to  the  west  end  thereof;  across  Ohio  street;  across 
Ontario  street  into  Water  street;  thence  along  Water  street 
to  Pike  street;  thence  southward  through  Pike  street  to  the 
southern  termination  thereof.  Provided,  that  any  other 
railroad  or  railroads  that  may  hereafter  be  constructed,  or 
which  may  hereafter  seek  a right  of  way  through  said  city, 
shall  have  equal  privileges  on  the  main  tracks  to  be  con- 
structed by  virtue  of  this  ordinance,  by  paying  a propor- 


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tional  part  of  the  cost  of  making  and  maintaining  the  same ; 
and  all  such  railroad  companies  which  may  operate  under 
and  take  advantage  of  this  section,  including  the  said  Rock- 
ford, Rock  Island  and  St.  Louis  Railroad  Company,  shall  be 
required  to  run  their  trains  by  time  tables  which  do  not 
conflict  and  make  all  other  necessary  arrangements  for 
joint  operation. 

§ 2.  All  the  grounds  which  be  west  of  the  east  line 
of  East  Eagle  street  and  east  of  the  west  line  of  Elk  street, 
projected  northward  to  and  into  the  Mississippi  river,  and 
lying  north  of  a line  eighty  (80)  feet  distant  from  and 
parallel  with  the  north  line  of  blocks  one  (1)  and  two  (2), 
in  what  is  known  as  the  old  town  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island, 
are  hereby  granted  and  designated  as  grounds  for  depot 
and  other  railroad  purposes  to  and  for  the  said  Rockford, 
Rock  Island  and  St.  Louis  Railroad  Company.  And  so  much 
of  Mississippi  street  and  other  public  grounds  as  are  with- 
in said  boundary  are  hereby  granted  for  said  purposes  upon 
which  said  grounds  and  premises,  the  said  company  may 
construct,  maintain  and  use  all  such  sidetracks,  depot  build- 
ings, engine  houses,  shops  and  store  houses,  as  may  be 
deemed  necessary  for  the  convenient  transaction  of  the 
business  of  said  company,  reserving  to  the  Rock  Island  and 
Peoria  Railroad  Company  the  right  to  retain  its  single 
track  through  the  same.  Provided,  that  said  Rockford,  Rock 
Island  and  St.  Louis  Railroad  Company  shall  not  at  any 
time  have  any  obstruction  standing  or  placed  on  any  street 
of  said  city  within  the  limits  thereof  except  for  the  switches 
and  depot  purposes  herein  mentioned.  And,  provided,  fur- 
ther, that  said  railroad  company  shall  not  have  the  right 
to  erect  buildings  or  obstruct  in  any  manner  any  portion 
of  the  grounds  projected  north wTard.  in  front  of  East  Eagle, 
West  Eagle,  Buffalo  and  Elk  streets,  and  the  grounds  ly- 
ing between  East  Eagle  and  West  Eagle  streets,  projected 
northward.  All  of  which  grounds  are  part  and  parcel  of 
or  adjacent  to  Mississippi  street.  And,  provided  further, 
that  said  railroad  company  shall,  on  the  first  day  of  April 
of  each  year,  pay  to  said  city  tw^o  hundred  ($200)  dollars 
for  the  use  of  said  grounds. 


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§ 3.  Said  railroad  company  shall,  at  all  times  keep 
its  track  properly  ballasted,  and  the  space  between  them 
and  to  the  end  of  the  ties  planked  or  macadamized  at  its 
own  cost;  and  in  constructing  and  maintaining  the  tracks 
of  said  company  it  shall  conform  to  the  grade  of  said  city 
as  established  from  time  to  time,  and  interfere  as  little  as 
possible  with  the  ordinary  travel  and  use  of  the  streets 
through  which  said  railroad  company’s  tracks  may  pass,  or 
over  which  they  may  cross.  And  said  company  shall  also 
make  and  maintain  all  such  crossings  as  may  be  required 
by  the  City  Council  of  said  city,  and  erect  warning  tables 
at  such  crossings  as  may  be  designated  by  said  City  Coun- 
cil, and  shall,  at  its  own  expense,  and  on  reasonable  notice 
by  the  city  authorities  at  all  times  make  or  cause  to  be  made 
through  the  depot  grounds  herein  granted,  all  necessary 
drains  which  may  be  required  of  it,  and  keep  the  same  in 
proper  repair,  as  also  all  drains  which  may  be  required  by 
the  City  Council  under  the  tracks  in  or  across  any  street 
or  streets  through  which,  or  over  which,  the  said  railroad 
may  pass. 

§ 4.  Said  company  may  run  its  trains  by  locomotives 
within  the  limits  of  the  city  at  a speed  not  exceeding  five 
miles  per  hour,  subject  to  such  ordinances  as  may  from  time 
to  time  be  passed  by  the  City  Council  of  said  city. 

§ 5.  Said  railroad  company  shall  be  subject  to  all 
necessary  police  and  ordinary  revenue  regulations  of  the 
said  City  of  Rock  Island,  and  shall  not,  in  any  way,  ob- 
struct, hinder  or  interfere  with  the  rights  and  privileges  of 
said  city  to  the  shore  or  levee,  or  any  other  portion  of  said 
city,  for  the  purpose  of  levying  and  collecting  wharfage, 
providing  for  and  regulating  the  landing  and  departure  of 
vessels  and  water  crafts  and  floats  of  every  name  and  de- 
scription whatever,  and  the  landing  and  discharging  of 
cargoes,  anything  in  this  ordinance  to  the  contrary  not- 
withstanding. Provided,  said  railroad  company  may  fill  in 
and  improve  the  levee  in  front  of  the  grounds  heretofore 
described  and  designate  as  depot  grounds  for  said  company. 

§ 6.  Said  company  shall  pay  all  damages  for  which 


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the  said  city  may  become  liable  to  any  person  or  persons 
by  reason  of  the  said  road  entering  said  city,  or  by  reason 
of  said  company  constructing,  laying  down,  using  or  occupy- 
ing said  railroad  track  or  tracks  within  the  said  City  of 
Rock  Island;  and  it  shall  be  liable  also  for  the  payment 
of  all  damages  which  may  arise  to  the  said  City  of  Rock 
Island  by  reason  of  said  company  constructing,  laying  down, 
maintaining,  using  and  occupying  said  railroad  track  or 
tracks  within  the  said  City  of  Rock  Island,  and  also  for 
any  loss  of  life,  or  property,  or  other  injury  that  may  re- 
sult from  the  running  of  their  engines  or  cars,  or  transac- 
tion of  their  business  within  the  said  city. 

§ 7.  If  the  said  Rockford,  Rock  Island  and  St.  Louis 
Railroad  Company  at  any  time  fails  to  comply  with  any  of 
the  provisions  of  this  ordinance,  after  having  reasonable 
notice  in  writing  requesting  a compliance  of  the  same,  it  is 
understood  and  agreed  between  the  said  city  and  the  said 
railroad  company  that  this  ordinance  shall  be  null  and  void. 
(Passed  May  26,  1869.  Pr.  Ord.,  1874,  p.  356.) 


ROCKFORD,  ROCK  ISLAND  AND  ST.  LOUIS. 

An  Ordinance  to  amend  an  ordinance  entitled,  “An  ordi- 
nance granting  the  right  of  way  and  depot  grounds 
to  Rockford,  Rock  Island  and  St.  Louis  Railroad  Com- 
pany.” 

§ 1.  Amends  prior  ordinance  and  gives  right  of  way  to  construct 
a sidetrack  on  Mississippi  street. 

2.  Company  to  conform  to  all  provisions  of  prior  ordinance  in 
constructing  and  maintaining  sidetrack. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  an  ordinance  entitled,  “An  ordinance 

granting  the  right  of  way  and  depot  grounds  to  the  Rock- 
ford, Rock  Island  and  St.  Louis  Railroad  Company,”  passed 
May  26,  A.  D.  1869,  be  so  amended  as  to  grant  permission 
to  said  railroad  company  to  put  in  a sidetrack  in  addition 


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to  the  tracks  now  laid  down  on  Mississippi  street:  com- 
mencing at  a point  directly  north  of  the  west  line  of  East 
Eagle  street,  and  running  thence  west  to  a point  directly 
north  of  the  east  line  of  Buffalo  street,  for  the  term  of 
three  years  only,  from  the  date  of  the  passage  of  this  ordi- 
nance. Said  sidetrack  to  be  laid  down  seven  (7)  feet  south 
of  the  southern  track  of  said  railroad  company  as  now  lo- 
cated. 

§ 2.  Said  railroad  company,  in  constructing  and  main- 
taining said  sidetrack,  shall  be  subject  to  all  the  provisions 
of  the  ordinance  of  which  this  is  an  amendment.  (Passed 
June  6,  1870.  Pr.  Ord.,  1874,  p.  360.) 


ROCKFORD,  ROCK  ISLAND  AND  ST.  LOUIS— COAL 
VALLEY  MINING  COMPANY. 

An  Ordinance  to  locate  and  designate  the  boundaries  of 
grounds  for  depot  and  other  railroad  purposes,  and  to 
provide  for  the  vacation  of  parts  of  certain  streets 
therein  named,  for  such  purposes. 

Preamble. 

§1.  Locates  and  designates  certain  grounds  for  depot  and  other 
railroad  purposes. 

2.  Mayor  and  City  Clerk  to  convey  by  quit  claim  deed  to  Coal 

Valley  Mining  Company,  certain  lands  on  certain  condi- 
tions— proviso. 

3.  Coal  Valley  Mining  Company  and  Rockford,  Rock  Island  & 

St.  Louis  Railroad  Company  authorized  to  erect  buildings 
and  lay  tracks. 

4.  Depot  grounds  to  revert  to  city  if  not  permanently  used  for 

railroad  purposes. 

5.  C.  V.  M.  Co.  on  notice  from  city  to  construct  and  maintain 

at  its  own  expense  all  necessary  drains  and  crossings. 

Whereas,  The  Coal  Valley  Mining  Company  is  the 
owner  of  water  blocks  seven  and  eight  and  of  all  that  part 
of  block  seven  which  lies  north  of  the  track  of  the  Peoria 
and  Rock  Island  Railway  Company,  all  in  that  part  of  the 
City  of  Rock  Island  known  as  the  Chicago  or  Lower  addi- 
tion, and  has  petitioned  the  Mayor  and  Common  Council 


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of  the  City  of  Rock  Island  to  designate  said  lands  and  cer- 
tain of  the  streets  and  public  grounds  adjoining  thereto,  as 
grounds  devoted  to  depot  and  other  railroad  purposes;  and, 
whereas,  all  the  owners  of  the  adjoining  and  abutting  lands 
and  lots  have  given  consent  in  writing  thereto,  and  waived 
all  benefits  and  released  all  damages  to  result  to  them. 
Now,  therefore, 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  there  be  and  is  hereby  designated  as 

grounds  for  depot  and  other  railroad  purposes  all  that  cer- 
tain parcels  of  land  bounded  and  described  as  follows,  to- 
wit:  On  the  east  by  the  east  line  of  block  seven,  in  the 

Chicago  or  Lower  addition  to  said  city,  and  by  the  same 
produced  northerly  to  the  Mississippi  river;  on  the  south 
and  east  by  the  track  of  the  Peoria  and  Rock  Island  Rail- 
way Company  as  now  located;  on  the  south  and  west,  by 
south  line  of  water  block  eight  in  said  addition,  and  the 
same  produced  southeasterly  to  its  intersection  with  said 
railroad  track,  and  on  the  north  and  west  by  the  Mississippi 
river. 

§ 2.  All  the  streets  and  public  grounds  within  the 
boundaries  described  in  section  one  of  this  ordinance  are 
hereby  vacated,  and  the  Mayor  and  City  Clerk  are  hereby 
directed  to  execute  quit  claim  deeds  under  the  seal  of  the 
city,  conveying  to  said  Coal  Valley  Mining  Company  all  the 
interest  which  the  City  of  Rock  Island  have  in  the  streets 
and  parts  of  streets  so  vacated,  such  deeds  to  be  made  up- 
on the  conditions  mentioned  in  section  four  of  this  ordi- 
nance. Provided,  that  no  buildings  shall  be  put  on  Carroll 
street  or  cars  left  standing  thereon,  unnecessarily  to  ob- 
struct said  street. 

§ 3.  The  said  Coal  Valley  Mining  Company  and  the 
said  Rockford,  Rock  Island  and  St.  Louis  Railroad  Com- 
pany, are  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  build  upon 
the  grounds  above  designated,  such  depots,  round  houses, 
machine  shops,  repair  shops,  and  other  buildings  as  may 
be  found  convenient  or  necessary  to  the  carrying  on  of 


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their  respective  business,  and  to  lay  such  tracks  thereon 
as  may  be  convenient  or  necessary  therefor,  and  they,  or 
either  of  them,  are  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to 
lay,  maintain  and  use  such  tracks  as  may  be  convenient 
and  necessary  across  block  six  in  said  addition,  and  across 
Main  and  Huron  streets,  and  along  Mississippi  street,  to 
connect  them  with  the  said  tracks  which  now  are  or  may 
be  constructed  adjacent  to  said  Mississippi  street. 

§ 4.  If  the  said  grounds  so,  as  above  designated,  shall 
permanently  cease  to  be  occupied  for  railroad  purposes, 
said  streets  or  public  grounds  shall  revert  to  the  city,  and 
thereafter  remain  and  be  streets  and  public  grounds,  as  if 
this  ordinance  had  never  been  adopted. 

§ 5.  Said  Coal  Valley  Mining  Company  shall,  at  all 
times,  on  reasonable  notice  by  the  city  authority,  at  its  own 
expense,  make  or  cause  to  be  made  through  said  grounds, 
all  necessary  drains  which  may  be  required  of  them  and  be 
necessary  for  the  draining  of  said  City  of  Rock  Island,  and 
keep  the  same  in  good  repair,  and  complete  and  maintain, 
at  its  own  expense,  all  necessary  crossings,  where  said 
proposed  tracks  cross  Main,  Carroll  and  Huron  streets. 
(Passed  June  5,  1871.  Pr.  Ord.,  1874,  p.  361.) 


COAL  VALLEY  MINING  COMPANY. 

An  Ordinance  granting  right  of  way  on  the  levee  to  Coal 
Valley  Mining  Company.  • 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island : § 1.  That  permission  be  granted  and  is  hereby  giv- 
en to  the  Coal  Valley  Mining  Company,  to  construct  and 
maintain  a railroad  track  and  chutes  for  dumping  coal  on 
boats  and  barges,  along  the  water’s  edge  of  the  Mississippi 
river,  when  at  its  lowest  stage,  from  the  northwest  corner  of 
the  depot  grounds  of  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  and  Pacific 
Railroad  Company  (which  is  on  the  east  line  on  Twentieth 


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street)  to  a point  not  more  than  one  hundred  and  twenty 
feet  west  from  the  west  line  of  said  street,  which  railroad 
tracks  and  chutes  shall  be  constructed  and  maintained  above 
high  water  mark  in  said  river,  and  be  supported  by  piers 
or  cribs  filled  with  rock  not  more  than  eight  feet  in  width, 
and  with  an  intervening  space  of  not  less  than  twenty  feet 
between  each  of  said  piers  or  cribs. 

§ 2.  The  City  Council  hereby  reserves  the  right  to  re- 
peal this  ordinance  at  any  time  after  the  lapse  of  five  years, 
and  said  repeal  shall  not  take  effect  until  one  year  after  said 
repeal,  during  which  time  said  company  may  maintain  and 
use  said  railroad  track  and  cribs.  (Passed  February  4, 
1878.  1 Mss.  Ord.,  468.) 


ST.  LOUIS,  ROCK  ISLAND  AND  CHICAGO. 

An  Ordinance  granting  the  right  of  way  to  the  St.  Louis, 
Rock  Island  and  Chicago  Railroad  Company  and  for 
other  purposes. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  the  St.  Louis,  Rock  Island  and  Chicago 

Railroad  Company  is  hereby  granted  the  right  of  way  for 
a single  or  double  track  for  its  use,  and  the  use  of  its 
grantees,  successors,  lessees  or  assigns,  across  Moline  avenue 
at  the  point  of  and  in  the  vicinity  of  said  avenue  known  as 
Brooks  crossing.  The  said  right  of  way  across  said  avenue 
to  run  on  the  north  side  of  and  adjoining  the  right  of  way 
of  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  and  Pacific  Railroad  Company 
by  the  nearest  practicable  route. 

§ 2.  Upon  the  construction  of  the  railway  track  upon 
the  right  of  way  hereby  granted,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said 
St.  Louis,  Rock  Island  and  Chicago  Railroad  Company,  its 
grantees,  successors,  lessees  or  assigns,  to  restore  and  main- 
tain said  avenue  where  the  same  is  intersected  by  said  right 
of  way  hereby  granted  to  its  former  state,  so  as  not  un- 


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necessarily  to  impair  its  usefulness,  so  that  said  crossings 
shall  be  at  all  times  convenient  and  safe  to  cross  for  per- 
sons and  property;  the  north  side  of  said  right  of  way  here- 
by granted,  where  the  same  runs  along  and  upon  the  avenue, 
shall  be  fenced  by  a good  and  sufficient  board  fence,  except 
at  that  part  of  the  right  of  way  where  the  public  travel 
crosses. 

§ 3.  And,  whereas,  the  said  St.  Louis,  Rock  Island 
and  Chicago  Railroad  Company  is  the  grantee  by  mesne 
conveyance  of  the  Rockford,  Rock  Island  and  St.  Louis  Rail- 
road Company,  its  railroad,  railroad  property,  franchise  and 
right  of  way,  and  is  now,  by  its  lessee,  the  Chicago,  Burling- 
ton and  Quincy  Railroad  Company,  operating  its  railroad, 
and  has  paid  to  this  city  the  annual  rent  for  right  of  way, 
provided  to  be  paid  by  said  Rockford,  Rock  Island  and  St. 
Louis  Railroad  Company,  under  the  ordinance  hereinafter 
named.  Therefore, 

Be  it  further  ordained,  that  all  the  rights,  benefits  and 
privileges  heretofore  granted  to  said  Rockford,  Rock  Island 
and  St.  Louis  Railroad  Company  by  an  ordinance  of  said 
city,  passed  May  26,  A.  D.  1869,  entitled,  “An  Ordinance 
Granting  the  Right  of  Way  and  Depot  Grounds  to  the  Rock- 
ford, Rock  Island  and  St.  Louis  Railroad  Company,”  and  a 
further  ordinance  of  said  city  passed  June  6,  1870,  entitled, 
“An  Ordinance  to  Amend  an  Ordinance,  entitled,  ‘An  Ordi- 
nance Granting  the  Right  of  Way  and  Depot  Grounds  to 
the  Rockford,  Rock  Island  and  St.  Louis  Railroad  Com- 
pany,’ ” be  and  the  same  are  hereby  granted,  assured  and 
confirmed  in  and  to  said  St.  Louis,  Rock  Island  and  Chicago 
Railroad  Company,  its  grantees,  successors,  lessees  and  as- 
signs, subject,  however,  to  all  the  duties,  obligations  and 
conditions  of  said  ordinances  respectively.  (Passed  April 
24,  1879.  2 Mss.  Ord.,  16.) 


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ROCKFORD,  ROCK  ISLAND  AND  ST.  LOUIS— ST. 

LOUIS,  ROCK  ISLAND  AND  CHICAGO. 

An  Ordinance  repealing  parts  of  ordinances  passed  May  26, 
A.  D.  1869,  and  April  24,  A.  D.  1879,  relating  to  the 
right  of  way  and  depot  grounds  of  the  Rockford,  Rock 
Island  and  St.  Louis  Railroad  Company  and  its  succes- 
sor, the  St.  Louis,  Rock  Island  and  Chicago  Railroad 
Company. 

Whereas,  heretofore,  by  an  ordinance  entitled,  “An 
ordinance  granting  the  right  of  way  and  depot  grounds  to 
the  Rockford,  Rock  Island  and  St.  Louis  Railroad  Company, 
passed  the  26th  day  of  May,  A.  D.  1869,  the  City  Council 
of  the  City  of  Rock  Island  granted  to  the  Rockford,  Rock 
Island  and  St.  Louis  Railroad  Company  (among  other  enu- 
merated rights  and  privileges)  the  right  to  construct,  main- 
tain and  use  a double  track  in,  through  and  across  certain 
streets  and  alleys  of  said  City  of  Rock  Island,  as  therein 
mentioned  and  designated,  to-wit: 

“Commencing  on  a line  with  the  east  side  of  the  street 
projected  northward  west  of  P.  L.  Cable’s  residence  and 
thence  westward  through  the  public  highway  to  the  east 
end  of  Illinois  street;  thence  on  the  north  side  of  Illinois 
street  to  Madison  street;  thence  along  and  across  Madison 
street  to  block  three  (3)  in  Spencer  and  Case’s  addition  to 
said  city,  thence  across  the  alley  in  said  block  three  (3)  in 
said  addition  across  Jefferson  street;  thence  along  Jefferson 
street  to  Mississippi  street;  thence  along  Mississippi  street 
to  the  west  end  thereof,  across  Ohio  street;  across  Ontario 
street  into  Water  street ; thence  along  Water  street  to  Pike 
street,  thence  southward  through  Pike  street  to  the  south- 
ern termination  thereof.” 

And,  whereas,  the  said  Rockford,  Rock  Island  and  St. 
Louis  Railroad  Company  has  hitherto  avoided  and  wholly 
failed  and  neglected  to  avail  itself  of  the  privilege  of  con- 
structing, operating  and  maintaining  a main  track  or  dou- 
ble track,  sidetracks,  turnouts  or  switches  in,  along  or  upon 


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the  right  of  way  in  the  entirety  thereof,  as  designated  and 
provided  in  the  aforesaid  ordinance,  to-wit:  has  so  failed 
and  neglected  as  to  so  much  of  said  right  of  way  as  lies  to 
the  westward  of  the  intersection  of  Twelfth  and  Mississippi 
streets,  and  thence,  as  designated  in  said  ordinance,  to  the 
southern  termination  of  Pike  street.  And,  whereas,  this 
City  Council  believe  that  by  reason  of  the  failure  and  non- 
usage,  as  aforesaid,  the  said  railroad  company  has  aban- 
doned and  thereby  forfeited  all  its  rights  to  the  use,  occu- 
pancy and  possession  of  the  right  of  way  designated  in  said 
ordinance  as  to  the  part  thereof  to  the  westward  of  said 
Twelfth  street,  and  that  the  privilege  therein  conferred  or 
intended  to  be  conferred  in  connection  with  said  forfeited 
portion  of  right  of  way,  thereby  revert  and  belong  to  the 
City  of  Rock  Island;  and,  whereas,  this  City  Council  fur- 
ther believe  that  it  would  be  detrimental  to  the  interests 
of  the  city  to  revive  or  renew  the  said  forfeited  rights  and 
privileges  to  the  said  railroad  company,  its  successors  or 
assigns,  or  to  grant  permission  to  the  same  to  construct  or 
extend  any  new  or  additional  track,  tracks,  siding,  turn- 
outs or  switches  within  the  city  limits  in  a westerly  direc- 
tion along  said  designated  right  of  way  beyond  the  point 
to  which  the  tracks  of  the  said  railroad  company,  its  suc- 
cessors or  assigns,  now  exist  and  extend ; and,  whereas,  the 
City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  by  an  ordinance 
passed  April  24,  A.  D.  1879,  purporting  to  confirm  to  the 
St.  Louis,  Rock  Island  and  Chicago  Railroad  Company, 
(claiming  to  be  the  successor  of  the  Rockford,  Rock  Island 
and  St.  Louis  Railroad  Company)  all  the  rights  and  privi- 
leges mentioned  and  contained  in  said  first  above  named 
ordinance,  passed  May  26,  A.  D.  1869,  did  in  fact  but  inad- 
vertently and  without  specific  distinction  and  reservation, 
include  therein  that  portion  of  right  of  way  hereinbefore 
specified  as  having  been  relinquished  and  forfeited  by  the 
said  Rockford,  Rock  Island  and  St.  Louis  Railroad  Com- 
pany; therefore, 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  such  part  or  portions  of  an  ordinance 


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passed  May  26,  A.  D.  1869,  and  such  part  or  portions  of  an 
ordinance  passed  April  24,  A.  D.  1879,  confirmity  of  rights 
and  privileges  conferred  or  intended  to  be  conferred  by 
virtue  of  said  ordinance  of  May  26,  A.  D.  1869,  as  gives 
and  grants  to  the  Rockford,  Rock  Island  and  St.  Louis  Rail- 
road Company  or  confirms  to  its  alleged  successor,  the  St. 
Louis,  Rock  Island  and  Chicago  Railroad  Company,  or  that 
gives,  grants  and  confirms  to  either  or  both  of  them  the 
right  of  possession  and  occupancy  therefor,  or  the  right 
and  privilege  of  constructing,  maintaining  and  using  single 
or  double  tracks,  sidetracks,  turnouts  or  switches  in,  upon, 
along  or  across  any  street  or  streets  within  the  city  limits 
to  the  westward  of  the  place  to  which  the  track  or  tracks 
of  said  Rockford,  Rock  Island  and  St.  Louis  Railroad  Com- 
pany, its  successors  and  assigns  or  either  of  them,  have 
heretofore  and  up  to  the  time  of  passage  hereof  been  con- 
structed and  are  now  used  and  maintained,  together  with 
such  parts  or  portions  of  all  other  ordinances  of  this  city 
relating  to  said  railroad  companies  or  either,  or  any  of 
them,  as  may  be  in  conflict  or  inconsistent  herewith,  shall 
be  and  the  same  are  hereby  repealed  and  annulled.  (Passed 
May  17,  A.  D.  1880.  2 Mss.  Ord.,  28.) 


CHICAGO,  BURLINGTON  AND  QUINCY. 

An  Ordinance  concerning  the  round  house  track  of  the  Chi- 
cago, Burlington  and  Quincy  Railroad  Company. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  the  St.  Louis,  Rock  Island  and  Chicago 

Railroad  Company  and  its  lessee,  the  Chicago,  Burlington 
and  Quincy  Railroad  Company,  shall  have  the  right  to  con- 
struct, maintain  and  use  a single  railroad  track  through 
and  across  First  avenue  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island  in  front 
of  Fifteenth  (15th)  street,  and  lot  one  (1)  in  block  three 
(3)  in  the  “old  town”  of  said  city,  for  the  purpose  of  reach- 


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in g the  round  house  about  to  be  erected  on  the  north  half 
(Vi>)  of  said  block  three;  said  track  to  be  run  as  follows: 
Beginning  at  the  north  line  of  said  block  three  (3),  at  the 
northwest  corner  of  said  lot  one  (1),  thence  curving  to  the 
east  to  intersect  the  south  track  of  the  Rock  Island  and 
Peoria  Railroad  Company  as  now  located,  at  a point  in  the 
center  line  thereof,  where  it  would  be  intersected  by  the 
center  line  of  said  Fifteenth  (15th)  street,  produced  north- 
erly across  said  First  avenue  and  thence  by  the  shortest 
practicable  route  to  connect  with  the  present  south  track 
of  said  St.  Louis,  Rock  Island  and  Chicago  Railroad  Com- 
pany, as  now  located  in  front  of  block  two  (2),  in  said  “old 
town/’  at  a point  not  exceeding  seventy-five  (75)  feet  east 
of  the  west  line  of  said  block  two  (2),  produced  northerly 
to  said  river. 

And  said  companies,  or  either  of  them,  shall  have  the 
right  to  at  any  time  hereafter  lay  an  additional  track  from 
the  said  north  half  of  block  two  (2),  now  owned  by  said 
companies,  or  one  of  them,  beginning  at  the  turn  table  now 
located  in  said  north  half  of  block  two  (2)  and  extending 
across  said  First  avenue  and  in  front  of  Fifteenth  street  by 
a proper  curve  to,  and  to  connect  with  said  south  track  of 
said  companies ; said  new  track  to  be  laid  parallel  with  and 
not  more  than  thirty  feet  distant  south  and  east  from  said 
present  roundhouse  track  as  located,  until  it  intersects  and 
connects  with  said  south  track. 

Said  track  shall  be  laid  upon  the  same  conditions  and 
supervisions  as  specified  in  the  said  original  ordinance  and 
under  the  same  restrictions  to  plank  all  the  space  between 
the  said  track  to  be  laid  and  the  track  now  laid,  and  also 
said  track  to  be  laid  between  the  rails  with  hardwood  plank 
and  eighteen  inches  on  the  outside  thereof. 

§ 2.  The  track  to  be  laid,  as  provided  by  this  ordi- 
nance, shall  be  laid  under  the  supervision  of  the  Mayor  and 
street  and  alley  committee  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island. 

The  said  company  or  companies  shall  forthwith,  after 
said  track  is  laid  and  constructed,  make  the  grade  of  said 
First  avenue  and  Fifteenth  (15th)  street,  adjacent  to  and 


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on  either  side  of  said  track,  uniform  and  on  a level  or  prop- 
er grade  with  the  top  of  the  rails  of  said  track,  making  the 
crossing  thereof  as  easy  as  practicable,  under  the  supervis- 
ion of  said  Mayor  and  committee,  and  they  shall  also  plank 
said  track  between  the  rails  thereof,  and  place  at  least  one 
plank  on  the  outer  side  of  each  rail  thereof,  entirely  across 
said  First  avenue,  and  at  all  times  hereafter  keep  and  main- 
tain the  same  in  good  repair. 

Provided,  That  neither  of  said  railroad  companies  shall 
at  any  time  permit  or  allow  cars  or  engines  to  remain  stand- 
ing on  said  round  house  track  where  it  crosses  said  First 
avenue,  but  shall,  at  all  times,  keep  the  same  free  and  clear 
from  such  standing  cars  and  engines. 

§ 3.  That  the  said  railroad  companies  be  required  to 
fill  First  avenue  between  Fourteenth  and  Fifteenth  streets, 
and  also  the  alley  between  Fourteenth  and  Fifteenth  streets 
and  First  and  Second  avenues,  to  grade,  under  the  direction 
of  the  said  Mayor  and  street  and  alley  committee.  (Passed 
November  7,  1881.  2 Mss.  Ord.,  62.  Amended  March  7, 
1892.  3 Mss.  Ord.,  24.) 


ST.  LOUIS,  ROCK  ISLAND  AND  CHICAGO  RAILROAD 
COMPANY— CHICAGO,  BURLINGTON  AND 
QUINCY  RAILROAD  COMPANY. 

An  Ordinance  granting  to  the  St.  Louis,  Rock  Island  and 
Chicago  Railroad  Company  and  its  lessee,  the  Chicago, 
Burlington  and  Quincy  Railroad  Company,  the  right  to 
lay  a second  track  on  the  right  of  way  of  said  company, 
north  of  the  present  main  track  from  Forty-sixth, 
across  it  and  the  other  street  west  thereof,  to  or  be- 
yond the  under  crossing  of  Fifth  avenue. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  the  St.  Louis,  Rock  Island  and  Chi- 

cago Railroad  Company  and  its  lessee,  the  Chicago,  Burling- 


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ton  and  Quincy  Railroad  Company,  be  and  they  are  hereby 
authorized  to  lay  and  hereafter  maintain  a second  track 
across  Forty-sixth,  Forty-fifth,  Forty-fourth,  Forty-third, 
and  any  other  streets  west  thereof  to  the  under  crossing 
of  Fifth  avenue,  and  across  said  avenue  at  said  crossing 
in  the  same  manner  as  it  is  now  crossed.  Said  track  to  be 
laid  on  the  right  of  way  of  said  company,  and  immediately 
north  of  the  present  main  track  now  in  use  by  said  com- 
panies, or  one  of  them. 

§ 2.  The  track  to  be  laid  under  this  ordinance  shall 
be  laid  under  the  supervision  of  the  Mayor  and  street  and 
alley  committee  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island. 

§ 3.  Said  companies  shall,  as  soon  as  said  track  is 
laid,  restore  and  thereafter  keep  its  track  on  a substantial 
level  with  the  street  adjoining,  and  shall  plank  the  same 
between  the  rails  and  to  the  ends  of  the  ties  on  the  outside, 
so  as  to  make  the  said  crossing  of  said  tracks  easy  and  safe, 
and  so  maintain  the  same.  (Passed  April  4,  1892.  3 Mss. 

Ord.,  31.) 


CHICAGO,  BURLINGTON  AND  QUINCY  RAILROAD 
♦ COMPANY. 

An  Ordinance  granting  to  the  Chicago,  Burlington  and 
Quincy  Railroad  Company  the  right  and  authority  to 
lay  a certain  track  in  the  City  of  Rock*  Island. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  the  Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy 

Railroad  Company  shall  have  the  right  to  construct,  main- 
tain and  use  a single  track  through,  and  across  Nineteenth 
street,  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  in  front  of  lot  five  (5) 
in  block  two  (2)  and  lot  one  (1)  in  block  three  (3)  of 
Spencer  and  Case’s  addition  to  said  City  of  Rock  Island, 
for  the  purpose  of  reaching  the  warehouse  of  the  Geiser 
Manufacturing  Company,  erected  on  said  lot  five  (5)  in 


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block  two  (2)  in  said  Spencer  and  Case’s  addition,  said 
track  to  be  run  as  follows:  Beginning  on  the  west  line  of 

said  block  three  (3)  at  a point  fourteen  (14)  feet  south 
of  the  main  track  of  said  Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy 
Railroad  Company  (measuring  from  center  to  center)  and 
running  thence  parallel  with  said  main  track  on  said  rail- 
road to  the  west  line  of  said  Nineteenth  street. 

§ 2.  The  track  to  be  laid  as  provided  by  this  ordi- 
nance, shall  be  laid  under  the  supervision  of  the  Mayor 
and  street  and  alley  committee  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island. 
The  said  company  shall  forthwith  after  said  track  is  laid 
and  constructed  make  it  to  conform  with  the  established 
grade  of  said  Nineteenth  street  making  the  crossing  there- 
of as  easy  as  practicable  under  the  supervision  of  said 
Mayor  and  said  committee,  and  shall  bear  the  expense  of 
paving  between  their  rails  and  for  one  and  one-half  feet  on 
each  side,  and  shall  at  all  times  thereafter  keep  and  main- 
tain the  same  in  good  repair;  provided,  that  said  railroad 
company  shall  not  at  any  time  permit  or  allow  cars  or  en- 
gines to  remain  standing  on  the  track  where  it  crosses 
Nineteenth  street,  but  shall  at  all  times  keep  the  same  free 
and  clear  from  such  standing  cars  and  engines.  (Passed 
August  15,  1892.  3 Mss.  Ord.,  61.) 


CHICAGO,  BURLINGTON  AND  QUINCY  RAILROAD 

COMPANY. 

An  Ordinance. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  permission  be  and  hereby  is  granted 

to  the  Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy  Railroad  Company 
to  construct,  maintain  and  use  one  (1)  temporary  track 
upon  and  along  First  avenue  in  said  city  from  a point  in 
said  avenue  where  it  crosses  the  east  line  of  Fifteenth 
street,  twelve  (12)  feet  south  from  the  center  of  the  track 


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of  the  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railroad  Company  as  now 
laid  upon  said  avenue,  westerly  parallel  to  the  said  track  of 
the  said  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railroad  Company,  and 
along  said  First  avenue  to  the  west  line  of  Fourteenth  street. 

§ 2.  That  permission  be  and  hereby  is  granted  to 
said  Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy  Railroad  Company 
to  construct  and  maintain  for  temporary  purposes  from  its 
round  house  a railroad  track  at  right  angles  north  and 
south  across  the  alley  in  block  three  (3)  in  that  part  of 
the  City  of  Rock  Island  known  as  and  called  the  “old  town,” 
and  also  construct  a single  railroad  track  at  right  angles, 
north  and  south  across  Second  avenue  in  said  city  from  the 
south  line  of  lot  six  (6)  in  said  block  three  (3)  to  the 
north  line  of  the  court  house  square  in  said  city. 

§ 3.  That  said  tracks  shall  be  constructed  under  the 
direction  and  control  of  the  Mayor  and  street  and  alley  com- 
mittee of  said  City  Council  and  in  such  a way  as  to  obstruct 
and  interfere  as  little  as  possible  with  the  use  of  said  street 
and  alley  as  public  highways. 

§ 4.  Upon  the  completion  of  the  new  court  house,  to 
be  erected  upon  said  court  house  square,  said  tracks  shall 
be  removed  and  said  First  and  Second  avenues  and  said 
alley  shall  be  restored  and  Second  avenue  relaid  with  brick 
so  as  to  leave  the  same  in  as  good  condition  as  they  now 
are  and  this  ordinance  shall  then  become  void. 

§ 5.  The  said  Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy  Rail- 
road Company  shall  be  responsible  for  all  damages  occa- 
sioned by  the  use  of  said  tracks  and  hold  the  city  harmless 
from  all  such  damages.  (Passed  June  20,  1895.  3 Mss. 

Ord.,  312.) 


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CHICAGO,  BURLINGTON  AND  QUINCY  RAILROAD 

COMPANY. 

An  Ordinance  concerning  the  Henry  Dart's  Sons'  track  of 

the  Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy  Railroad  Company. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 

Island:  § 1.  That  the  St.  Louis,  Rock  Island  and  Chi- 

cago Railroad  Company  and  its  lessee,  the  Chicago,  Bur- 
lington and  Quincy  Railroad  Company,  shall  have  the  right 
to  construct,  maintain  and  use  a single  railroad  track  over 
and  across  First  avenue  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  begin- 
ning at  a point  about  thirty  (30)  feet  east  of  the  east  line 
of  Eighteenth  street  if  projected  northerly  toward  the 
Mississippi  river ; and  thence  running  to  the  east  and  south 
by  a proper  curve  about  one  hundred  and  fifty  (150)  feet 
east  of  said  east  line  of  Eighteenth  (18th)  street;  thence 
upon  and  across  lot  three  (3)  in  block  two  (2)  in  Spencer 
and  Case’s  addition  to  said  city  upon  the  property  owned 
by  Henry  Dart's  Sons. 

§ 2.  The  track  to  be  laid  as  provided  by  this  ordi- 
nance, shall  be  laid  under  the  supervision  of  the  Mayor 
and  the  street  and  alley  committee  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island. 

§ 3.  The  said  companies  shall  forthwith,  after  said 
track  is  laid  and  constructed,  make  it  to  conform  with  the 
established  grade  of  said  First  avenue,  and  shall  make  the 
crossing  thereof  as  easy  as  practicable  and  shall  plank  the 
space  between  the  rails  of  said  track,  and  eighteen  (18) 
inches  distant  on  the  outside  thereof,  so  as  to  make  the 
same  proper  for  the  passage  of  teams,  all  under  the  super- 
vision of  said  Mayor  and  committee. 

Provided,  That  in  case  said  street  shall  be  ordered 
paved  along  said  block  then  the  portion  thereof  above  re- 
quired to  be  planked,  shall  be  paved  by  said  railroad  com- 
panies (upon  direction  so  to  do  by  said  City  Council),  at 
their  own  expense;  of  the  same  character  as  the  remainder 
of  said  street  shall  be  paved,  and  to  the  satisfaction  of  said 
Mayor  and  committee. 


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§ 4.  None  of  said  railroad  companies  shall  at  any  time 
permit  or  allow  cars  or  engines  to  remain  standing  on  said 
track  constructed  under  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance, 
but  shall  keep  the  same  free  and  clear  from  such  standing 
engines.  (Passed  March  2,  1896.  3 Mss.,  365.) 


CHICAGO,  BURLINGTON  AND  QUINCY  RAILROAD 

COMPANY. 

An  ordinance  granting  to  the  Chicago,  Burlington  and 
Quincy  Railroad  Company,  the  right  to  lay  additional 
tracks  in  Second  avenue  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island, 
and  to  lay  tracks  across,  in  and  along  Twenty-first  and 
Twenty-second  streets  in  said  city  and  the  alleys  in 
block  seven,  Spencer  & Case’s  addition. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  Illinois:  § 1.  That  the  Chicago,  Burlington  and 

Quincy  Railroad  Company  is  hereby  granted  and  shall  have 
the  right  to  construct,  maintain  and  use  hereafter  two 
tracks  in  Second  avenue,  in  said  city,  south  of  the  present 
south  track  now  located  and  used  by  it  between  the  follow- 
ing points,  to-wit:  from  the  east  line  of  Twentieth  street 
to  a point  near  the  east  line  of  lot  two  (2)  in  block  one  (1) 
in  Bailey  & Boyle’s  addition  to  said  city  if  produced  north 
across  said  Second  avenue.  One  of  said  tracks  shall  be 
located  as  near  the  south  line  of  said  avenue  as  practicable 
until  at  or  near  said  point  opposite  the  said  east  line  of  said 
lot  two  (2)  and  from  thence  shall  curve  to  the  north  and 
connect  with  the  main  track  at  or  west  of  the  point  where 
the  present  power  house  switch  track  now  connects  with 
the  said  main  track,  and  said  second  track  shall  be  laid 
north  of  and  parallel  with  and  as  near  to  said  last  named 
track  as  it  is  possible  to  lay  the  same  and  properly  operate 
cars  upon  it. 

§ 2.  Said  Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy  Railroad 


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Company  is  hereby  further  granted  and  shall  have  the 
right  to  lay,  construct,  maintain  and  use  hereafter  as  many 
tracks  as  it  shall  deem  advisable  and  as  shall  be  proper 
for  the  most  advantageous  use  by  it  of  the  property  here- 
inafter referred  to  for  tracks,  yard  and  depot  purposes 
across  and  along  the  alleys  in  the  north  part  of  block  seven 
(7)  in  Spencer  & Case’s  addition  to  said  city,  and  across 
Twenty-first  and  Twenty-second  streets  in  said  city  where 
said  streets  and  alleys  adjoin  said  property  owned  or  con- 
trolled by  said  company,  to-wit:  The  northerly  portion  of 

block  seven  (7)  and  the  north  one-half  of  block  six  (6),  all 
in  Spencer  & Case’s  addition  to  said  city,  and  lots  one  and 
two  in  block  one  (1)  in  Bailey  & Boyle’s  addition  to  said 
city. 

§ 3.  Said  tracks,  and  each  of  them  shall  be  laid  under 
the  supervision  and  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Mayor  and 
street  and  alley  committee  of  said  city  and  said  company 
shall  forthwith,  after  said  tracks  are  laid  and  constructed, 
make  the  same  conform  to  the  established  grade  of  said 
Second  avenue,  and  of  said  alleys,  and  of  said  Twenty-first 
and  Twenty-second  streets,  and  shall  plank  or  pave  between 
the  rails  thereof  and  at  the  ends  of  the  ties  on  each  side  the 
full  width  of  said  Twenty-first  and  Twenty-second  streets, 
and  to  make  the  same  uniform  and  on  a level  with  the  top 
of  the  rails  of  said  tracks  so  that  the  crossing  of  the  same 
shall  be  as  safe  and  easy  as  practicable,  all  of  which  shall 
be  done  under  the  supervision  of  the  said  Mayor  and  com- 
mittee. 

§ 4.  The  rights  above  granted  are  subject  to  the  con- 
dition that  the  said  Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy  Rail- 
road Company  shall,  within  eighteen  months  from  the  ap- 
proval hereof,  erect  at  the  corner  of  Twentieth  street  and 
Second  avenue  a passenger  station  of  at  least  two  stories 
in  height ; and  on  failure  so  to  do  the  rights  under  this  ordi- 
nance shall  be  forfeited.  (Passed  April  25,  1898.  4 Mss. 

Ord.,  53.) 


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CHICAGO,  BURLINGTON  AND  QUINCY  RAILROAD 

COMPANY. 

An  ordinance  granting  the  right  to  lay  a stub  switch  track 
across  Second  avenue  and  the  alley  in  block  number 
two  (2)  in  Bailey  & Boyle’s  addition  to  Rock  Island. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  Illinois:  § 1.  The  right  is  hereby  granted  to  the 

Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy  Railroad  Company  to  lay 
a stub  switch  track  across  Second  avenue  and  the  alley  in 
block  two  (2)  in  Bailey  & Boyle’s  addition  to  the  City  of 
Rock  Island,  County  of  Rock  Island,  and  State  of  Illinois, 
to  run  as  follows:  Beginning  in  the  south  main  track  of 

said  company  in  said  Second  avenue  and  at  a point  about 
twenty  (20)  feet  east  of  the  east  line  of  Twenty- third  (23d) 
street,  extended  northerly  across  said  Second  avenue,  thence 
easterly  and  southeasterly  by  a twenty-nine  (29)  degree 
curve  across  said  Second  avenue  to  the  north  line  of  said 
block  number  two  (2),  thence  continuing  on  said  curve  to, 
at  or  near  the  north  line  of  the  alley  in  said  block,  thence 
south  by  curve,  or  on  a tangent,  across  said  alley  to  the 
north  line  of  lot  number  seven  (7)  in  said  block. 

§ 2.  Said  Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy  Railroad 
Company  shall,  as  soon  as  said  track  shall  have  been  laid, 
plank  said  tracks  after  leaving  said  main  track  where  it 
lays  in  said  Second  avenue  and  across  said  alley,  in  a proper 
manner  so  that  the  same  may  be  readily  crossed  by  teams. 

§ 3.  Said  track  shall  be  laid  under  the  supervision  and 
to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Mayor  and  the  street  and  alley 
committee  of  said  City  of  Rock  Island,  and  shall  conform 
to  the  established  grade  of  said  Second  avenue  and  said 
alley.  (Passed  April  16,  1900.  4 Mss.  Ord.,  123.) 


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CHICAGO,  BURLINGTON  AND  QUINCY  RAILROAD 

COMPANY. 

An  ordinance  repealing  part  of  the  rights  granted  in  sec- 
tion 2 of  an  ordinance  entitled  “An  ordinance  granting 
the  right  of  way  and  depot  grounds  to  the  Rockford, 
Rock  Island  and  St.  Louis  Railroad  Company.” 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  section  2 of  an  ordinance  entitled  “An 

ordinance  granting  the  right  of  way  and  depot  grounds  to 
the  Rockford,  Rock  Island  and  St.  Louis  Railroad  Com- 
pany,” be  repealed  to  the  extent  as  hereafter  specified  in 
this  ordinance. 

§ 2.  That  all  rights,  title  and  interest  of  whatever  kind 
granted  by  section  2 of  said  ordinance  to  the  above  named 
railway  company  or  its  successors  to  the  use  and  occupancy 
of  the  following  described  tract  is  hereby  repealed  and  the 
said  property  reverts  back  to  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  111. 

The  tract  over  which  the  control  of  the  said  company 
and  its  successors  is  to  cease  as  herein  provided,  is  described 
as  follows:  All  the  ground  which  lies  west  of  the  east 

line  of  Seventeenth  street,  formerly  East  Eagle  street,  and 
east  of  the  west  line  of  Seventeenth  street,  formerly  West 
Eagle  street,  projected  northward  to  and  into  the  Mississip- 
pi river  and  lying  north  of  a line  drawn  two  feet  north  of  the 
north  rail  of  the  main  track  of  the  Rock  Island  and  Peoria 
Railway  Company  as  the  same  is  now  used  and  operated 
and  running  parallel  therewith. 

§ 3.  The  tracks  belonging  to  the  C.,  B.  & Q.  Railroad 
Company  lying  and  being  located  in  the  property  above  de- 
scribed are  to  be  vacated  and  removed  within  five  (5)  days 
from  the  time  that  this  ordinance  goes  into  effect. 

§ 4.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict 
herewith  are  hereby  repealed.  (Passed  September  17,  1900. 
4 Mss.  Ord.,  154.) 


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CHICAGO,  BURLINGTON  AND  QUINCY  RAILROAD 

COMPANY. 

An  Ordinance  granting  to  the  Chicago,  Burlington  and 
Quincy  Railroad  Company  the  right  and  authority  to 
lay  a certain  track  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  Illinois:  § 1.  That  the  Chicago,  Burlington  and 

Quincy  Railroad  Company  shall  have  the  right  to  construct, 
maintain  and  use  a single  track  through  and  across  First 
avenue,  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  in  front  of  lots  three  (3) 
and  four  (4),  in  block  number  one  (1),  in  Spencer  & Case’s 
addition  to  said  City  of  Rock  Island,  for  the  purpose  of 
reaching  the  coal  yard  of  the  Empire  Coal  Co.,  to  be  located 
on  the  west  thirty  (30)  feet  of  said  lot  four  (4)  and  the  east 
part  of  said  lot  three  (3),  block  one  (1),  in  Spencer  & 
Case’s  addition,  and  which  track  shall  run  as  follows! : 
Leaving  the  present  main  track  of  said  railroad  at  a point 
about  one  hundred  and  forty-five  (145)  feet  east  of  the  east 
line  of  East  Seventeenth  street  and  running  southeasterly 
across  said  First  avenue  to  said  coal  yard. 

§ 2.  The  track  to  be  laid  as  provided  by  this  ordi- 
nance shall  be  laid  under  the  supervision  of  the  Mayor  and 
street  and  alley  committee  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  the 
said  company  shall  forthwith,  after  said  track  is  laid  and 
constructed,  make  it  to  conform  to  the  established  grade 
of  said  First  avenue,  making  the  crossing  thereof  as  easy  as 
practicable,  under  the  supervision  of  said  Mayor  and  the 
committee,  and  shall  plank  said  track  between  the  rails  and 
to  the  ends  of  the  ties  on  the  outside,  so  as  to  make  the 
crossing  of  said  track  easy  and  safe  and  so  maintain  the 
same. 

§ 3.  Said  railroad  company  shall  not  at  any  time 
permit  or  allow  cars  or  engines  to  remain  standing  on  the 
track  where  it  crosses  said  First  avenue,  but  shall  at  all 
times  keep  the  same  free  and  clear  from  such  standing  cars 
and  engines.  (Passed  September  17,  1900.  4 Mss.  Ord., 

155.) 
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CHICAGO,  BURLINGTON  AND  QUINCY  RAILROAD 

COMPANY. 

Whereas,  The  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island 
did  on  the  twenty-fifth  day  of  April,  A.  D.  1898,  pass  an 
ordinance  granting  to  the  Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy 
Railroad  Company  the  right  to  lay  tracks  in  Second  avenue 
in  the  City  of  Rock  Island  east  of  Twentieth  street  in  said 
city,  and  across  Twenty-first  and  Twenty-second  streets 
and  the  alleys  between  said  streets,  on  condition,  however, 
that  the  said  railroad  company  should  erect  at  the  corner 
of  Twentieth  street  and  Second  avenue  a passenger  station 
of  at  least  two  stories  in  height ; and 

Whereas,  Said  Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy  Rail- 
road Company  has  now  fully  performed  and  complied  with 
said  condition  and  has  now  erected  at  said  corner  of  Twen- 
tieth street  and  Second  avenue  such  passenger  station  of  two 
stories  in  height,  which  is  an  ornament  to  this  city  and  a 
credit  to  said  railroad  company ; therefore, 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  Illinois:  That  all  rights  granted  to  said  Chicago, 

Burlington  and  Quincy  Railroad  Company  in  and  by  said 
ordinance  of  April  25th,  1898,  subject  to  said  condition, 
be,  and  the  same  are  hereby  declared  to  be  vested  and 
the  same  are  hereby  vested  absolutely  in  said  Chicago, 
Burlington  and  Quincy  Railroad  Company,  as  fully  and 
to  the  same  extent  as  though  said  condition  had  been  in- 
serted in  said  ordinance.  And  the  said  Chicago,  Burling- 
ton and  Quincy  Railroad  Company  is  hereby  declared  to  be 
vested  with  the  right  to  lay,  maintain  and  use  all  tracks 
specified,  mentioned  and  referred  to  in  sections  one  (1), 
two  (2)  and  three  (3)  of  said  ordinance,  hereafter,  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  provisions  of  said  last  named  sections. 
(Passed  September  17,  1900.  4 Mss.  Ord.,  156.) 


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CHICAGO,  BURLINGTON  AND  QUINCY  RAILROAD 

COMPANY. 

An  Ordinance  granting  the  right  and  privilege,  etc.,  to  the 

Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy  Railroad  Company. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111.:  § 1.  That  the  right  and  privilege  is  hereby 

granted  to  the  Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy  Railroad 
Company,  and  its  successors  and  assigns,  to  construct  and 
maintain  a switch  track  across  Nineteenth  street  in  said 
city  beginning  on  the  east  line  of  lot  five  in  block  two  in 
Spencer  and  Case’s  addition  of  said  city,  sixty  feet  from 
the  northeast  corner  thereof,  and  thence  east  across  Nine- 
teenth street  to  the  west  line  of  lot  one  in  block  three  in 
said  addition,  and  into  the  premises  of  the  United  Brewing 
Company. 

§ 2.  That  said  switch  track  shall  be  constructed  un- 
der the  supervision  of  the  street  and  alley  committee  of 
said  city,  and  at  no  time  shall  cars  be  allowed  to  stand  in 
said  street  on  said  switch  track,  but  said  company  shall 
at  all  times  keep  the  same  clear  and  unobstructed  by  stand- 
ing cars.  (Passed  April  15,  1901.  4 Mss.  Ord.,  186.) 


CHICAGO,  BURLINGTON  AND  QUINCY  RAILROAD 

COMPANY. 

An  Ordinance  granting  to  the  Chicago,  Burlington  and 
Quincy  Railroad  Company  the  privilege  of  laying  rail- 
road sidetracks  between  Twenty-fourth  (24th)  and 
Twenty-fifth  (25th)  streets  in  said  city,  extending 
form  its  present  main  track  south  to  Fifth  (5th) 
avenue. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111. : § 1.  That  the  Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy 
Railroad  Company  be  and  is  hereby  granted  the  privilege 


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of  laying  a single  railroad  sidetrack,  the  center  line  of 
which  is  described  as  follows:  Commencing  at  a point  in 

the  north  line  of  Fifth  (5th)  avenue  which  is  distant  seven 
and  one-half  (7Vk)  feet  west  at  right  angles  from  the  south- 
east corner  of  lot  “D”  in  the  northwest  quarter  of  section 
thirty-six  (36),  and  from  thence  running  northwardly  par- 
allel with  said  east  line  of  said  lot  “D”  to  a point  in  the 
extension  eastwardly  of  the  center  line  of  Third  (3d)  avenue 
in  said  city,  and  from  thence  running  northwestwardly, 
curving  to  the  north  and  west  in  an  arc  of  a circle  with 
the  radius  of  two  hundred  and  sixty-two  (262)  feet  to  the 
main  track  of  said  railway  company,  together  with  such 
further  sidetracks  and  loading  and  unloading  tracks  on  the 
west  thereof  and  connecting  therewith  as  may  from  time 
to  time  be  or  become  convenient  or  necessary,  said  privi- 
lege to  be  and  is  hereby  taken  by  the  said  railway  company 
subject  to  all  rights  of  Edward  H.  Guyer  and  Hugh  E. 
Curtis,  their  heirs  or  assigns,  or  any  or  either  of  them,  in 
or  to  the  strip  of  land  or  premises  mentioned  and  set  apart 
for  railroad  uses  in  that  certain  deed  of  conveyance  bear- 
ing date  the  seventeenth  (17th)  day  of  May,  A.  D.  1902, 
made  by  said  Guyer  and  wife  and  said  Hugh  E.  Curtis  unto 
George  White,  conveying  unto  said  White  a part  of  said 
lot  “D”  in  connection  with  the  use  of  said  strip.  (Passed 
June  23,  1902.  4 Mss.  Ord.,  230.) 


DAVENPORT  AND  ROCK  ISLAND  BRIDGE,  RAILWAY 
AND  TERMINAL  COMPANY. 

An  Ordinance  granting  the  right  of  way  and  certain  priv- 
ileges to  the  Davenport  and  Rock  Island  Bridge,  Rail- 
way and  Terminal  Company. 

Whereas,  The  Davenport  and  Rock  Island  Bridge, 
Railway  and  Terminal  Company  is  about  to  construct  and 
build  a railway  bridge  across  the  Mississippi  river  from 
the  City  of  Davenport,  Iowa,  to  the  City  of  Rock  Island, 


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Illinois,  the  southern  terminus  of  said  railway  bridge  to  be 
at  a point  at  or  near  the  foot  of  Sixth  street  in  said  City 
of  Rock  Island. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  The  right  is  hereby  granted  to  the  said 

Davenport  and  Rock  Island  Bridge,  Railway  and  Terminal 
Company  to  build  and  erect  on  First  avenue,  in  the  City 
of  Rock  Island,  at  or  near  the  foot  of  Sixth  street,  suit- 
able and  practicable  approaches  to  said  proposed  railway 
bridge  and  to  the  southern  terminus  of  the  same,  and  the 
said  city  reserves  the  right  to  specify  the  exact  location  of 
and  the  space  required  for  such  approaches  by  future  ordi- 
nance or  resolution. 

§ 2.  Further,  to  construct,  maintain  and  use  on  the 
Mississippi  river  bank,  on  First  avenue,  for  the  running 
and  operation  of  their  locomotives,  engines,  cars  and  trains, 
a double  track  immediately  north  of  all  tracks  now  laid  on 
said  First  avenue  from  Seventh  street  east  and  along  said 
First  avenue  to  Twentieth  street  ; and  to  construct,  main- 
tain and  use  the  necessary  turnouts,  sidetracks  and  switches 
to  connect  its  said  tracks  with  each  other,  and  with  the 
tracks  of  all  the  other  railroad  companies  now  laid  on 
said  First  avenue,  at  their  passenger  and  freight  depots, 
respectively:  Provided,  that  convenient  crossings  be  made 

by  said  company  when  the  track  or  tracks  may  cross  the 
line  of  streets  running  south,  or  in  any  other  direction 
from  the  river,  and  that  said  company  shall  at  no  time 
have  standing  upon  the  railroad  tracks  on  any  street  of 
said  city,  leading  from  the  river  into  the  said  city,  any  of 
the  rolling  stock  of  said  company,  or  any  other  encumbrance 
or  obstruction ; Provided,  further,  that  said  company  shall, 
when  requested  by  said  City  Council,  execute  bonds  with 
sureties  satisfactory  to  said  City  Council  to  indemnify  the 
said  city  against  any  liability  it  may  come  under  by  reason 
of  the  construction  of  said  tracks,  or  any  of  them ; and  pro- 
vided, also,  that  said  company  shall  comply  with  the  condi- 
tions and  terms  hereinafter  mentioned,  and  subject  to  which 
this  grant  is  made. 


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§ 3.  The  said  tracks  shall  be  constructed  at  such  a 
grade  as  not  to  obstruct  any  of  the  public  levees  or  streets, 
or  future  extension  thereof,  or  travel  thereon,  and  the 
said  tracks,  and  the  space  between  the  said  tracks,  shall 
be  kept  properly  planked  and  macadamized  or  paved,  as 
ordered  by  the  City  Council  where  it  crosses  the  levee,  or 
any  street,  or  any  future  extension  of  any  street  which  the 
city  reserves  the  right  to  make  from  the  south  side  of 
said  tracks  to  the  river  front,  so  that  teams  and  passen- 
gers can  safely  cross  the  same,  and  in  case  the  company 
fails  so  to  do,  the  city  may  put  such  tracks  in  the  desired 
condition  at  the  expense  of  the  railroad  company,  and  the 
said  company  shall,  in  the  construction  if  its  roadbed,  not 
hinder  or  obstruct  any  waterway,  sewer  or  gutter,  but  shall 
provide,  as  ordered  by  the  City  Council,  whenever  it  shall 
be  necessary,  sufficient  stone  sluiceways  or  extension  of 
sewers  under  the  roadbed,  at  its  own  expense,  and  if  the 
said  company  fails  to  do  so,  the  city  may  construct  the 
same  at  the  expense  of  the  said  company. 

§ 4.  Said  company  may  run  their  tracks  by  locomo- 
tives, within  the  limits  of  the  city,  at  a speed  not  to  ex- 
ceed five  (5)  miles  per  hour,  subject  to  such  ordinances 
as  may  from  time  to  time  be  passed  by  the  City  Council 
of  said  city  establishing  and  regulating  the  speed  and  mo- 
tive power  within  said  city,  and  said  company  shall  be  sub- 
ject to  all  mecessary  police  and  ordinary  revenue  regula- 
tions and  restrictions  of  the  said  City  of  Rock  Island,  and 
shall  not  in  any  way  obstruct,  hinder  or  interfere  with  the 
rights  and  privileges  of  said  city  to  the  shore  or  levee,  or 
any  other  portion  of  said  city,  for  the  purpose  of  levying 
and  collecting  wharfage,  providing  for  and  regulating  the 
landing  and  departure  of  vessels  and  water  craft  of  every 
name  and  description  whatsoever,  and  the  landing  and  dis- 
charge of  cargoes,  anything  in  this  ordinance  to  the  con- 
trary notwithstanding. 

§ 5.  The  grants  in  this  ordinance  contained,  made  to 
the  said  Davenport  and  Rock  Island  Bridge,  Railway  and 


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Terminal  Company  are  upon  further  express  condition,  that 
in  the  event  the  said  company  shall  fail  to  construct  at 
least  one  of  its  tracks  ready  for  the  operation  of  cars 
thereon  on  or  before  the  expiration  of  three  (3)  years  from 
the  date  of  the  passage  and  approval  of  this  ordinance,  the 
said  city  reserves  the  right  to  repeal  this  ordinance  with- 
out notice  to  said  company,  and  cancel  and  forfeit  all  rights 
granted  thereunder. 

§ 6.  The  foregoing  ordinance  is  also  upon  the  express 
condition  that  said  Davenport  and  Rock  Island  Bridge,  Rail- 
way and  Terminal  Company  shall  have  completed  on  or 
before  three  (3)  years  from  the  date  of  the  passage  and 
approval  of  this  ordinance,  its  proposed  railway  bridge 
across  the  Mississippi  river,  with  suitable  and  practicable 
approaches  and  terminal  tracks  on  each  side  of  said  river; 
and  upon  failure  so  to  do  the  city  reserves  the  right  to 
repeal  this  ordinance,  and  all  rights  thereunder. 

§ 7.  In  laying  down  said  tracks,  they  shall  be  so  laid 
down  as  to  interfere  with  the  ordinary  travel  and  uses 
of  any  of  the  streets  which  said  tracks  may  cross  as  little 
as  possible. 

§ 8.  In  the  event  of  said  proposed  bridge  becoming 
the  property  of  or  in  any  way  under  the  control  of  any 
railways  now  operating  in  this  city,  all  rights  granted  to 
said  Davenport  and  Rock  Island  Bridge,  Railway  and  Ter- 
minal Company  under  this  ordinance  shall  be  forfeited  at 
once,  and  no  rights  privileges  or-  franchises  granted  to  said 
company  under  this  ordinance  shall  be  assigned  or  trans- 
ferred to  any  other  company  without  consent  thereto  be- 
ing first  obtained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island. 

In  the  event  this  grant,  on  the  terms  and  conditions 
thereunder  mentioned  and  set  forth,  is  accepted,  written 
acceptance  thereof  shall  be  filed  with  the  City  Clerk  with- 
in ten  (10)  days.  (Passed  October  24,  1895.  3 Mss.  Ord., 
354.) 


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ROCK  ISLAND  AND  EASTERN  ILLINOIS  RAILROAD 

COMPANY. 

An  Ordinance  granting  the  right  of  way  and  other  rights 

and  privileges  to  the  Rock  Island  and  Eastern  Illinois 

Railroad  Company. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  The  right  is  hereby  granted  by  the  City  of 

Rock  Island  to  the  Rock  Island  and  Eastern  Illinois  Rail- 
road Company  to  locate,  construct  and  maintain  and  oper- 
ate a single  or  double  track  railway  along  the  northern 
limits  of  said  city,  and  between  the  eastern  and  southwest- 
ern limits  thereof,  except  from  Twentieth  to  Ninth  streets, 
as  hereinafter  stated,  and  maintain  the  same  for  the  oper- 
ation of  its  locomotives  and  cars  thereon,  and  including 
in  said  grant  the  right  to  lay  said  tracks  across  or  along 
all  streets,  alleys  and  avenues  of  said  city  upon  condition, 
precedent  that  wherever  the  consent  of  property  owners 
is  by  law  required  to  the  laying  of  any  of  said  company’s 
proposed  tracks,  such  consent  shall  first  be  obtained,  and 
this  ordinance  as  to  such  contemplated  tracks  shall  not 
take  effect  and  no  rights  shall  vest  in  or  pass  to  said  com- 
pany under  and  by  virtue  of  this  ordinance  until  such  con- 
sent be  first  obtained;  and  upon  the  further  condition  that 
said  company  shall  comply  with  the  conditions  and  terms 
hereinafter  mentioned  and  subject  to  which  this  grant  is 
made. 

§ 2.  From  Forty-sixth  to  Forty-second  street  the  said 
tracks  shall  be  laid  at  any  point  between  the  Mississippi 
river  and  the  north  line  of  Third  avenue  extended;  from 
Forty-second  street  to  Twenty-sixth  street  at  any  point  be- 
tween the  north  line  of  Fifth  avenue  and  the  Mississippi 
river;  from  Twenty-sixth  street  to  Twentieth  street  at  any 
point  between  the  north  line  of  Third  avenue  and  the  Mis- 
sissippi river;  from  Ninth  street  to  southwestern  limits  of 
said  city,  north  of  the  south  line  of  Third  avenue  and  west 
of  Fourth  street,  and  the  city  reserves  the  right  to  specify 


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the  exact  location  of  such  tracks  by  future  ordinance  or 
resolution,  in  case  the  location  which  may  be  made  by  said 
company  may  be  deemed  by  the  said  City  Council  prejudi- 
cial to  the  public  interest. 

§ 8.  Any  other  railroad  or  railroads  that  may  here- 
after be  constructed  or  which  may  hereafter  seek  a right 
of  way  through  the  city,  shall  have  the  right  to  use  the 
main  track  to  be  constructed  by  virtue  of  this  ordinance 
paying  a fair  proportion  of  the  cost  of  locating,  construct- 
ing and  maintaining  the  same  as  agreed  upon  between  the 
companies  using  said  tracks,  or  in  case  of  their  failure  to 
agree,  to  be  fixed  by  arbitrator’s  chosen,  one  by  the  City 
Council,  one  by  the  Rock  Island  and  Eastern  Illinois  Rail- 
road Company,  and  one  by  the  company  or  companies  seek- 
ing to  use  said  tracks;  the  amount  fixed  by  such  arbitra- 
tors shall  be  the  amount  to  be  paid  by  the  last  named  com- 
pany to  said  R.  I.  & E.  I.  R.  R.  Co.  as  a condition  of  us- 
ing the  same. 

§ 4.  Whenever  said  track  or  tracks  are  laid  across 
or  on  any  street  or  alley,  such  tracks  shall  be  constructed 
at  such  grade  as  not  to  obstruct  the  use  of  such  street  or 
alley  for  travel  thereon,  and  said  company  shall  at  all  times 
keep  said  tracks  and  the  space  between  them,  and  between 
the  rails  of  each  track,  properly  planked,  macadamized  or 
paved  as  ordered  by  the  City  Council,  and  in  case  of  the 
refusal  or  failure  of  said  company  to  so  maintain  said 
tracks,  the  City  of  Rock  Island  shall  have  the  right  to 
have  the  same  planked,  paved  or  macadamized,  or  place 
the  same  in  condition  so  as  not  to  obstruct  travel  on  any 
such  streets  or  the  extension  thereof,  and  charge  the  ex- 
pense of  the  same  to  said  Rock  Island  and  Eastern  Illinois 
Railroad  Company. 

§ 5.  Said  company  shall,  in  the  construction  of  its 
roadbed,  not  hinder  nor  obstruct  any  waterway,  sewer  or 
gutter,  but  shall  provide,  in  accordance  with  specifications 
approved  by  the  City  Council,  sufficient  sluiceways,  ex- 
tension of  sewers  or  gutters  at  its  own  expense,  and  if 


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said  company  fails  so  to  do,  the  city  shall  have  the  right 
to  construct  the  same  at  the  expense  of  the  said  company. 

§ 6.  Said  company  may  run  its  trains  by  locomotives 
within  the  limits  of  the  city  at  a speed  not  to  exceed  five 
miles  per  hour,  subject  to  such  ordinances  as  may  from 
time  to  time  be  passed  by  the  City  Council  of  said  city 
for  establishing  and  regulating  speed  and  motive  power 
within  said  city,  and  said  company  shall  be  subject  to  all 
the  necessary  police  and  ordinary  revenue  regulations  and 
restrictions  of  the  said  City  of  Rock  Island,  and  shall  not 
in  any  way  obstruct,  hinder  or  interfere  with  the  rights 
and  privileges  of  the  said  city  to  the  shore  or  levee,  or  any 
other  portion  of  said  city  for  the  purpose  of  levying  and 
collecting  wharfage,  providing  for  and  regulating  the  land- 
ing and  departure  of  vessels  and  water  crafts  of  every 
name  and  description  whatever,  and  landing  and  discharge 
of  cargoes,  anything  in  this  ordinance  to  the  contrary  not- 
withstanding. 

§ 7.  The  grants  in  this  ordinance  contained  made  to 
the  said  Rock  Island  and  Eastern  Illinois  Railroad  Com- 
pany are  upon  the  further  expressed  condition  that  in  the 
event  the  said  company  shall  fail  to  construct  at  least  one 
of  its  tracks  ready  for  the  operation  of  cars  thereon,  on 
or  before  the  expiration  of  three  years  from  the  approval 
of  the  location  of  said  tracks  by  the  City  of  Rock  Island, 
then  such  city  reserves  the  right  to  repeal  this  ordinance 
without  notice  to  said  company  and  cancel  and  forfeit  all 
rights  granted  hereunder. 

§ 8.  In  laying  down  said  tracks  they  shall  be  so  laid 
down  as  to  interfere  with  ordinary  travel  and  uses  of  any 
of  the  streets  which  said  tracks  may  cross  as  little  as 
possible,  and  convenient  crossings  shall  be  made  by  said 
company  when  the  track  or  tracks  may  cross  the  line  of 
streets  running  north  and  south,  and  that  said  compan; 
shall  not  at  any  time  have  standing  upon  the  railroad 
tracks  on  any  traveled  streets  of  said  city  leading  from  the 


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river  into  said  city,  any  of  the  rolling  stock  of  said  com- 
pany or  any  other  incumbrance  or  obstruction  for  an  un- 
reasonable length  of  time. 

§ 9.  Said  company  shall,  when  requested  by  said  City 
Council,  execute  a bond  or  bonds  with  sureties  satisfactory 
to  said  city  against  any  liability  it  may  come  under  by  rea- 
son of  the  construction  of  said  track  or  tracks.  (Passed 
August  3,  1896.  3 Mss.  Ord.,  395.) 


ROCK  ISLAND  AND  EASTERN  ILLINOIS  RAILWAY 

COMPANY. 

An  Ordinance  granting  to  the  Rock  Island  and  Eastern 
Illinois  Railway  Company  equal  privileges  with  the 
Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy  Railroad  Company 
on  the  main  tracks  operated  by  said  last  named  com- 
pany in  and  through  the  City  of  Rock  Island. 

Whereas,  Heretofore  by  an  ordinance  entitled,  “An 
ordinance  granting  the  right  of  way  and  depot  grounds  to 
the  Rockford,  Rock  Island  and  St.  Louis  Railroad  Com- 
pany,” passed  the  26th  day  of  May,  A.  D.  1869,  the  City 
Council  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island  granted  to  the  Rock- 
ford, Rock  Island  and  St.  Louis  Railroad  Company,  among 
other  enumerated  rights  and  privileges,  the  right  to  con- 
struct, maintain  and  use  a double  track  in,  through  and 
across  certain  streets  and  alleys  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island 
as  therein  mentioned  and  designated,  to-wit: 

“Commencing  on  a line  with  the  east  side  of  the  street, 
projected  northward  west  of  P.  L.  Cable’s  residence,  and 
thence  westward  through  the  public  highway  to  the  east 
end  of  Illinois  street;  thence  on  the  north  side  of  Illinois 
street  to  Madison  street;  thence  along  and  across  Madison 
street  to  block  three  (3)  in  Spencer  and  Case’s  addition  to 
said  city;  thence  across  the  alley  in  said  block  three  (3)  in 
said  addition,  across  Jefferson  street;  thence  along  Jeffer- 


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son  street  to  Mississippi  street;  thence  along  Mississippi 
street  to  the  west  end  thereof  across  Ohio  street;  across 
Ontario  street  into  Water  street;  thence  along  Water  street 
to  Pike  street;  thence  southward  through  Pike  street  to 
the  southern  termination  thereof.” 

Which  said  ordinance  was  afterward  by  an  ordinance 
entitled,  “An  Ordinance  Repealing  Parts  of  Ordinances, 
passed  May  26,  A.  D.  1869,  and  April  24,  A.  D.  1879, 
Relating  to  the  Right  of  Way  and  Depot  Grounds  of  the 
Rockford,  Rock  Island  and  St.  Louis  Railroad  Company, 
and  its  Successors,  the  St.  Louis,  Rock  Island  and  Chicago 
Railroad  Company,”  passed  May  17,  A.  D.  1880,  amended 
by  repealing  such  parts  or  portions  of  the  same  as  gave 
and  granted  to  the  Rockford,  Rock  Island  and  St.  Louis 
Railroad  Company  the  right  of  possession  and  occupancy 
therefor,  or  the  right  and  privilege  of  constructing,  main- 
taining and  using  single  or  double  tracks,  sidetracks,  turn- 
outs or  switches  in,  upon,  along  or  across  any  street  or 
streets  within  the  city  limits  to  the  westward  of  the  place 
to  which  the  track  or  tracks  of  said  Rockford,  Rock  Island 
and  St.  Louis  Railroad  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns, 
or  either  of  them,  had  theretofore  and  up  to  the  time  of 
the  passage  of  said  repealing  ordinance  been  constructed, 
and  were  then  used  and  maintained.  And, 

Whereas,  Said  first  above  mentioned  ordinance  so 
passed  May  26th,  A.  D.  1869,  as  aforesaid,  in  and  by  sec- 
tion one  (1)  thereof,  provided: 

“That  any  other  railroad  or  railroads  that  may  here- 
after be  constructed  or  which  may  hereafter  seek  a right 
of  way  through  said  city,  shall  have  equal  privileges  on 
the  main  tracks  to  be  constructed  by  virtue  of  this  ordi- 
nance, by  paying  a proportional  part  of  the  cost  of  making 
and  maintaining  the  same ; and  all  such  railroad  companies 
which  may  operate  under  and  take  advantage  of  this  sec- 
tion, including  the  said  Rockford,  Rock  Island  and  St. 
Louis  Railroad  Company,  shall  be  required  to  run  their 
trains  by  time  tables  which  do  not  conflict,  and  make  all 


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other  necessary  arrangements  for  joint  operation.”  And 

Whereas,  The  St. ‘Louis,  Rock  Island  and  Chicago 
Railroad  Company  is  the  grantee  by convey- 

ance of  the  Rockford,  Rock  Island  and  St.  Louis  Railroad 
Company,  its  railroad,  railroad  property,  franchise  and 
right  of  way,  and  is  now  by  its  lessee,  the  Chicago,  Bur- 
lington and  Quincy  Railroad  Company  operating  its  rail- 
road, and 

Whereas,  The  Rock  Island  and  Eastern  Illinois  Rail- 
way Company,  a corporation  organized  and  existing  under 
the  laws  of  the  State  of  Illinois,  does  now  seek  a right  of 
way  through  this  city,  therefore, 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  Illinois : § 1.  That  equal  privileges  with  the  Rock- 
ford, Rock  Island  and  St.  Louis  Railroad  Company,  and  its 
grantee,  the  St.  Louis,  Rock  Island  and  Chicago  Railroad 
Company,  and  the  lessee  of  the  latter  railroad  company, 
the  Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy  Railroad  Company, 
on  the  main  tracks  constructed  by  virtue  of  the  first  above 
mentioned  ordinance,  passed  May  26,  A.  D.  1869,  as  afore- 
said, are  hereby  granted  to  the  said  Rock  Island  and  East- 
ern Illinois  Railway  Company,  and  the  said  Rock  Island 
and  Eastern  Illinois  Railway  Company  may  use  the  said 
main  tracks  and  operate  thereon  jointly  with  said  above 
mentioned  railroad  company,  its  grantee  and  the  lessee  of 
this  grantee  as  aforesaid.  Provided,  further,  that  the  said 
Rock  Island  and  Eastern  Illinois  Railway  Company,  and 
the  said  Rockford,  Rock  Island  and  St.  Louis  Railroad 
Company,  its  grantee,  the  St.  Louis,  Rock  Island  and 
Chicago  Railroad  Company,  and  the  lessee  of  the  latter, 
the  Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy  Railroad  Company,  be 
required  to  run  their  trains  by  time  tables  which  do  not 
conflict,  and  make  all  other  necessary  arrangements  for 
joint  operation;  and,  provided,  further,  that  if  the  said 
Rock  Island  and  Eastern  Illinois  Railway  Company  shall, 
under  the  rights  and  privileges  conferred  by  this  ordinance, 
connect  its  main  tracks  with  the  tracks  and  right  of  way 


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of  the  Davenport  and  Rock  Island  Bridge,  Railway  and 
Terminal  Company  at  or  near  Thirteenth  street,  then  the 
said  company  shall  not  operate  or  maintain  any  tracks 
along  and  over  First  avenue  east  of  the  east  side  of  East 
Seventeenth  (17th)  street,  under  rights  heretofore  grant- 
ed by  ordinance  to  the  Davenport  and  Rock  Island  Bridge, 
Railway  and  Terminal  Company. 

§ 2.  The  rights  granted  by  section  one  of  this  ordi- 
nance last  above,  are  hereby  declared  to  be  made  upon  the 
express  and  sole  condition  that  the  said  Rock  Island  and 
Eastern  Illinois  Railway  Company  shall,  before  it  shall 
have  the  right  to  enter  upon  any  of  the  rights  granted  by 
this  ordinance,  first  pay  to  the  said  St.  Louis,  Rock  Island 
and  Chicago  Railroad  Company,  or  its  lessee,  the  said  Chi- 
cago, Burlington  and  Quincy  Railroad  Company,  one-half 
of  the  present  cost  and  value  of  the  main  tracks  as  now 
constructed  and  used  within  said  territory,  and  it  shall  also 
hereafter  pay  its  proportionate  share  of  the  cost  of  main- 
taining the  same,  and  on  default  thereof  all  rights  granted 
by  this  ordinance  shall  terminate.  (Passed  February  9, 
1898.  4 Mss.  Ord.,  29.) 


ROCK  ISLAND  AND  EASTERN  ILLINOIS  RAILROAD 

COMPANY. 

An  Ordinance  amending  an  ordinance,  entitled,  “An  Ordi- 
nance Granting  the  Right  of  Way  and  Other  Rights 
and  Privileges  to  the  Rock  Island  and  Eastern  Illinois 
Railroad  Company.’’ 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111. : That  the  ordinance  entitled,  “An  Ordinance 

Granting  the  Right  of  Way  and  Other  Rights  and  Privi- 
leges to  the  Rock  Island  and  Eastern  Illinois  Railroad  Com- 
pany,” passed  August  3,  1896,  be  amended  by  striking  out, 
in  section  two  (2)  of  said  ordinance,  the  following: 


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From  Forty-sixth  (46th)  to  Forty-second  (42d)  street 
the  said  tracks  shall  be  laid  at  any  point  between  the  Mis- 
sissippi river  and  the  north  line  of  Third  (3d)  avenue  ex- 
tended, and  insert  instead  the  following:  Permission  is 

hereby  granted  to  said  Railroad  Company  to  lay  their  tracks 
across  and  upon  the  following  streets,  to-wit:  Forty-fifth 
(45th),  Forty-fourth  (44th),  Forty-third  (43d),  and  Forty- 
second  (42d)  streets,  within  fifty  (50)  feet  south  of  the 
south  line  of  Third  (3d)  avenue : so  that  said  section,  when 
so  amended,  shall  read  as  follows : 

Permission  is  hereby  granted  to  said  railroad  company 
to  lay  their  tracks  across  and  upon  any  of  the  following 
streets,  to-wit:  Forty-fifth  (45th),  Fourty-fourth  (44th), 

Forty-third  (43d)  and  Forty-second  (42d)  streets,  within 
fifty  (50)  feet  south  of  the  south  line  of  Third  (3d)  avenue; 
from  Forty-second  (42d)  street  to  Twenty-sixth  (26th) 
street,  the  said  tracks  shall  be  laid  at  any  point  between 
the  north  line  of  Fifth  (5th)  avenue  and  the  Mississippi 
river;  from  Twenty-sixth  (26th)  street  to  Twentieth  (20th) 
street,  at  any  point  between  the  north  line  of  Third  (3d) 
avenue  and  the  Mississippi  river;  from  Ninth  (9th)  street 
to  southwestern  limits  of  said  city,  north  of  the  south  line 
of  Third  (3d)  avenue  and  west  of  Fourth  (4th)  street,  and 
the  city  reserves  the  right  to  specify  the  exact  location  of 
such  tracks  by  future  ordinance  or  resolution,  in  case  the 
location  which  may  be  made  by  said  company  may  be 
deemed  by  the  said  City  Council  prejudicial  to  the  public 
interest.  (Passed  June  29,  1899.  4 Mss.  Ord.,  87.) 


DAVENPORT,  ROCK  ISLAND  AND  NORTHWESTERN 

RAILWAY. 

An  Ordinance  granting  to  the  Davenport,  Rock  Island  and 
Northwestern  Railway  a certain  described  tract  to  be 
used  for  depot  purposes. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 


492 


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Island,  111. : § 1.  That  the  Davenport,  Rock  Island  and 

Northwestern  Railway  Company  is  hereby  granted  the  right 
and  privilege  to  construct  and  maintain  a depot  with  all  the 
accompaniments  necessary  thereto,  upon  the  following  de- 
scribed tract  of  land  in  this  city : 

§ 2.  The  tract  upon  which  the  said  railway  company 
is  hereby  authorized  to  erect  and  maintain  its  said  depot 
buildings  is  described  as  follows,  to-wit:  All  the  ground 

which  lies  west  of  the  west  line  of  East  Seventeenth  street, 
formerly  East  Eagle  street,  and  east  of  the  west  line  of 
West  Seventeenth  street,  formerly  West  Eagle  street,  pro- 
jected northward  to  and  into  the  Mississippi  river  and  ly- 
ing north  of  a line  drawn  two  (2)  feet  north  of  the  north 
rail  of  the  main  track  of  the  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Rail- 
way Company,  as  the  same  is  now  used  and  operated,  and 
running  parallel  therewith. 

§ 3.  The  privileges  herein  granted  are  made  in  con- 
sideration of  the  erection  by  the  said  railway  company  of 
a depot  to  conform  substantially  with  the  plans  which  are 
to  be  left  on  file  in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk  of  Rock 
Island  until  the  same  are  approved  of  by  the  City  Council, 
and  in  further  consideration  that  the  work  of  said  depot 
construction  be  begun  five  (5)  days  from  the  date  of  the 
passage  of  this  ordinance. 

§ 4.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict 
with  the  declared  intention  of  this  ordinance  in  the  desire 
to  convey  the  tract  above  described  to  the  said  railway  com- 
pany for  said  purposes,  are  hereby  repealed  in  so  far  as 
they  do  so  conflict.  (Passed  September  17,  1900.  4 Mss. 

Ord.,  157.) 


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493 


ROCK  ISLAND  PLOW  COMPANY  TO  LAY  TRACK. 

An  Ordinance  granting  the  right  to  lay  sidetracks  across 

First  avenue,  and  Seventh  and  Eighth  streets,  to  the 

Rock  Island  Plow  Company. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1. That  the  Rock  Island  Plow  Com- 

pany be  and  it  is  hereby  empowered  to  lay,  construct  and 
hereafter  maintain  the  following  switch  tracks,  to-wit:  the 
center  lines  of  which  shall  run  as  follows : 

(a)  Commencing  at  a point  in  the  south  track  of  the 
Chicago,  Rock  Island  and  Pacific  Railroad  Company  (for- 
merly the  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railway  track)  as  now 
located  and  constructed  in  First  avenue  in  said  city,  at  a 
point  about  one  hundred  and  sixty  (160)  feet  east  of  the 
east  line  of  Eighth  street  if  extending  north;  thence  run- 
ning westerly,  curving  to  the  south  across  First  avenue  in 
said  city,  the  east  rail  of  said  track  lying  on  to  a point 
not  less  than  twenty-five  (25)  feet  west  of  the  northwest 

corner  of block  three  (3)  in  the  Chicago  or  Lower 

addition  to  the  City  of  Rock  Island;  thence  continuing  to 
the  southwest  across  Eighth  street,  curving  to  the  north  to 
a point  in  the  west  line  of  said  street  about  fifty  (50)  feet 
south  of  the  northeast  corner  of  block  four  (4)  in  said  Chi- 
cago or  Lower  addition;  thence  continuing  through  said 
block  and  across  Seventh  (7th)  street  on  a tangent,  leaving 
said  block  four  (4)  at  a point  about  ninety  (90)  feet  north 
of  the  north  line  of  Second  avenue  in  said  city. 

(b)  Also  a track  leaving  said  south  track  of  said  Chi- 
cago, Rock  Island  and  Pacific  Railroad  Company  at  a point 
about  forty  (40)  feet  east  of  the  west  line  of  said  Eighth 
street  if  extended  north;  thence  on  a curve  crossing  said 
First  avenue  and  leaving  said  avenue  at  a point  about  one 
hundred  and  twenty-five  (125)  feet  west  of  the  northeast 
corner  of  said  block  four  (4)  ; thence  across  said  block  four 
(4)  and  said  Seventh  street  on  a curve  entering  said  Seventh 
street  at  a point  about  eighty  (80)  feet  south  of  the  north- 
g.— 


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west  corner  of  said  block  four  (4),  and  leaving  said  Seventh 
street  at  a point  about  one  hundred  and  ten  (110)  feet  south 
of  the  northeast  corner  of  block  five  (5)  in  said  Chicago  or 
Lower  addition  and  connecting  with  said  track  described  in 
division  (a)  above. 

(c)  Also  the  right  to  cross  said  Seventh  street  with 
a track  leaving  said  track  described  in  division  (b)  above, 
on  the  east  line  of  said  Seventh  street,  and  curving  to  the 
north,  leaving  the  west  line  of  said  Seventh  street  about  one 
hundred  (100)  feet  south  of  the  northwest  corner  of  said 
block  five  (5). 

(d)  Also  a switch  track  leaving  said  track  described 
in  division  (b)  above,  at  a point  about  seventy-five  (75) 
feet  west  of  the  east  line  of  said  block  four  (4)  if  extended 
north,  and  thence  continuing  west  on  a curve  along  said 
First  avenue  and  across  said  Seventh  street,  leaving  said 
Seventh  street  at  a point  about  ten  (10)  feet  south  of  the 
northeast  corner  of  said  block  five  (5)  entering  the  prop- 
erty of  the  said  Chicago,  Rock  Island  and  Pacific  Railway 
Company,  formerly  the  property  of  the  Rock  Island  and 
Peoria  Railroad  Company. 

§ 2.  Said  Rock  Island  Plow  Company  shall  construct 
suitable  and  necessary  crossings;  also  so  properly  planked 
over  said  tracks  in  said  streets  as  may  be  required  by  the 
City  Council  of  said  city,  and  keep  the  same  in  good  repair 
and  place  thereunder  necessary  drains  and  culverts  which 
may  be  ordered  by  said  City  Council. 

§ 3.  The  tracks  to  be  laid  pursuant  to  the  provisions 
of  this  ordinance  shall  be  laid  under  the  supervision  and 
to  the  satisfaction  of  the  street  and  alley  committee  of  said 
city. 

§ 4.  This  ordinance  is  granted  upon  the  understand- 
ing that  the  said  Rock  Island  Plow  Company  will  erect  and 
complete  within  eighteen  (18)  months  from  the  date  of  the 
passage  of  this  ordinance,  a six-story  brick  building  at 
least  seventy-five  (75)  by  two  hundred  and  thirty  (230) 


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495 


feet  on  said  block  five  (5)  in  said  Chicago  or  Lower  addi- 
tion, and  that  it  will  begin  work  on  the  same  within  one 
(1)  year  from  the  date  of  the  passage  of  this  ordinance, 
and  failing  so  to  do,  this  ordinance  may  be  repealed  at  the 
pleasure  of  said  City  Council.  (Passed  July  7,  1902.  4 

Mss.  Ord.,  234.) 


LEWIS  ROOFING  COMPANY  TO  LAY  TRACK. 

An  Ordinance  granting  to  the  Lewis  Roofing  Company  per- 
mission to  lay  a single  railroad  track  along  First  (1st) 
street  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  Illinois. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111.:  § 1.  That  the  Lewis  Roofing  Company,  a 

corporation,  be  and  is  hereby  authorized  to  lay,  construct 
and  maintain,  along  First  (1st)  street  in  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  a single  railroad  track  for  the  purpose  of  hauling 
cars  and  freight  thereon.  The  said  track  is  to  be  of  stand- 
ard width  and  is  to  run  as  follows : 

Beginning  on  the  main  line  of  the  C.,  R.  I.  & P.  Rail- 
way, where  it  adjoins  First  (1st)  street,  running  thence 
north  along  the  west  line  of  said  First  (1st)  street  to  the 
south  line  of  Twelfth  (12th)  avenue.  The  said  track  is  not 
to  occupy  a strip  to  exceed  thirteen  (13)  feet  in  width  off 
the  west  side  of  said  street. 

§ 2.  The  said  track,  after  the  same  is  laid,  is  to  be 
public  property  and  it  is  to  be  open  for  the  use  of  all  parties 
desiring  to  use  the  same  in  a lawful  and  legitimate  man- 
ner, and  said  track  and  connections  are  to  be  subject  to  all 
proper  municipal  control  on  the  part  of  the  city. 

§ 3.  Said  Lewis  Roofing  Company  agrees  and  prom- 
ises, in  consideration  of  the  permission  herein  granted,  that 
they  will  not  construct,  on  any  of  their  property  adjacent 
to  First  (1st)  street,  a tar  roofiing  factory  or  factory  for 
the  purpose  of  manufacturing  tar  roofing  materials. 


496 


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§ 4.  A blue  print  showing  the  plan  of  the  proposed 
track  is  hereto  attached,  marked  “Exhibit  A”  and  made  a 
part  of  this  ordinance.  Said  track  to  be  laid  under  the 
supervision  of  the  street  and  alley  committee,  the  Mayor 
and  city  engineer.  (Passed  August  8,  1902.  4 Mss.  Ord., 
252.) 


H.  D.  MACK  TO  LAY  TRACK. 

An  Ordinance  granting  to  H.  D.  Mack  the  right  to  lay  a 

switch  track  across  Twenty-second  street. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111. : § 1.  That  H.  D.  Mack,  his  heirs  and  assigns, 

are  hereby  empowered  to  lay,  construct  and  maintain  a 
track  across  Twenty-second  street,  the  center  line  of  which 
is  to  run  as  follows:  Beginning  at  a point  in  the  south 

sidetrack  of  the  Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy  Railroad 
Company  where  said  track  crosses  the  east  line  of  said 
Twenty-second  street,  thence  by  a curve  to  the  south  across 
said  Twenty-second  street,  and  adjacent  alley,  to4  lot  six 
(6),  in  block  six  (6),  in  Spencer  and  Case’s  addition  to  the 
City  of  Rock  Island. 

§ 2.  Said  track  shall  be  laid,  constructed  and  main- 
tained under  the  supervision  and  to  the  satisfaction  of  the 
street  and  alley  committee  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island. 

§ 3.  Said  track  shall  be  subject  to  all  general  ordi- 
nances heretofore  or  hereafter  passed,  relating  to  railroad 
sidetracks  in  said  city. 

§ 4.  Said  tracks  to  be  planked  where  same  cross 
streets  and  alleys.  (Passed  August  18,  1902.  4 Mss.  Ord., 

255.) 


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497 


ROCK  ISLAND  PLOW  COMPANY  TO  LAY  SIDETRACK. 

An  Ordinance  granting  the  Rock  Island  Plow  Company  the 

right  to  lay  a sidetrack  in  Second  avenue. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111. : § 1.  That  the  right  be  and  is  hereby  granted 

to  the  Rock  Island  Plow  Company,  its  successors  and  as- 
signs, to  lay  down,  maintain,  use  and  operate  a railway 
sidetrack  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  the  center  line  of 
which  is  described  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  a point  in  the  center  line  of  the  most 
southerly  track  of  the  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railway 
Company  about  fifteen  (15)  feet  south  of  the  south  line 
of  Second  (2d)  avenue  extended,  and  running  thence  by 
a curve  to  the  right  to  a point  eight  (8)  feet  south  of  the 
north  line  of  Second  (2d)  avenue,  and  about  forty  (40) 
feet  east  of  the  east  line  of  Fourth  (4th)  street;  thence 
easterly  and  parallel  with  the  north  line  of  Second  (2d) 
avenue  to  a point  about  fifty  (50)  feet  west  of  the  west 
line  of  Fifth  (5th)  street;  thence  by  a curve  to  the  right 
and  a curve  to  the  left  to  a point  thirteen  (13)  feet  south 
of  the  north  line  of  Second  (2d)  avenue,  and  fifty  (50) 
feet  east  of  the  west  line  of  Fifth  (5th)  street;  thence 
easterly  and  parallel  to  the  south  line  of  Second  (2d) 
avenue  to  a point  one  hundred  and  fifteen  (115)  feet  east 
of  the  east  line  of  Fifth  (5th)  street. 

§ 2.  Said  company  shall  not,  by  the  construction  of 
said  track,  obstruct  any  waterway,  sewer  or  gutter,  and 
it  shall  provide  at  its  own  expense,  in  accordance  with 
specifications,  to  be  approved  by  the  said  City  Council,  suffi- 
cient sluiceways,  extension  of  sewers  or  gutters,  under  said 
track,  and  failing  to  do  so  said  city  shall  have  the  right 
to  construct  the  same  at  the  expense  of  the  said  company. 
(Passed  May  1,  1899.  4 Mss.  Ord.,  83.) 


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ROCK  ISLAND  BUGGY  COMPANY  TO  LAY  TRACK. 

An  Ordinance  granting  to  the  Rock  Island  Buggy  Company 
the  right  to  lay  a track  on  First  (1st)  avenue  in  front 
of  its  property  and  connecting  with  the  tracks  of  the 
Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy  Railroad  Company. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111. : § 1.  That  the  right  be  and  is  hereby  granted 

to  the  Rock  Island  Buggy  Company,  its  successors  and  as- 
signs, to  lay  down,  maintain,  use  and  operate  a railway 
sidetrack  on  First  (1st)  avenue  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island 
to  run  as  follows:  Beginning  at  a point  fifteen  (15)  feet 

and  three  (3)  inches  north  of  the  point  of  intersection  of 
the  south  line  of  said  First  (1st)  avenue  with  the  east  line 
of  Sixteenth  (16th)  street;  thence  running  east  parallel 
with  the  south  line  of  said  First  (1st)  avenue,  and  fifteen 
and  three-tenths  (15.3)  feet  distant  therefrom  two  hun- 
dred (200)  feet;  thence  by  proper  curves,  to  the  north  and 
east  to  be  connected  with  the  present  south  track  of  said 
Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy  Railroad  Company,  at  a 
point  opposite  block  0 in  that  part  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island  known  as  and  called  the  “old  town.”  A blue  print 
of  said  proposed  sidetrack  is  hereto  annexed,  marked  “Ex- 
hibit A”  and  made  a part  hereof. 

§ 2.  The  said  company  shall  not,  by  the  construction 
of  said  track,  obstruct  any  waterway,  sewer  or  gutter,  and 
it  shall  provide  at  its  own  expense  in  accordance  with  the 
specifications  to  be  approved  by  said  City  Council,  suffi- 
cient sluiceways  and  gutters  under  said  track,  and  failing 
to  do  so  said  city  shall  have  the  right  to  construct  the 
same  at  the  expense  of  the  said  company.  Said  railway 
company  shall  properly  relay  all  the  pavement  between  the 
rails  of  said  track  and  adjacent  thereto. 

§ 3.  The  right  is  expressly  reserved  herein  for  any 
other  person,  firm  or  corporation  desiring  at  any  future 
time  to  lay  a track  across  the  right  of  way  herein  granted, 
to  do  so,  after  first  obtaining  the  necessary  permission  from 


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the  city,  and  the  further  right  is  reserved  for  any  other 
person,  firm  or  corporation  to  use  or  extend  this  track  by 
paying  their  proportionate  share  of  the  original  cost  of 
construction,  as  paid  by  the  Rock  Island  Buggy  Company, 
if  any  has  been  paid  by  the  said  Rock  Island  Buggy  Com- 
pany. 

§ 4.  Said  sidetrack  may  be  used  for  switching  pur-  % 
poses,  and  loaded  cars  may  stand  thereon  but  for  such  time 
only  as  may  be  necessary  to  unload  the  same  and  empty 
cars  to  be  promptly  loaded  may  stand  thereon  for  the  con- 
venience of  shippers  for  such  reasonable  time  as  may  be 
necessary  to  load  the  same  but  such  cars  shall  not  be 
placed  thereon  or  allowed  to  stand  thereon  for  any  other 
purpose,  nor  shall  cars  be  allowed  to  remain  indefinitely  on 
said  sidetrack,  and  engines  shall  not  be  allowed  to  stand 
on  said  sidetrack. 

§ 5.  In  case  said  company  shall  fail  at  any  time  to 
use  said  switch  track  or  shall  prolate  any  of  the  terms  of  the 
ordinance,  then  said  city  may  order  the  removal  of  said 
tracks  and  said  company  shall  forthwith  remove  said  side- 
track and  restore  the  ground  occupied  by  the  same  to  as 
good  condition  for  public  travel  as  the  same  was  prior  to 
the  construction  of  said  sidetrack.  (Passed  January  11, 
1904.) 


ROCK  ISLAND  SASH  AND  DOOR  WORKS  TO  LAY 
TRAMWAY  TRACKS. 

An  Ordinance  granting  the  Rock  Island  Sash  and  Door 
Works  the  right  to  lay  certain  tracks  in  Twenty-fifth 
(25th)  street. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111. : § 1.  That  the  right  and  authority  is  hereby 

granted  the  Rock  Island  Sash  and  Door  Works,  a corpora- 
tion, its  successors  and  assigns,  to  lay  down,  construct,  use 
and  operate  in  Twenty-fifth  (25th)  street  between  the  north 


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line  of  Third  (3d)  avenue,  and  the  south  line  of  the  right 
of  way  of  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  and  Pacific  Railway 
Company,  seven  (7)  tramway  tracks  leading  from  the  new 
warehouse  now  in  course  of  construction  by  said  corpora- 
tion upon  lot  five  (5)  in  block  one  (1)  in  George  L.  Daven- 
port’s addition  to  said  City  of  Rock  Island,  in  a westerly 
* direction  across  said  street,  a distance  of  thirty  (30)  feet 
to  the  westerly  side  thereof  to  connect  with  like  tracks  of 
said  company  to  be  constructed  and  maintained  by  said 
company  upon  its  lands  there  situate:  two  of  said  tracks 
to  extend  from  the  south  door  on  the  west  side  of  said 
warehouse  and  curve  to  the  north  across  said  street,  and 
two  of  said  tracks  to  extend  from  the  middle  door  on  the 
west  side  of  said  warehouse  and  to  curve  to  the  north 
across  said  street;  one  of  said  tracks  to  extend  from  the 
north  door  on  the  west  side  of  said  warehouse  and  curve 
to  the  north  across  said  street  and  two  of  said  tracks  to 
extend  from  the  west  wall  of  said  warehouse  north  of  said 
north  door,  across  said  street,  the  gauge  of  said  tracks  to 
be  two  and  one-half  (21/2)  feet  and  said  tracks  to  be  con- 
structed of  two  (2)  inch  “T”  rail. 

§ 2.  For  greater  certainty  of  description  of  the  loca- 
tion of  said  tracks,  a blue  print  is  attached  to  this  ordi- 
nance showing  the  location  of  said  tracks  in  white  parallel 
lines,  and  the  said  blue  print  is  hereby  made  a part  of  this 
ordinance. 

§ 3.  Said  company  shall  not,  by  the  construction  of 
said  tracks,  obstruct  any  waterway,  sewer  or  gutter  and 
shall  keep  said  tracks  at  all  times,  at  its  own  expense, 
properly  planked  for  the  passage  of  teams  and  it  shall  at 
its  own  expense,  in  accordance  with  specifications  to  be 
approved  by  the  City  Council,  provide  sufficient  sluiceways, 
extensions  of  sewers,  or  gutters,  under  said  tracks,  and  fail- 
ing to  do  so,  said  city  shall  have  the  right  to  construct  the 
same  at  the  expense  of  said  company. 


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ROCK  ISLAND  SASH  AND  DOOR  WORKS  TO  LAY 
SWITCH  TRACKS. 

An  Ordinance  granting  the  Rock  Island  Sash  and  Door 
Works  the  right  to  lay  certain  switch  tracks  in  Twenty- 
fifth  (25th)  street. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111.:  § 1.  That  the  right  and  authority  is  hereby 

granted  to  the  Rock  Island  Sash  and  Door  Works,  a corpo- 
ration, its  successors  and  assigns,  to  lay  down,  construct, 
operate  and  maintain  in  Twenty-fifth  (25th)  street  north 
of  the  north  line  of  Third  (3d)  avenue  in  said  City  of  Rock 
Island,  a certain  switch  track  the  center  line  of  which  is 
described  as  follows,  to-wit : Beginning  at  a point  of 

switch  in  the  Chicago,  Burlington  and  Quincy  Railroad 
Company’s  main  track,  forty-nine  and  six-tenths  (49.6) 
feet  easterly  from  the  east  line  of  Twenty-fifth  (25th) 
street,  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  Illinois,  at  its  intersec- 
tion with  the  center  line  of  said  main  track,  said  distance 
being  measured  along  said  center  line;  thence  westerly  a 
total  of  one  hundred  fifty-eight  (158)  feet  to  end,  center 
line  of  said  track  at  end  being  thirteen  (13)  feet  southerly 
from  said  center  line  of  main  track  measured  at  right  an- 
gles thereto. 

§ 2.  For  greater  certainty  of  description  of  the  loca- 
tion of  said  switch  track  a blue  print  is  attached  to  this 
ordinance  showing  the  location  of  said  track  in  red  parallel 
lines,  marked  “A,”  and  said  blue  print  is  hereby  made  a 
part  of  this  ordinance. 

§ 3.  Said  company  shall  not  by  the  construction  of 
said  track  obstruct  any  waterways,  sewers  or  gutters,  and 
shall  keep  said  track  at  all  times,  at  its  own  expense,  prop- 
erly planked  for  the  passage  of  teams  and  it  shall  at  its 
own  expense,  in  accordance  with  specifications  approved  by 
the  City  Council,  provide  sufficient  sluiceways,  extensions 
of  sewers  or  gutters  through  said  track,  and  failing  to  do 
so,  the  city  shall  have  the  right  to  construct  the  same  at 
the  expense  of  said  company. 


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DAVENPORT,  ROCK  ISLAND  AND  NORTH  WESTERN 
RAILWAY  COMPANY. 

An  Ordinance  granting  permission  to  the  Davenport,  Rock 

Island  and  Northwestern  Railway  Company  to  lay  a 

sidetrack  on  Third  (3d)  avenue. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111. : Permission  is  hereby  granted  to  the  Daven- 

port, Rock  Island  and  Northwestern  Railway  Company 
to  lay  a sidetrack  across  Third  (3d)  avenue  in  the  City  of 
Rock  Island,  in  manner  and  form  more  particularly  de- 
scribed as  follows : 

Beginning  at  a point  on  the  west  end  of  Third  (3d) 
avenue,  as  platted  in  Sinnett’s  addition;  thence  crossing 
Third  (3d)  avenue,  to  a point  ten  (10)  feet  north  and 
eighty  (80)  feet  west  of  the  southeast  corner  of  Shallberg 
and  Tropp’s  addition;  thence  east  parallel  to  Third  (3d) 
avenue  to  the  east  line  of  outlot  four  (4),  Sinnett’s  addition 
to  Sinnett’s  addition. 

Said  Davenport,  Rock  Island  and  Northwestern  Rail- 
way Company  shall  construct  suitable  and  necessary  cross- 
ings, also  to  properly  plank  over  said  tracks  in  streets  as 
may  be  required  by  the  City  Council  of  said  city,  and  keep 
the  same  in  good  repair  and  place  thereunder  necessary 
drains  and  culverts,  which  may  be  ordered  by  said  City 
Council. 

The  permission  herein  granted  is  made  subject  to  the 
express  conditions  contained  in  ordinances  heretofore 
granted  by  the  City  of  Rock  Island  to  the  said  Davenport, 
Rock  Island  and  Northwestern  Railway  Company  for  the 
same  purpose.  (Passed  December  12,  1903.) 


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ROCK  ISLAND  SASH  AND  DOOR  WORKS  TO  LAY 
TRAM  TRACKS. 

An  Ordinance  granting  to  Rock  Island  Sash  and  Door 

Works,  its  successors  and  assigns,  the  right  to  lay  down, 

construct,  operate  and  maintain  certain  tram  tracks  in 

Twenty-sixth  street. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  Mayor  and  City  Council  of  the 
City  of  Rock  Island : § 1.  That  the  right  is  hereby  granted 
unto  Rock  Island  Sash  and  Door  Works,  a corporation,  its 
successors  and  assigns,  to  lay  down,  construct,  operate  and 
maintain  in  Twenty-sixth  street  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island, 
four  sets  of  tram  tracks,  each  set  of  tram  tracks  to  consist 
of  three  “T”  rails,  laid  parallel  to  each  other  and  five  feet 
six  inches  (5-ft.  6-in.)  apart,  measured  from  center  to  cen- 
ter, the  middle  track  of  the  several  tracks  to  be  respectively 
at  the  places  designated  as  follows: 

1.  One  set  of  three  tracks,  the  middle  track  of  which 
shall  be  distant  north  ten  feet  eight  inches  (10-ft.  8-in.) 
from  the  north  line  of  Fourth  avenue. 

2.  One  set  of  three  tracks,  the  middle  track  of  which 
shall  be  distant  north  twenty-nine  feet  seven  inches  (29-ft. 
7-in.)  from  the  north  line  of  Fourth  avenue. 

3.  One  set  of  three  tracks,  the  middle  track  of  which 
shall  be  distant  north  fifty  feet  nine  inches  (50-ft.  9-in.) 
from  the  north  line  of  Fourth  avenue. 

4.  One  set  of  three  tracks,  the  middle  track  of  which 
shall  be  distant  north  seventy-one  feet  eleven  inches  (71-ft. 
11-in.)  from  the  north  line  of  Fourth  avenue. 

Each  set  of  tracks  to  extend  into  said  Twenty-sixth 
street  to  a point  seven  (7)  feet  west  of  the  east  line  thereof, 
and  to  be  laid  and  maintained  at  right  angles  to  said  east 
line  of  said  street,  and  each  of  said  four  sets  of  tracks  to 
connect  with  like  tracks  extending  into  the  property  of  said 
Rock  Island  Sash  and  Door  Works  adjacent  to  said  street, 
the  said  tracks  to  be  used  by  said  Rock  Island  Sash  and 


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Door  Works,  its  successors  and  assigns,  on  which  to  operate 
push  trucks  for  the  purpose  of  conveying  lumber  into  and 
out  of  its  said  property  and  loading  the  same  from  or  on  to 
wagons  in  said  Twenty-sixth  street. 

§ 2.  The  grade  of  the  top  of  said  tracks  shall  not  ex- 
ceed sixteen  inches  above  the  present  grade  of  the  street 
as  now  established. 

§ 3.  The  said  Rock  Island  Sash  and  Door  Works,  its 
successors  and  assigns,  shall  pave  that  portion  of  Twenty- 
sixth  street  between  the  said  rails  with  paving  of  suitable 
quality,  flush  with  the  top  of  the  rails,  when  so  laid  as  afore- 
said, and  shall  thereafter  maintain  the  same  in  good  condi- 
tion at  its  own  expense. 

§ 4.  The  said  Rock  Island  Sash  and  Door  Works,  its 
successors  and  assigns,  shall  not  in  the  laying  or  maintain- 
ing of  said  tracks  obstruct  any  waterways,  sewer  or  drain 
in  said  street. 

Passed  February  7,  1910. 


PRIVATE  SEWER. 

An  Ordinance  relating  to  Private  Sewer. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  H.  C.  Connelly,  Wm.  Jackson,  E.  D. 

Sweeney,  Samuel  C.  Plummer,  Phil  Mitchell,  A.  S.  Dart, 
H.  C.  Cleaveland,  John  T.  Noftsker,  August  H.  Liitt,  W.  T. 
Magill,  H.  C.  Whitridge,  E.  D.  W.  Holmes,  Chas.  Hansgen, 
August  Huesing,  Theodore  C.  Wakefield,  Wm.  H.  Hayes, 
and  any  others  who  may  join  in  its  construction  before  its 
completion,  shall  have  the  right  to  construct  and  maintain 
a sewer  to  connect  with  the  public  sewer  on  Twenty-first 
street,  on  the  corner  of  said  street  and  Sixth  avenue,  run- 
ning thence  directly  south  to  a feasible  point  on  Seventh 
avenue;  thence  west  along  said  Seventh  avenue  to  the  cen- 
ter of  the  alley  in  block  two  (2),  in  Spencer’s  third  addi- 
tion to  said  city;  thence  south  through  the  center  of  said 


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alley  to  a feasible  point  on  Eighth  avenue;  thence  west  along 
said  Eighth  avenue  to  the  center  of  Twentieth  street;  thence 
south  along  the  center  of  said  Twentieth  street  to  a point 
in  the  center  of  said  street  east  of  the  north  line  of  the 
corner  lot  now  owned  and  occupied  by  Charles  Hansgen. 

§ 2.  The  sum  of  one  hundred  and  ten  ($110)  dollars 
is  hereby  appropriated  to  be  used  in  constructing  said  sewer 
across  Sixth,  Seventh  and  Eighth  avenues,  and  the  east 
forty  (40)  feet  on  Twentieth  street. 

§ 3.  No  one  shall  be  permitted  to  connect  directly  or 
indirectly,  with  said  sewer,  without  first  paying  to  the 
City  Clerk  one-sixteenth  of  the  whole  of  the  original  cost 
of  construction  thereof,  and  receiving  a written  permit 
from  said  clerk  to  connect  therewith.  The  money  paid  to 
said  clerk  shall  be  equally  distributed  amongst  the  original 
contributors  herein  mentioned,  their  heirs,  executors  or  ad- 
ministrators. 

§ 4.  A violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordi- 
nance shall  subject  the  person  so  offending  to  pay  to  the 
magistrate  fixing  the  fine,  not  less  than  fifty  ($50)  dollars, 
nor  more  than  one  hundred  ($100)  dollars.  This  fine  shall 
be  equally  distributed  as  provided  in  section  three  of  this 
ordinance.  (Passed  November  6,  1882.  2 Mss.  Ord.,  130.) 


PRIVATE  SEWER. 

An  Ordinance  relating  to  Private  Sewer. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island : § 1.  That  Charles  H.  Stoddard,  Samuel  S.  Guyer, 

Seth  Morgan,  Charles  L.  Walker,  Mrs.  J.  W.  Spencer,  and 
their  associates,  be,  and  they  are  hereby  authorized  and  em- 
powered to  construct,  maintain  and  repair  at  their  sole 
expense,  a private  sewer,  to  run  as  follows:  Beginning  at 

or  near  the  point  of  intersection  of  Eighth  avenue  in  said 
city  with  Nineteenth  street;  thence  north  in  said  street  to 


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or  across  Seventh  avenue;  thence  west  on  said  avenue  to 
or  across  Eighteenth  street,  and  thence  north  on  said  street, 
to  intersect  and  connect  with  the  present  stone  sewer  now 
in  said  Eighteenth  street. 

§ 2.  The  said  named  parties  and  their  associates, 
their  heirs  and  assigns,  shall  have  exclusive  control  of  said 
sewer,  and  shall  construct  and  repair  the  same,  under  the 
direction  of  the  street  and  alley  committee  of  said  city; 
and  no  person  or  persons  shall  be  permitted  to  connect 
therewith  for  any  purpose  whatsoever,  or  to  flow  therein 
any  liquid  or  other  matter,  without  first  paying  to  the  City 
Clerk  of  said  city,  their  equitable  proportion  of  the  cost  of 
the  construction  thereof,  up  to  the  date  of  such  connection ; 
the  amount  so  paid  to  said  clerk  to  be  divided  between  said 
city  and  said  named  parties  in  proportion  to  the  amount 
originally  paid  by  them  respectively  for  the  construction 
thereof. 

§ 3.  The  City  of  Rock  Island  shall  pay  the  sum  of 
seventy-five  ($75)  dollars  for  the  purpose  of  laying  said 
sewer  across  Seventh  and  Eighth  avenues,  and  Eighteenth 
and  Nineteenth  streets,  which  sum  is  hereby  appropriated. 

§ 4.  Whoever  shall  violate  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance shall  be  liable  and  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less 
than  ten  ($10)  dollars  nor  more  than  fifty  ($50)  dollars. 
(Passed  November  6,  1882.  2 Mss.  Ord.,  131.) 


PRIVATE  SEWER. 

An  Ordinance  relating  to  Private  Sewer. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  Thomas  Murdock,  J.  S.  Gilmore,  Emil 

Koehler,  C.  A.  Benser  and  their  associates,  be  and  they  are 
hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  construct,  maintain 
and  repair  at  their  sole  expense  a private  sewer  to  run  as 
follows:  Beginning  at  or  near  the  point  of  the  alley  on 


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Eleventh  street,  between  Second  and  Third  avenues,  down 
to  the  Fifth  avenue  sewer. 

§ 2.  The  said  named  parties  and  their  associates, 
their  heirs  and  assigns,  shall  have  exclusive  control  of  said 
sewer,  and  shall  construct  and  repair  the  same  under  the 
direction  of  the  street  and  alley  committee  of  said  city; 
and  no  person  or  persons  shall  be  permitted  to  connect 
therewith  for  any  purpose  whatsoever,  or  to  flow  therein 
any  liquid  or  other  matter,  without  first  paying  the  City 
Clerk  of  said  city  their  equitable  proportion  of  the  cost  of 
the  construction  thereof,  up  to  the  date  of  such  connection; 
the  amount  so  paid  to  said  clerk  to  be  divided  between  the 
city  and  said  named  parties  in  proportion  to  the  amount 
originally  paid  by  them  respectively  for  the  construction 
thereof. 

§ 3.  The  City  of  Rock  Island  shall  pay  the  sum  of 
sixty  ($60)  dollars  for  the  purpose  of  laying  said  sewer 
across  Third,  Fourth  and  Fifth  avenues,  which  sum  is  here- 
by appropriated. 

§ 4.  Whoever  shall  violate  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance shall  be  liable  and  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less 
than  ten  ($10)  dollars,  nor  more  than  fifty  ($50)  dollars. 
(Passed  May  9,  1883.  2 Mss.  Ord.,  141.  Published  May, 
1883.) 


PRIVATE  SEWER. 

An  Ordinance  for  the  construction  of  a Private  Sewer. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  R.  Crampton,  T.  J.  Robinson,  admin- 

istrator of  the  estate  of  Wm.  Henderson,  A.  W.  Bruner, 
Ben  Hartz,  Ann  Dowling,  Owen  Lee,  Wood  B.  Hill,  Morris 
T.  Stafford,  Wm.  Jackson,  assignee  of  Alvin  Hull,  Ben  Wil- 
son, Henry  R.  Maskery,  Board  of  Education  of  Rock  Island 
School  District,  Robert  Coyne,  Christ  Dindinger,  Jacob 
Scherer,  John  Weiss,  John  Coyne  and  any  others  who  may 


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join  in  its  construction  before  its  completion,  shall  have 
the  right  to  construct  and  maintain  a sewer  to  connect 
with  the  public  sewer  on  Third  avenue  where  the  same  in- 
tersects the  center  of  Nineteenth  street  to  center  of  the 
alley  south  of  block  ten  (10)  in  J.  W.  Spencer’s  first  addi- 
tion to  Rock  Island;  thence  running  east  along  the  center 
of  said  alley  to  the  center  of  the  alley  running  ilorth  and 
south  through  block  one  (1)  in  J.  W.  Spencer’s  second  ad- 
dition to  Rock  Island;  thence  runing  directly  south  along 
the  center  line  of  said  alley  to  a point  on  or  near  the  south 
side  of  Sixth  avenue. 

§ 2.  The  sum  of  two  hundred  and  eighteen  ($218) 
dollars  is  hereby  appropriated  to  be  used  in  constructing 
said  sewer  across  Third,  Fourth,  Fifth  and  Sixth  avenues 
from  the  sewer  fund. 

§ 8.  No  person  shall  be  permitted  to  connect  directly 
or  indirectly  with  said  sewer  without  first  paying  to  the 
City  Clerk  one-twentieth  (1-20)  of  the  whole  of  the  orig- 
inal cost  of  construction  thereof  and  receiving  a written 
permit  from  said  clerk  to  connect  therewith.  The  money 
paid  to  said  clerk  shall  be  equally  distributed  among  the 
original  contributors  herein  mentioned,  their  heirs,  execu- 
tors and  administrators,  including  as  one  contribution  the 
City  of  Rock  Island. 

§ 4.  A violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordi- 
nance shall  subject  the  person  so  offending  to  pay  the  mag- 
istrate fixing  the  fine,  not  less  than  fifty  ($50)  dollars,  nor 
more  than  one  hundred  ($100)  dollars.  (Passed  July  13, 
1885.  2 Mss.  Ord.,  182.) 


PRIVATE  SEWER. 

An  Ordinance  relating  to  Private  Sewers. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  Fred  Hilfinger,  Daniel  Corken,  John 


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Littig,  Bailey  Davenport,  Henry  Siemon,  Mrs.  John  Dietz, 
David  Hillier,  James  Kinney  and  Peter  Sommer,  and  their 
associates,  be  and  they  are  hereby  authorized  and  empowered 
to  construct,  maintain  and  repair  at  their  sole  expense,  a pri- 
vate sewer,  to  run  as  follows : Beginning  at  a point  in  the 
center  line  of  Fifteenth  street,  near  the  south  line  of  Sev- 
enth avenue,  thence  running  north  along  the  center  of  said 
Fifteenth  street  to  intersect  the  city  sewer  on  Fifth  avenue 
at  or  near  the  center  line  of  said  Fifteenth  street. 

§ 2.  The  said  named  parties  and  their  associates, 
their  heirs  and  assigns,  shall  have  exclusive  control  of  said 
sewer  and  shall  construct  and  repair  the  same  under  the 
direction  of  the  street  and  alley  committee  of  said  city,  and 
no  person  or  persons  shall  be  permitted  to  connect  there- 
with for  any  purpose  whatsoever  or  to  flow  therein  any 
liquid  or  other  matter  without  first  paying  to  the  City 
Clerk  of  said  city  their  equitable  proportion  of  the  cost  of 
the  construction  thereof  to  the  date  of  such  connection,  the 
amount  so  paid  to  said  clerk  to  be  divided  between  the  city 
and  said  named  parties  in  proportion  to  the  amount  origin- 
ally paid  by  them  respectively  for  the  construction  thereof. 

§ 3.  The  City  of  Rock  Island  shall  pay  the  sum  of 
sixty  ($60)  dollars  for  the  purpose  of  laying  said  sewer 
across  Seventh,  Sixth  and  Fifth  avenues,  which  sum  is 
hereby  appropriated. 

§ 4.  Whoever  shall  violate  the  .provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance shall  be  liable  and  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less 
than  ten  ($10)  dollars  nor  more  than  fifty  ($50)  dollars. 
(Passed  August  3,  1885.  2 Mss..  Ord.,  185.) 


PRIVATE  SEWER. 

An  Ordinance  relating  to  Private  Sewer. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  Esther  Kale,  Peter  Fries,  Annette  H. 

h.— 


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Guyer,  the  Norris  estate,  Alice  Burrall  and  Eunice  G.  Car- 
ter, and  their  associates,  be,  and  they  are  hereby  authorized 
and  empowered  to  construct,  maintain  and  repair  at  their 
sole  expense,  a private  sewer,  which  they  have  built,  run- 
ning east  through  the  alley  in  block  thirteen  (13),  old  town 
of  Rock  Island,  to  the  city  sewer  in  Seventeenth  street. 

§ 2.  The  said  named  parties  and  their  associates, 
their  heirs  and  assigns,  shall  have  exclusive  control  of  said 
sewer,  and  shall  construct  and  repair  the  same  under  the 
direction  of  the  street  and  alley  committee  of  said  city, 
and  no  person  or  persons  shall  be  permitted  to  connect 
therewith  for  any  purpose  whatsoever,  or  to  flow  therein 
any  liquid  or  other  matter,  without  first  obtaining  the  con- 
sent in  writing  of  the  majority  of  owners  of  said  sewer 
and  paying  to  the  City  Clerk  of  said  city  their  equitable 
proportion  of  the  cost  of  the  construction  thereof  up  to 
the  date  of  such  connection;  the  amount  so  paid  to  said 
clerk  to  be  divided  between  said  named  parties  in  propor- 
tion to  the  amount  originally  paid  by  them  respectively  for 
the  construction  thereof. 

§ 3.  Whoever  shall  violate  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance shall  be  liable  to  a fine  of  not  less  than  ten  ($10) 
dollars  nor  more  than  fifty  ($50)  dollars.  (Passed  October 
5,  1885.  2 Mss.  Ord.,  192.) 


PRIVATE  SEWER. 

An  Ordinance  for  the  construction  of  Private  Sewer. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  the  Rock  Island  Lumber  and  Manu- 

facturing Company,  Weyerhaeuser  & Denkmann,  F.  C. 
Denkmann,  and  their  associates,  be,  and  they  are  hereby 
authorized  and  empowered  to  construct,  maintain  and  re- 
pair at  their  sole  expense  a private  sewer  to  run  as  follows : 
From  the  main  sewer  on  Fifth  avenue  east  of  Twenty-sev- 
enth street  along  Twenty-seventh  street  to  Sixth  avenue. 


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§ 2.  The  said  named  parties  and  their  associates, 
their  heirs  and  assigns,  shall  have  exclusive  control  of  said 
sewer,  and  shall  construct  and  repair  the  same  under  the 
direction  of  the  street  and  alley  committee  of  said  city, 
and  no  person  or  persons  shall  be  permitted  to  connect 
therewith  for  any  purpose  whatsoever,  or  to  flow  therein 
any  liquid  or  other  matter  without  first  paying  the  City 
Clerk  of  said  city  their  equitable  proportion  of  the  cost  of 
the  construction  thereof,  to  be  determined,  in  case  of  dis- 
agreement, by  direction  of  the  City  Council;  the  amount 
so  paid  to  be  divided  between  said  named  parties  in  pro- 
portion to  the  amount  originally  paid  by  them  respectively 
for  the  construction  thereof. 

§ 3.  Whoever  shall  violate  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance shall  be  liable  and  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less 
than  ten  ($10)  dollars  nor  more  than  fifty  ($50)  dollars. 
(Passed  January  7,  1889.  2 Mss.  Ord.,  296.) 


PRIVATE  SEWER. 

An  Ordinance  relating  to  Private  Sewer. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  E.  G.  Frazer,  Chr.  Schreiner,  George 

Darrah,  and  their  associates,  be,  and  they  are  hereby  au- 
thorized and  empowered  to  construct,  maintain  and  repair 
at  their  sole  expense,  a private  sewer  of  twelve-inch  pipe 
of  good  glazed  tile,  to  run  as  follows:  Beginning  at  the 

intersection  of  the  alley  between  Third  avenue  and  Fourth 
avenue  in  said  city  with  Twelfth  street,  thence  south  in 
said  street  to  Fifth  avenue  and  there  to  connect  with  the 
main  sewer  on  said  Fifth  avenue. 

§ 2.  The  said  named  parties  and  their  associates, 
their  heirs  and  assigns,  shall  have  exclusive  control  of  said 
sewer,  and  shall  construct  and  repair  the  same  under  the 
direction  of  the  street  and  alley  committee  of  said  city. 
Provided,  that  the  said  city  retains  the  privilege  at  any 


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time  by  act  of  the  City  Council  to  declare  said  sewer  a 
public  sewer,  in  which  case  said  city  shall  pay  to  the  said 
parties  and  their  associates,  their  heirs  and  assigns,  the 
appraised  valuation  of  said  sewer  at  the  time  the  same  is 
so  declared  a public  sewer,  said  valuation  to  be  fixed  by 
three  persons,  one  to  be  selected  by  said  City  Council,  one 
by  the  said  named  parties  and  their  associates,  their  heirs 
and  assigns,  and  the  third  to  be  selceted  by  the  two  ap- 
praisers selected  as  aforesaid. 

§ 3.  No  person  or  persons  shall  be  permitted  to  con- 
nect with  said  sewer  for  any  purpose  whatsoever  or  to  let 
flow  therein  any  liquid  or  other  matter  without  first  pay- 
ing to  the  City  Clerk  of  said  city  their  equitable  propor- 
tion of  the  cost  of  the  construction  thereof  up  to  the  date 
of  such  connection,  the  amount  so  paid  to  said  clerk  to  be 
divided  between  said  named  parties  in  proportion  to  the 
amount  originally  paid  by  them  respectively  for  the  con- 
struction thereof. 

§ 4.  The  sum  of  fifty  ($50)  dollars  is  hereby  appro- 
priated to  be  used  in  constructing  said  sewer  across  the 
alley  next  south  of  Third  avenue,  Fourth  avenue,  and  Fifth 
avenue  to  the  main  sewer. 

§ 5.  Whoever  shall  violate  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance shall  be  liable  and  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less 
than  ten  ($10)  dollars  nor  more  than  fifty  ($50)  dollars. 
(Passed  September  16,  1889.  2 Mss.  Ord.,  342.) 


PRIVATE  SEWER. 

An  Ordinance  relating  to  Private  Sewer. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  Frank  Eckhart  and  his  associates,  be, 

and  they  are  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  con- 
struct, maintain  and  repair  at  their  sole  expense  a private 
sewer  to  run  as  follows : Beginning  at  or  near  the  center 


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of  an  alley  in  block  three  (3),  Thompson  and  Wells'  addi- 
tion, thence  running  east  to  Fourteenth  street  to  the  Fifth 
avenue  sewer. 

§ 2.  The  said  named  party  and  their  associates,  their 
heirs  and  assigns,  shall  have  exclusive  control  of  said  sewer, 
and  shall  conduct  and  repair  the  same  under  the  direction 
of  the  superintendent  of  streets  of  said  city,  and  no  per- 
son or  persons  shall  be  permitted  to  connect  therewith  for 
any  purpose  whatsoever  or  to  flow  therein  any  liquid  or 
other  matter,  without  first  paying  the  City  Clerk  of  said 
City  their  equitable  proportion  of  the  cost  of  the  construc- 
tion thereof,  up  to  date  of  such  connection;  the  amount  so 
paid  to  said  clerk  to  be  divided  between  said  named  par- 
ties in  proportion  to  the  amount  originally  paid  by  them 
respectively  for  the  construction  thereof. 

§ 3.  Whoever  shall  violate  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance shall  be  liable  and  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less 
than  ten  ($10)  dollars  nor  more  than  fifty  ($50)  dollars. 
(Passed  October  20,  1890.) 


PRIVATE  SEWER. 

An  Ordinance  relating  to  Private  Sewer. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  Porter  Skinner,  George  Wagner  and 

their  associates,  be,  and  they  are  hereby  authorized  and 
empowered  to  construct  and  maintain  and  repair  at  their 
sole  expense  a private  sewer  of  twelve  (12)  inch  pipes  of 
good  glazed  tile  to  run  as  follows:  Beginning  at  a point 

on  the  south  side  of  Fifth  avenue,  one  hundred  and  twenty 
(120)  feet  west  of  the  west  line  of  Thirty-first  street  and 
running  thence  a distance  of  eleven  hundred  and  twenty 
(1,120)  feet  along  said  south  side  of  Fifth  avenue  to  con- 
nect with  a viaduct. 

§ 2.  The  said  named  parties  and  their  associates, 


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their  heirs  and  assigns,  shall  have  exclusive  control  of  said 
sewer  and  shall  construct  the  same  and  repair  under  the 
direction  of  the  street  and  alley  committee  of  said  city. 
Provided,  that  the  said  city  shall  pay  to  the  parties  then 
owning  said  sewer,  the  appraised  valuation  of  said  sewer 
at  the  time  the  same  shall  be  declared  a public  sewer ; such 
valuation  to  be  fixed  by  three  persons,  one  of  whom  shall 
be  selected  by  said  parties,  one  by  the  City  Council  and  the 
third  to  be  selected  by  the  other  two. 

§ 3.  The  said  parties  and  their  associates  or  their 
heirs  or  assigns,  shall,  upon  the  completion  of  said  sewer, 
deposit  with  the  City  Clerk  an  itemized  written  statement 
of  the  cost  of  the  construction  thereof. 

§ 4.  No  person  or  persons  shall  be  permitted  to  con- 
nect with  the  said  sewer  for  any  purpose  whatever  or  to 
flow  therein  any  liquid  or  other  matter  without  first  pay- 
ing to  the  City  Clerk  his  or  their  equitable  proportion  of 
the  cost  of  the  construction  thereof  up  to  the  date  of  such 
connection,  the  amount  so  paid  to  be  divided  between  them 
respectively  for  the  construction  thereof. 

§ 5.  Whoever  shall  violate  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance shall  be  liable  and  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less 
than  ten  ($10)  nor  more  than  fifty  ($50)  dollars.  (Passed 
August  3,  1891.  3 Mss.  Ord.,  8.) 


PRIVATE  SEWER. 

An  Ordinance  relating  to  Private  Sewer. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  Rock  Island  County  for  the  use  of  the 

county  buildings  are  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to 
construct  and  maintain  and  keep  in  repair  at  their  sole  ex- 
pense a private  sewer  to  run  as  follows,  to-wit : From  the 

main  sewer  on  Fifth  avenue  north  on  Fourteenth  street 
along  the  center  of  said  Fourteenth  street  to  a point  about 
fifty  (50)  feet  south  of  Second  avenue. 


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§ 2.  The  said  named  private  sewer  to  be  constructed 
of  ten  (10)  inch  tile  with  the  necessary  Ts  and  crosses 
laid  under  the  supervision  of  the  superintendent  of  streets. 
The  said  county  shall  have  exclusive  control  of  said  sewer 
and  no  person  or  persons  shall  be  permitted  to  connect 
therewith  for  any  purpose  whatever  or  to  flow  therein  any 
liquid  or  other  matter  without  first  paying  to  said  county 
their  equitable  proportion  in  accordance  with  their  front- 
age, except  the  property  donated  to  the  city  by  Mr.  0.  J. 
Dimick,  now  held  in  trust  by  Mr.  Jackson,  to  be  sold  for 
the  benefit  of  Spencer  square,  which  property  shall  be  al- 
lowed to  connect  free. 

§ 3.  Whoever  shall  violate  any  of  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance  shall  be  liable  and  subject  to  a fine  of  not 
less  than  ten  ($10)  dollars  nor  more  than  fifty  ($50)  dol- 
lars. (Passed  April  18,  1892.  3 Mss.  Ord.,  32.) 


PRIVATE  SEWER. 

An  Ordinance  relating  to  Private  Sewer. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  Otto  Grotjan,  Anastasia  Murphy,  J. 

W.  Stark,  A.  J.  Harris,  C.  L.  Walker  and  their  associates, 
be,  and  they  are  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  con- 
struct, maintain  and  repair,  at  their  sole  expense,  a private 
sewer  to  run  as  follows:  Beginning  at  or  near  the  point 

of  intersection  of  the  north  line  of  Sixth  avenue  in  said 
city  with  the  south  end  of  the  alley  in  what  is  known  as 
Harper’s  addition  to  said  city;  thence  north  in  said  alley 
to  its  intersection  with  the  first  east  and  west  alley  along 
the  north  side  of  said  addition;  thence  east  along  said  last 
named  alley  to  connect  with  the  sewer  now  in  Twenty-first 
street  in  said  city,  and  shall  be  of  eight  (8)  inch  glazed 
vitrified  tile. 

§ 2.  The  said  named  parties  and  associates,  their 
heirs  and  assigns,  shall  have  exclusive  control  of  said  sewer, 


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and  shall  construct  and  repair  the  same  under  the  direction 
of  the  street  and  alley  committee  of  said  city,  and  no  per- 
son or  persons  shall  be  permitted  to  connect  therewith  for 
any  purpose  whatsoever,  or  to  flow  therein  any  liquid  or 
other  matter,  without  first  paying  to  the  City  Clerk  of  said 
city  their  equitable  proportion  of  the  construction  thereof, 
up  to  the  date  of  such  connection,  the  amount  so  paid  to 
said  clerk  to  be  divided  between  said  named  parties  in  pro- 
portion to  the  amount  originally  paid  by  them  respectively 
for  the  construction  thereof. 

§ 3.  Whoever  shall  violate  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance shall  be  liable  and  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less  than 
ten  ($10)  dollars  nor  more  than  ($50)  dollars. 

§ 4.  Power  is  hereby  reserved  to  declare  and  make 
said  sewer  a public  sewer  on  payment  by  the  city  to  the 
said  parties  or  their  assigns  of  the  value  of  such  sewer,  at 
the  time  it  is  desired  to  make  the  same  a public  sewer; 
such  value  to  be  determined  by  arbitrators,  one  to  be  ap- 
pointed by  sa#id  city,  the  other  by  a majority  of  said  par- 
ties, and  the  two  thus  chosen  to  select  the  third.  If  they 
are  unable  to  determine  the  value  thereof  the  expenses  of 
such  appraisement  to  be  borne  equally  by  the  city  and  said 
named  parties.  (Passed  June  5,  1893.  3 Mss.  Ord.,  122.) 


PRIVATE  SEWER. 

An  Ordinance  relating  to  Private  Sewer. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  Charles  E.  Evans  and  his  associates, 

be,  and  they  are  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  con- 
struct, maintain  and  repair  at  their  sole  expense  a private 
sewer  to  run  as  follows:  Commencing  at  a point  on  the 

north  line  of  lot  seven  (7)  in  block  fifteen  (15)  in  Spencer 
and  Case’s  addition  to  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  running 
thence  northwesterly  across  the  alley  to  the  alley  running 


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north  and  south  in  said  block,  thence  north  along  said  last 
named  alley  to  connect  with  the  sewer  now  in  Third  avenue 
in  said  city,  and  shall  be  of  eight  (8)  inch  glazed  vitrified 
tile. 

§ 2.  That  said  named  party  and  his  associates,  their 
heirs  and  assigns,  shall  have  exclusive  control  of  said  sewer, 
and  shall  construct  and  repair  the  same  under  the  direc- 
tion of  the  street  and  alley  committee  of  the  City  Council 
of  said  city,  and  no  person  or  persons  shall  be  permitted  to 
connect  therewith  for  any  purpose  whatsoever,  or  to  flow 
therein  any  liquid  or  other  matter  without  first  paying  to 
the  City  Clerk  of  said  city  their  equitable  proportion  of  the 
cost  of  the  construction  thereof  up  to  the  date  of  such  con- 
nection, the  amount  so  paid  to  said  clerk  to  be  divided  be- 
tween said  named  parties  in  proportion  to  the  amount  origi- 
nally paid  by  them  respectively  for  the  construction  thereof. 

§ 3.  Whoever  shall  violate  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance shall  be  liable  and  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less  than 
ten  ($10)  dollars'  nor  more  than  ($50)  dollars. 

§ 4.  Power  is  hereby  reserved  to  declare  and  make 
said  sewer  a public  sewer  on  payment  by  the  city  to  said 
parties  or  their  assigns  of  the  value  of  such  sewer  at  the 
time  it  is  desired  to  make  the  same  a public  sewer;  such 
value  to  be  determined  by  arbitrators,  one  to  be  appointed 
by  the  said  city,  the  other  by  a majority  of  said  parties, 
and  the  two  thus  chosen  to  select  the  third;  if  they  are 
unable  to  determine  the  value  thereof,  the  expenses  of  such 
appraisement  to  be  borne  equally  by  the  city  and  the  said 
named  parties.  (Passed  June  19,  1893.  3 Mss.  Ord.,  120.) 


PRIVATE  SEWER. 

An  Ordinance  relating  to  Private  Sewer. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  John  Lauerman  be  and  he  is  hereby 


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authorized  and  empowered  to  construct,  maintain  and  re- 
pair, at  his  sole  expense,  a private  sewer  to  run  as  follows, 
to-wit:  Commencing  at  a point  twenty  (20)  feet  west  of 

Twenty-fourth  street,  and  ten  (10)  feet  south  of  the  build- 
ing line  on  the  north  side  of  Third  avenue  in  said  City  of 
Rock  Island,  and  running  thence  west  on  and  along  said 
avenue  to  Twenty-third  street,  there  to  connect  with  the 
sewer  on  said  Twenty-third  street;  said  sewer  shall  be  of 
eight  (8)  inch  glazed  vitrified  tile. 

§ 2.  That  said  named  party,  his  heirs  and  assigns, 
shall  have  exclusive  control  of  said  sewer,  and  shall  con- 
struct and  repair  the  same  under  the  direction  of  the  super- 
intendent of  streets  and  the  street  and  alley  committee  of 
the  City  Council  of  said  city,  and  no  person  or  persons 
shall  be  permitted  to  connect  therewith  for  any  purpose 
whatsoever,  or  flow  therein  any  liquid  or  other  matter  with- 
out first  paying  to  the  City  Clerk  of  said  city  (his  or  their 
equitable  proportion  of  the  cost  of  the  construction  thereof 
up  to  the  date  of  such  connection,  the  amount  so  paid  to 
said  clerk  to  be  divided  between  said  Lauerman  and  all 
such  persons  who  have,  from  time  to  time,  connected  and 
paid  in  accordance  herewith,  in  proportion  to  the  amount 
so  paid. 

§ 3.  The  contractor  or  builder  of  said  sewer  shall 
within  thirty  (30)  days  after  the  completion  thereof  file 
in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk  of  said  city  a statement  un- 
der oath  of  the  cost  of  construction  of  such  sewer. 

§ 4.  Whoever  shall  violate  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance shall  be  liable  and  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less  than 
ten  ($10)  dollars  nor  more  than  fifty  ($50)  dollars. 

§ 5.  Power  is  hereby  reserved  to  declare  and  make 
said  sewer  a public  sewer  on  payment  by  the  city  to  said 
party  or  parties,  their  heirs  or  assigns,  of  the  value  of  the 
sewer  at  the  time  it  is  desired  to  make  the  same  a public 
sewer;  such  value  to  be  determined  by  arbitrators,  one  to 
be  appointed  by  the  said  city,  the  other  by  said  party  or 


Sewerage. 


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those  who  have  contributed  to  the  cost  thereof,  and  the  two 
thus  chosen  to  select  the  third,  if  they  are  unable  to  deter- 
mine the  value  thereof;  the  expenses  of  such  appraisement 
to  be  borne  equally  by  the  city  and  the  said  named  parties. 
(Passed  October  2,  1893.  3 Mss.  Ord.,  141.) 


An  Ordinance  relating  to  Private  Sewer. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island : § 1.  That  Wm.  Bleuer,  Amelia  S.  Pollard,  Jennie 

A.  Kane,  Eliz.  Trenkenschuh,  J.  H.  Kirsch,  be,  and  the  same 
are  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  construct,  main- 
tain and  repair  at  their  sole  expense  a private  sewer  to 
run  as  follows,  to-wit:  Commencing  at  a point  twenty- 

six  (26)  feet  north  of  the  south  line  of  lot  9,  Buford’s  sec- 
ond addition  to  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  running  thence 
north  on  Eighteenth  street  to  a point  at  Eighteenth  street 
and  Seventh  avenue,  and  there  connect  with  the  sewer  of 
Dr.  G.  G.  Craig. 

§ 2.  That  said  named  parties  and  their  heirs  and  as- 
signs shall  have  exclusive  control  of  said  sewer,  and  shall 
construct  and  repair  the  same  at  their  sole  cost,  and  no 
person  or  persons  shall  be  permitted  to  connect  therewith 
for  any  purpose  whatsoever  or  to  flow  therein  any  liquid 
or  other  matter  without  first  paying  to  the  City  Clerk  of 
said  city  their  equitable  proportion  of  the  construction 
thereof  up  to  the  date  of  such  connection,  the  amount  so 
paid  to  said  clerk  to  be  divided  between  the  said  parties 
and  all  such  persons  who  have  from  time  to  time  connect- 
ed and  paid  in  accordance  herewith  in  proportion  to  the 
amount  so  paid. 

§ 3.  The  contractor  or  builder  of  said  sewer  shall 
within  thirty  (30)  days  after  the  completion  thereof  file 
in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk  of  said  city,  a statement  un- 
der oath  of  the  cost  of  construction  of  such  sewer. 

§ 4.  Whoever  shall  violate  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance shall  be  liable  and  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less  than 
five  ($5)  dollars  or  more  than  twenty-five  ($25)  dollars. 


520 


Sewerage. 


§ 5.  Power  is  hereby  reserved  to  declare  and  make 
said  sewer  a public  sewer  on  payment  by  the  city  to  said 
parties,  or  their  heirs  or  assigns,  of  the  value  of  the  sewer 
at  the  time  it  is  desired  to  make  the  same  a public  sewer, 
such  value  to  be  determined  by  arbitration,  one  to  be  ap- 
pointed by  said  city,  the  other  by  said  party  or  those  who 
have  contributed  to  the  cost  thereof,  and  the  two  thus  chosen 
to  select  the  third  if  they  are  unable  to  determine  the  value 
thereof,  the  expense  of  such  appraisement  to  be  borne  equal- 
ly by  the  city  and  the  said  named  parties.  (Passed  August 
20,  1894.  3 Mss.  Ord.,  217.) 


An  Ordinance  for  the  construction  of  a Private  Sewer. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  Morris  S.  Heagy,  Samuel  E.  Walters, 

Mrs.  C.  Sullivan,  M.  J.  Murphy  and  J.  P.  McCaffery  be  and 
they  are  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  construct  a 
private  sewer  to  run  as  follows,  to-wit:  Beginning  at  a 

point  in  the  center  of  Twenty-second  street  seven  (7)  feet 
south  of  the  north  line  of  Ninth  avenue,  at  the  intersection 
of  said  Ninth  avenue  with  Twenty-second  street,  said  point 
being  the  south  terminus  of  the  present  sewer  on  said 
Twenty-second  street,  and  running  thence  south  along  and 
upon  the  center  line  of  said  Twenty-second  street  as  near  as 
may  be,  three  hundred  and  fifty  (350)  feet. 

§ 2.  Said  sewer  shall  be  constructed  of  glazed  sewer 
tiling  ten  (10)  inches  in  diameter,  and  under  the  direction 
of  the  Mayor  and  the  sewer  committee  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island. 

§ 3.  Upon  the  completion  of  the  above  described  sew- 
er, as  per  specifications,  the  same  shall  be  ceded  by  the 
above  named  parties  to  the  City  of  Rock  Island. 

§ 4.  The  City  of  Rock  Island  shall  pay  the  sum  of 
thirty-five  ($35)  dollars  for  the  purpose  of  laying  said 
sewer  across  Ninth  avenue  from  the  point  of  beginning, 


Sewerage. 


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which  sum  is  hereby  appropriated.  (Passed  November  5, 
1894.  3 Mss.  Ord.,  237.) 


An  Ordinance  for  the  construction  of  a Private  Sewer. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  John  Palmquist  be,  and  he  is  hereby 

authorized,  to  construct  a private  sewer,  to  commence  at  a 
point  on  the  north  side  of  Sixth  avenue,  one  hundred  and 
twenty  (120)  feet  west  of  the  west  property  line  of  Forty- 
fifth  street,  thence  diagonally  to  the  center  line  of  Sixth 
avenue,  to  connect  with  the  sewer  in  said  avenue  at  the 
nearest  T. 

§ 2.  Said  sewer  shall  be  constructed  of  good  six  (6) 
inch  sewer  tile,  and  shall  be  laid  under  the  supervision  of 
the  street  and  alley  committee. 

§ 3.  Said  sewer,  when  completed,  shall  be  ceded  to  the 
City  of  Rock  Island.  (Passed  March  25,  1895.  3 Mss. 

Ord.,  295.) 


An  Ordinance  for  the  construction  of  a Private  Sewer. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  E.  D.  Sweeney,  Louis  Mosenfelder, 

Jonas  Bear  and  Eli  Mosenfelder  shall  have  the  right  to 
construct  and  maintain  an  eight  (8)  inch  sewer  on  Ninth 
avenue,  from  its  intersection  with  Fifteenth  street  west  and 
along  said  avenue  to  its  intersection  with  Twelfth  street, 
and  there  to  connect  with  the  sewer  now  on  said  Twelfth 
street. 

§ >2.  That  said  named  persons  shall  construct  said 
sewer  at  their  own  cost  and  expense,  under  the  direction 
and  control  of  the  sewer  committee  of  said  City  Council. 
The  amount  of  which  cost  and  expense  shall  be  reported  to 
the  clerk  of  said  city,  who  shall  keep  a record  of  the  same. 


522 


Sewerage. 


§ 3.  That  any  person  seeking  to  connect  with  said 
sewer  shall  first  ascertain  from  the  said  clerk  the  amount 
of  the  cost  of  constructing  said  sewer  along  the  line  of  the 
premises  of  such  persons  seeking  such  connections,  and  by 
first  paying  to  said  clerk  the  amount  so  ascertained,  such 
persons  shall  then  have  the  right  to  connect  with  said  sew6r, 
which  amount  so  received  shall  be  paid  over  by  said  clerk 
to  the  said  E.  D.  Sweeney,  Louis  Mosenfelder,  Jonas  Bear 
and  Eli  Mosenfelder,  or  their  representatives  or  assigns. 

§ 4.  That  said  sewer  shall  be  under  the  control  of 
said  city,  and  it  shall  not  permit  any  connection  therewith 
except  as  provided  in  said  section  three  of  this  ordinance. 
(Passed  November  4,  1895.  3 Mss.  Ord.,  361) 


An  Ordinance  relating  to  Private  Sewer. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  the  Rock  Island  Brewing  Company 

shall  have  the  right  to  construct  and  maintain  a sewer  on 
Sixth  street  to  connect  with  the  public  sewer  on  Fifth 
avenue.  The  said  sewer  is  to  be  laid  with  eight  (8)  inch 
tile  and  is  to  begin  at  a point  about  forty  feet  south  of  the 
south  line  of  Seventh  avenue  at  the  intersection  of  Sixth 
street,  on  said  Sixth  street  and  extend  north  on  Sixth  street 
to  the  main  sewer  on  Fifth  avenue. 

§ 2.  No  one  shall  be  permitted  to  connect  directly  or 
indirectly  with  said  sewer  without  first  paying  to  the  City 
Clerk  their  proportionate  share  of  the  whole  of  the  original 
cost  of  construction  thereof,  the  said  share  to  be  determined 
by  the  Mayor  and  City  Clerk  of  Rock  Island,  and  receiv- 
ing a written  permit  from  said  clerk  to  connect  therewith. 
The  money  paid  to  said  clerk  shall  l?e  paid  to  the  Rock 
Island  Brewing  Company,  their  heirs  or  assigns. 

§ 3.  A violation  of  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  ordi- 
nance shall  subject  the  person  so  offending  to  pay  to  the 
magistrate  fixing  the  fine  at  not  less  than  fifty  ($50)  dol- 
lars nor  more  than  one  hundred  ($100)  dollars.  (Passed 
July  2,  1900.  4 Mss.  Ord.,  138.) 


Sewerage. 


523 


An  Ordinance  relating  to  a Private  Sewer. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111.:  § 1.  That  Oswald  Thiele  and  Mrs.  Martin 

Erbs  be,  and  they  are  hereby  authorized  and  empowered 
to  construct  and  maintain  and  repair,  at  their  sole  expense, 
a private  sewer  to  run  as  follows : Beginning  on  the  south 

side  of  Fifth  avenue,  thence  running  north  on  and  along 
the  center  line  of  Twenty-sixth  street,  as  near  as  practicable 
to  Fourth  avenue.  Said  sewer  to  connect  with  and  open  into 
the  present  existing  Fourth  avenue  sewer.  Permission  is 
also  hereby  granted  to  construct  a catch  basin  on  the  south 
side  of  Fifth  avenue  at  its  intersection  with  Twenty-sixth 
street. 

§ 2.  The  city  of  Rock  Island  shall  pay  the  sum  of 
eighty  ($80)  dollars  for  the  purpose  of  laying  said  sewer 
across  Fifth  avenue,  and  for  benefits  incurred  because  of 
the  construction  thereof. 

§ 3.  The  said  named  parties  and  their  associates,  their 
heirs  and  assigns,  shall  have  exclusive  control  of  said  sewer 
and  shall  construct  and  repair  the  same  under  the  direction 
of  the  sewer  committee  of  said  city,  and  no  person  or  per- 
sons shall  be  permitted  to  connect  therewith  for  any  pur- 
pose whatsoever,  or  to  flow  therein  any  liquid  or  other  mat- 
ter, without  first  paying  to  the  City  Clerk  of  said  city,  their 
equitable  proportion  of  the  cost  of  the  construction  thereof 
to  the  date  of  such  connection,  the  amount  paid  to  said  clerk 
to  be  divided  between  the  city  and  said  named  parties.  The 
city  to  receive  one-half  of  the  amount  so  paid  and  the  par- 
ties above  named  to  receive  the  other  one-half. 

§ 4.  Whoever  shall  violate  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance shall  be  liable  and  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less 
than  ten  ($10)  dollars  nor  more  than  fifty  ($50)  dollars. 
(Passed  July  16,  1900.  4 Mss.  Ord.,  142.) 


An  Ordinance  for  the  construction  of  a Private  Sewer. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 


524 


Sewerage. 


Island,  111. : § 1.  That  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America, 

a corporation,  be  and  is  hereby  authorized  and  empowered 
to  construct,  maintain  and  repair  at  its  sole  expense,  a pri- 
vate sewer,  the  said  sewer  to  be  of  eight  (8)  inch  tile,  and 
to  run  as  follows,  to-wit:  Beginning  in  the  alley  in  the 

rear  of  the  Modern  Woodmen  building,  on  lot  four  (4),  in 
block  fifteen  (15),  in  old  town,  thence  running  west  along 
said  alley  to  Fifteenth  (15th)  street  and  south  along  Fif- 
teenth (15th)  street  to  connect  with  and  empty  into  the 
existing  Fifth  (5th)  avenue  sewer. 

§ 2.  The  said  named  party  and  its  associates,  their 
heirs  and  assigns,  shall  have  exclusive  control  of  said  sewer, 
and  shall  construct  and  repair  the  same  under  the  direction 
of  the  street  and  alley  committtee  of  said  city,  and  no  per- 
son or  persons  shall  be  permitted  to  connect  therewith  for 
any  purpose  whatsoever,  or  to  flow  therein  any  liquid  or 
other  matter  without  first  paying  to  the  City  Clerk  of  said 
city  their  equitable  proportion  of  the  cost  of  the  construc- 
tion thereof,  to  be  determined,  in  case  of  disagreement,  by 
direction  of  the  City  Council,  the  amount  so  paid  to  be 
divided  between  said  named  party  or  parties  in  proportion 
to  the  amount  originally  paid  by  them  respectively  for  the 
construction  thereof.  The  said  sewer,  when  completed,  is 
to  be  and  become  the  property  of  the  City  of  Bock  Island. 

§ 3.  Whoever  shall  violate  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance shall  be  liable  and  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less 
than  ten  ($10)  dollars  nor  more  than  fifty  ($50)  dollars. 
(Passed  August  4,  1902.  4 Mss.  Ord.,  237.) 


An  Ordinance  relating  to  a Private  Sewer. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111. : § 1.  That  Frank  B.  Evans,  James  Burris, 

Anton  Kick  and  J.  J.  Held,  be  and  they  are  hereby  author- 
ized and  empowered  to  construct,  maintain  and  repair,  at 
their  sole  expense,  a private  sewer  to  run  as  follows : Be- 

ginning in  the  intersection  of  Eleventh  (11th)  street  and 


Sewerage. 


525 


Eighth  (8th)  avenue  and  connecting  same  with  the  exist- 
ing Eleventh  (11th)  street  sewer,  thence  running  east  on 
Eighth  (8th)  avenue  two  hundred  (200)  feet  more  or  less. 
The  said  sewer  shall  be  of  eight  (8)  inch  glazed,  vitrified 
tile. 

§ 2.  That  said  named  parties  and  their  associates, 
their  heirs  and  assigns,  shall  have  exclusive  control  of  said 
sewer,  and  shall  construct  and  repair  the  same  under  the 
direction  of  the  street  and  alley  committee  of  the  City  Coun- 
cil of  said  city,  and  no  person  or  persons  shall  be  permitted 
to  connect  therewith,  for  any  purpose  whatsoever,  or  to 
flow  therein  any  liquid  or  other  matter  without  first  paying 
to  the  City  Clerk  of  said  city  their  equitable  proportion  of 
the  cost  of  the  construction  thereof  up  to  the  date  of  such 
connection,  the  amount  so  paid  to  said  clerk  to  be  divided 
between  said  named  parties  in  proportion  to  the  amount 
originally  paid  by  them  respectively  for  the  construction 
thereof.  The  said  sewer,  when  completed,  is  to  be  and  be- 
come the  property  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  Illinois. 

§ 3.  Whoever  shall  violate  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance shall  be  liable  and  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less 
than  ten  ($10)  dollars  nor  more  than  fifty  ($50)  dollars. 
(Passed  July  21,  1902.  4 Mss.  Ord.,  238.) 


An  Ordinance  relating  to  a Private  Sewer. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111. : § 1.  That  L.  Gosselin,  Mrs.  Emma  Reticker, 

William  T.  Sexton,  L.  f!  Robinson,  Miss  Margaret  Repine, 
the  Union  Mission,  and  their  associates,  are  hereby  author- 
ized and  empowered  to  construct,  maintain  and  repair,  at 
their  sole  expense,  a private  sewer  to  run  as  follows : Be- 

ginning at  a point  in  the  center  of  an  alley  as  now  situated 
(said  alley  running  east  and  west  in  block  nineteen  (19) 
in  Chicago  or  Lower  addition  to  the  City  of  Rock  Island, 
Illinois)  the  said  point  being  located  two  hundred  (200)  feet 
more  or  less,  east  of  the  east  line  of  Eighth  (8th)  street 
i. — 


526 


Sewerage. 


where  it  adjoins  said  alley,  and  running  from  said  point 
west  along  said  alley  to  Eighth  street,  thence  south  along 
Eighth  (8th)  street  to  Fifth  (5th)  avenue,  the  said  sewer 
to  connect  with  and  empty  into  the  existing  Fifth  (5th) 
avenue  sewer.  The  said  sewer  to  be  of  eight  (8)  inch  sew- 
er tile. 

§ 2.  That  said  named  parties  and  their  associates, 
their  heirs  and  assigns,  shall  construct  and  repair  the  said 
sewer  under  the  direction  of  the  street  and  alley  committee 
of  the  City  Council  of  said  city  and  no  person  or  persons 
shall  be  permitted  to  connect  therewith  for  any  purpose 
whatsoever,  or  to  flow  therein  any  liquid  or  other  matter 
without  first  paying  to  the  City  Clerk  of  said  city  their 
equitable  proportion  of  the  cost  of  the  construction  thereof 
up  to  the  date  of  such  connection,  the  amount  so  paid  to 
said  clerk  to  be  divided  between  said  named  parties  in 
proportion  to  the  amount  originally  paid  by  them  respect- 
ively for  the  construction  thereof.  The  said  sewer,  when 
completed,  is  to  be  and  become  the  property  of  the  City  of 
Rock  Island,  Illinois. 

§ 3.  Whoever  shall  violate  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance shall  be  liable  and  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less 
than  ten  ($10)  dollars  nor  more  than  fifty  ($50)  dollars. 
(Passed  August  4,  1902.  4 Mss.  Ord.,  239.) 


An  Ordinance  relating  to  a Private  Sewer. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111.:  § 1.  That  Walter  Fowler  and  A.  Kail  and 

their  associates  are  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to 
construct,  maintain  and  repair,  at  their  sole  expense,  a pri- 
vate sewer  to  run  as  follows:  Beginning  at  a point  in  the 

alley  running  east  and  west  in  block  three  (3)  in  Chicago 
or  Lower  addition  to  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  which  said 
point  is  about  seventy-five  (75)  feet  west  of  the  west  line 
of  Ninth  (9th)  street,  said  sewer  to  connect  with  and 
empty  into  the  existing  sewer  running  from  Ninth  (9th) 


Sewerage. 


527 


street  to  that  point,  thence  west  along  said  alley  to  a point 
one  hundred  and  twenty  (120)  feet  west  of  the  place  of 
beginning,  the  said  sewer  to  be  of  eight  (8)  inch  sewer  tile. 

§ 2.  That  said  named  parties  and  their  associates, 
their  heirs  and  assigns,  shall  construct  and  repair  the  said 
sewer  under  the  direction  of  the  street  and  alley  committee 
of  the  City  Council  of  said  city,  and  no  person  or  persons 
shall  be  permitted  to  connect  therewith  for  any  purpose 
whatsoever,  or  to  flow  therein  any  liquid  or  other  matter 
without  first  paying  to  the  City  Clerk  of  said  city  their 
equitable  proportion  of  the  cost  of  the  construction  thereof 
up  to  the  date  of  such  connection,  the  amount  so  paid  to 
said  clerk  to  be  divided  between  said  parties  in  proportion 
to  the  amount  originally  paid  by  them  respectively  for  the 
construction  thereof.  The  said  sewer,  when  completed,  is 
to  be  and  become  the  property  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island, 
Illinois. 

§ 3.  Whoever  shall  violate  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance shall  be  liable  and  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less 
than  ten  ($10)  dollars  nor  more  than  fifty  ($50)  dollars. 
(Passed  August  4,  1902.  4 Mss.  Ord.,  240.) 


An  Ordinance  relating  to  a Private  Sewer. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111.:  § 1.  That  Wm.  Trefz  and  Wm.  Bailey,  and 

their  associates,  are  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to 
construct,  maintain  and  repair,  at  their  sole  expense,  a pri- 
vate sewer  to  run  as  follows:  Said  sewer  is  to  run  from 

Eighteenth  (18th)  avenue  to  Sixteenth  (16th)  avenue  on 
Fifteenth  (15th)  street.  It  is  to  be  eight  (8)  inches  in 
diameter,  and  is  to  connect  with  and  empty  into  the  exist- 
ing sewer  at  the  intersection  of  said  Sixteenth  (16th)  av- 
enue and  Fifteenth  (15th)  street. 

§ 2.  That  said  named  parties  and  their  associates, 

their  heirs  and  assigns,  shall  construct  and  repair  the  said 


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sewer  under  the  direction  of  the  street  and  alley  committee 
of  the  City  Council  of  said  city,  and  no  person  or  persons 
shall  be  permitted  to  connect  therewith  for  any  purpose 
whatsoever,  or  to  flow  therein  any  liquid  or  other  matter 
without  first  paying  to  the  City  Clerk  of  said  city  their 
equitable  proportion  of  the  cost  of  the  construction  thereof 
up  to  the  date  of  such  connection,  the  amount  so  paid  to 
said  clerk  to  be  divided  between  said  named  parties  in  pro- 
portion to  the  amounts  originally  paid  by  them  respective- 
ly for  the  construction  thereof.  The  said  sewer,  when  com- 
pleted, is  to  be  and  become  the  property  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  Illinois. 

§ 3.  Whoever  shall  violate  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance shall  be  liable  and  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less 
than  ten  ($10)  dollars  nor  more  than  fifty  ($50)  dollars 
(Passed  September  4,  1902.  4 Mss.  Ord.,  255.) 


An  Ordinance  relating  to  the  construction  of  a Private 

Water  Main. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111. : § 1.  That  William  Heidermann  and  Fred- 

erick Dasso  shall  have  the  right  to  construct  a twelve  (12) 
inch  water  main  on  Eleventh  (11th)  street  running  south 
from  the  six  (6)  inch  water  main  on  Twelfth  (12th)  av- 
enue to  the  alley  of  Heidermann  and  Dasso’s  addition  and 
a six  (6)  inch  water  main  in  said  alley  running  west  to 
the  west  line  of  Tenth  (10th)  street. 

§ 2.  That  said  named  persons  shall  construct  said 
water  main  at  their  own  expense,  under  the  direction  and 
control  of  the  Board  of  Local  Improvements. 

§ 3.  The  water  main  when  completed  shall  be  the 
property  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island.  (Passed  October  12, 
1908.) 


An  Ordinance  for  the  construction  of  a Private  Water  Main. 


Sewerage. 


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Whereas,  A certain  ordinance  was  passed  by  the  City 
Council  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  on  the  6th  day  of  July, 
A.  D.  1908,  relating  to  the  construction  of  a certain  water 
main  on  First  (1st)  street  by  special  taxation  and  it  is  the 
desire  of  the  property  owners  interested  that  the  same  be 
#done  by  private  contract. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111. : § 1.  That  Valentine  Nold,  Fred  C.  Denk- 

mann  and  Swain  Pearson  be,  and  they  are  authorized  to 
construct  a private  water  main  on  First  (1st)  street  from 
the  water  main  on  Sixth  (6th)  avenue  at  the  C.,  R.  I.  & P. 
Railway  Company’s  right  of  way  north  to  Fifth  (5th)  av- 
enue and  south  on  First  (1st)  street  two  hundred  and  fifty 
(250)  feet  south  of  Sixth  (6th)  avenue.  Said  Water  main 
shall  conform  to  the  specifications  of  said  ordinance. 

§ 2.  That  said  named  parties  shall  construct  said 
water  main  at  their  own  cost  and  expense,  under  the  direc- 
tion and  control  of  the  Board  of  Local  Improvements.  That 
the  amount  of  which  cost  shall  be  reported  to  the  Clerk  of 
said  city,  who  shall  keep  a record  of  the  same. 

§ 3.  That  each  of  the  property  owners  on  said  por- 
tion of  First  (1st)  street  shall  not  be  required  to  pay  water 
rent  on  his  respective  property  fronting  on  the  line  of  im- 
provement until  his  water  rent  shall  exceed  his  share  of  the 
cost  of  construction  of  the  said  water  main. 

§ 4.  Said  watermain,  when  completed,  shall  be  and 
become  the  property  of  the  said  City  of  Rock  Island. 

§ 5.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  con- 
flict herewith  are  hereby  repealed.  (Passed  September  14, 
1908.) 


An  Ordinance  relating  to  the  construction  of  a Private 
Sewer. 

Whereas,  A certain  ordinance  was  passed  by  the  City 
Council  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  on  the  20th  day  of  July, 


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Sewerage. 


A.  D.  1908,  relating  to  the  construction  of  a certain  sewer 
on  First  (1st)  street  from  the  sewer  on  Fifth  (5th)  avenue 
to  a point  two  hundred  and  fifty  (250)  feet  south  of  the 
south  line  of  Sixth  (6th)  avenue,  to  be  paid  for  by  special 
taxation  and  it  is  the  desire  of  the  property  owners  inter- 
ested that  the  same  be  done  by  private  contract. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111.:  § 1.  That  Valentine  Nold,  Fred  C.  Denk- 

mann  and  Swain  Pearson  be  and  they  are  hereby  author- 
ized to  construct  a private  sewer  on  First  (1st)  street 
from  Fifth  (5th)  avenue  to  two  hundred  and  fifty  (250) 
feet  south  of  the  south  line  of  Sixth  (6th)  avenue  which 
said  sewer  shall  conform  to  the  requirements  and  specifica- 
tions of  the  said  ordinance  passed  the  20th  day  of  July, 
A.  D.  1908. 

§ 2.  That  the  said  named  parties  shall  construct  said 
sewer  at  their  own  cost  and  expense,  under  the  direction 
and  control  of  the  Board  of  Local  Improvements.  That 
amount  of  which  cost  shall  be  reported  to  the  Clerk  of  said 
city,  who  shall  keep  a record  of  the  same. 

§ 3.  Said  sewer,  when  completed,  shall  be  and  be- 
come the  property  of  the  said  City  of  Rock  Island. 

§ 4.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  con- 
flict herewith  are  hereby  repealed.  (Passed  September  14, 
1908.) 


An  Ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a ten  (10) 
inch  sewer  on  Fourth  street,  from  Third  avenue  to 
Fourth  avenue,  then  east  on  Fourth  avenue  to  within 
one  hundred  (100)  feet  of  Fifth  street. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111. : That  a local  improvement  shall  be  made  by 

the  construction  of  a ten  (10)  inch  sewer  as  near  as  prac- 
tical along  the  center  of  Fourth  (4th)  street,  from  the  cen- 
ter of  Third  (3d)  avenue,  to  the  north  line  of  Fourth  (4th) 


Sewerage. 


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avenue,  thence  east  on  Fourth  (4th)  avenue  to  a point 
within  one  hundred  (100)  feet  of  Fifth  (5th)  street,  to- 
gether with  the  necessary  wyes,  flush  boxes  and  catch-ba- 
sins, in  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  State  of  Illinois,  of  the 
nature,  character,  locality  and  description  hereinafter  des- 
ignated and  described. 

§ 1.  That  a ten  (10)  inch  sewer  shall  be  constructed, 
located  and  laid  along,  as  near  as  practical  to  the  center 
line  of  Fourth  (4th)  street,  from  Third  (3d)  avenue  to 
Fourth  (4th)  avenue,  thence  east  to  within  one  hundred 
(100)  feet  of  Fifth  (5th)  street  in  a trench  the  elevation 
of  the  bottom  of  which  is  six  (6)  feet  below  the  grade  of 
said  street  as  established  by  the  ordinances  of  said  city. 
There  shall  be  put  in  said  trench  wyes  to  the  number  of 
twenty  (20)  in  places  as  designated,  said  wyes  to  be  ap- 
proximately forty-five  (45)  feet  apart  facing  to  both  sides 
of  the  street,  said  distance  of  forty-five  (45)  feet  to  be 
varied  as  required  for  proper  house  connection;  also  two 
(2)  ten  (10)  inch  wyes  to  be  located  at  places  designated 
by  the  City  Engineer  to  be  connected  to  catch-basins  as 
hereinafter  provided: 

One  flush  box  shall  be  built  on  Fourth  (4th)  avenue, 
to  be  six  (6)  inches  in  size  and  brought  up  to  grade  and 
covered  with  a standard  iron  cover. 

All  sewer  pipes  to  be  best  vitrified  sewer  pipe,  and 
all  joints  are  to  be  carefully  cemented  with  a cement  mor- 
tar coimposed  of  one  part  of  cement  to  three  parts  of  river 
sand.  The  dead  end  of  sewer  and  wyes  are  to  be  copped 
with  an  earthen  plug  and  cemented. 

All  trenches  to  be  back-filled  arid  tamped  and  street  to 
be  left  in  condition  before  trenching  and  to  be  maintained 
for  a period  of  two  years.  Two  catch-basins  are  to  be 
built  at  the  north  curb  line  of  Fourth  (4th)  street  and 
Fourth  (4th)  avenue.  They  are  to  be  rectangular  in  plan 
and  of  the  regular  city  pattern. 

Grades  are  to  be  given  by  the  City  Engineer  and  are 


532 


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to  be  done  under  the  supervision  of  the  City  Engineer  and 
Plumbing  Inspector. 

§ 2.  The  total  cost  of  the  above  described  improve- 
ment shall  be  paid  by  the  property  benefited  thereby,  with 
the  exception  of  the  catch-basins,  which  shall  be  built  and 
paid  for  by  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  and  when  said  sewer  is 
completed  and  accepted  it  is  to  become  the  property  of  the 
said  City  of  Rock  Island.  (Passed  September  17,  1906.) 


An  Ordinance  relating  to  a Private  Sewer. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111. : § 1.  That  D.  C.  Strecker,  J.  Kroegel  and 

their  associates,  are  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to 
construct,  at  their  sole  expense,  a private  sewer  to  be  laid 
and  run  as  follows:  The  said  sewer  is  to  be  laid  of  ten 

(10)  inch  sewer  tile  and  is  to  run  east  and  west  in  the 
alley  in  block  twenty  (20)  in  “old  town”  in  the  City  of 
Rock  Island.  The  said  sewer  is  to  connect  with  the  sewer 
now  laid  along  Tenth  (10th)  street  and  empty  into  the 
same. 

§ 2.  That  said  named  parties  and  their  associates, 
their  heirs  and  assigns,  shall  construct  the  said  sewer  un- 
der the  direction  of  the  street  and  alley  committee  of  the 
City  Council  of  said  city,  and  no  person  or  persons  other 
than  those  parties  to  its  original  construction  shall  be  per- 
mitted to  connect  therewith,  for  any  purpose,  unless  the 
permission  of  the  City  Council  to  so  connect  is  first  ob- 
tained. The  said  sewer,  when  completed,  is  to  be  and  be- 
come the  property  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  Illinois. 

§ 3.  Whoever  shall  violate  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance shall  be  liable  and  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less 
than  ten  ($10)  dollars  nor  more  than  fifty  ($50)  dollars 
for  each  offense.  (Passed  July  11,.  1904.) 


Sewerage. 


533 


An  Ordinance  relating  to  a Private  Sewer. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111. : § 1.  That  P.  N.  Kahlke,  John  Bladel,  Eliza- 

beth Berry,  Charles  B.  Ritze,  and  their  associates,  be  and 
they  are  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  construct 
and  lay  a private  ten  (10)  inch  sewer  along  the  middle  of 
Third  (3d)  street  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  from  the 
north  line  of  Fourth  (4th)  avenue  to  and  connecting  with 
the  Fifth  (5th)  avenue  sewer,  such  sewer  to  be  built  at 
the  sole  expense  of  the  above  parties,  and  to  be  constructed 
under  the  direction  of  the  City  Engineer  and  Sewer  In- 
spector of  said  city. 

§ 2.  Said  sewer,  when  completed  and  paid  for,  shall 
become  the  property  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  Illinois, 
and  no  person  or  persons  other  than  those  parties  to  its 
original  construction  shall  connect  therewith  for  any  pur- 
pose without  having  first  received  permission  so  to  do  from 
the  City  Council  of  Rock  Island. 

§ 3.  Whoever  shall  violate  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance shall  be  liable  and  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less  than 
ten  ($10)  dollars  and  not  more  than  fifty  ($50)  dollars. 
(Passed  June  12,  1905.) 


An  Ordinance  relating  to  a Private  Sewer. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111. : § 1.  That  the  Rock  Island  Brewing  Company 

be,  and  hereby  is,  authorized  and  empowered  to  construct 
and  lay  a private  sewer  along  Third  (3d)  street  in  the  City 
of  Rock  Island,  from  Seventh  (7th)  avenue  therein  to  and 
connecting  with  the  Fifth  (5th)  avenue  sewer,  said  sewer 
to  be  built  at  the  sole  expense  of  the  above  named  com- 
pany, and  to  be  constructed  and  laid  under  the  direction 
and  supervision  of  the  City  Engineer  and  Sewer  Inspector 
of  said  city. 

§ 2.  Said  sewer,  when  completed  and  paid  for,  shall 


534 


Sewerage. 


become  the  property  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island;  and  no 
person  or  persons  other  than  its  original  constructors  shall 
connect  therewith  for  any  purpose  without  first  having  re- 
ceived permission  so  to  do  from  the  City  Council  of  the 
City  of  Rock  Island.  (Passed  July  3,  1905.) 


An  Ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a fifteen 
(15)  inch  sewer  on  Thirty-fifth  street,  from  the  south 
line  of  Seventh  avenue  north  and  connecting  to  the 
culvert,  one  hundred  and  fifty  (150)  feet  south  of 
Fifth  (5th)  avenue. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111.:  § 1.  That  local  improvement  shall  be  made 

by  constructing  a fifteen  (15)  inch  sewer  as  near  as  prac- 
tical along  the  center  line  of  Thirty-fifth  (35th)  street, 
from  the  south  line  of  Seventh  (7th)  avenue,  north  to  the 
culvert  one  hundred  and  fifty  (150)  feet  south  of  Fifth 
(5th)  avenue,  together  with  the  necessary  lamp  holes  and 
wyes,  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  State  of  Illinois,  of  the 
nature,  character,  locality  and  description  hereinafter  des- 
ignated and  described. 

That  a fifteen  (15)  inch  sewer  shall  be  constructed, 
and  located  and  laid  along  as  near  as  practical  to  the  cen- 
ter line  of  Thirty-fifth  (35th)  street,  from  the  south  line 
of  Seventh  (7th)  avenue,  north  to  the  culvert  one  hundred 
and  fifty  (150)  feet  south  of  Fifth  avenue,  in  a trench  the 
elevation  of  the  bottom  of  which  shall  be  eight  (8)  feet 
below  the  grade  of  said  street.  Six  (6)  inch  single  branch 
wyes  to  the  number  of  twenty  (20)  in  such  places  as  des- 
ignated, said  wyes  to  be  approximately  forty-five  (45)  feet 
apart  facing  to  both  sides  of  the  street  said  distance  of 
forty-five  (45)  feet  to  be  varied  as  required  by  proper 
house  connection  are  to  be  laid  in  the  same  trench,  also  one 
(1)  twelve  (12)  inch  wye  shall  be  laid,  facing  west  at  Sixth 
(6th)  avenue,  also  one  (1)  twelve  (12)  inch  wye  facing 
west  at  Seventh  (7th)  avenue. 


Sewerage. 


535 


Two  flush  boxes  shall  be  built,  one  (1)  at  Sixth  (6th) 
avenue  and  one  (1)  at  Seventh  (7th)  avenue,  to  be  six  (6) 
inches  in  size  and  to  be  brought  to  the  level  of  the  surround- 
ing surface  and  covered  with  a standard  iron  cover. 

All  sewer  pipes  are  to  be  No.  1 salt  glazed  vitrified 
sewer  pipe.  All  joints  are  to  be  fully  cemented  with  a 
cement  mortar  of  one  part  of  sand  to  three  parts  of  Port- 
land cement.  The  dead  end  of  the  sewer  and  all  wyes  are 
to  be  copped  with  an  earthen  plug  and  cemented. 

All  trenches  are  to  be  back-filled,  and  tamped  by  hand 
for  a depth  of  one  (1)  foot  and  all  filling  is  to  be  done  and 
flooded  thoroughly. 

Grades  are  to  be  given  by  the  City  Engineer  and  all 
work  to  be  done  under  the  supervision  of  the  City  Engineer 
and  the  Plumbing  Inspector. 

§ 2.  The  whole  cost  of  making  the  above  described 
improvement  shall  be  paid  by  the  property  abutting  upon 
the  improvement  and  after  said  improvement  is  made  and 
accepted,  it  shall  be  turned  over  to  the  city  and  to  become 
the  property  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island.  (Passed  Septem- 
ber 17,  *1906.) 


An  Ordinance  relating  to  the  sewer  on  Fourteenth  street. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111. : § 1.  That  Charles  H.  Curney,  C.  F.  Tames, 

George  Ohge,  F.  Ludolph,  Ives  J.  Hoare,  Cath  Senger,  A. 
W.  Johnson,  G.  D.  Brinkerhoff,  O.  Seidel,  Hamlin  Hull,  F. 
Meier  and  Albert  Bleuer,  and  their  associates,  are  hereby 
authorized  and  empowered  to  lay  and  construct,  at  their 
sole  expense,  a sewer  to  run  as  follows:  Beginning  at 

Fourteenth  (14th)  street  and  Tenth  (10th)  avenue,  thence 
north  along  said  Fourteenth  (14th)  street  to  Ninth  (9th) 
avenue,  thence  to  and  connecting  with  the  sewer  on  Four- 
teenth and  one-half  (141/2)  street  at  Ninth  avenue,  and 
emptying  into  the  same.  Three  flush  boxes  are  to  be  con- 


536 


Sewerage. 


structed,  one  (1)  at  Fourteenth  (14th)  street  and  Tenth 
(10th)  avenue,  one  (1)  at  Fourteenth  (14th)  street  and 
Ninth  (9th)  avenue,  and  one  (1)  at  Fourteenth  and  one- 
half  (14%)  street  and  Ninth  (9th)  avenue.  The  said 
sewer  is  to  be  of  ten  (10)  inch  tile. 

§ 2.  The  said  sewer,  when  completed,  is  to  be  and  be- 
come the  property  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  Illinois.  And 
no  person  or  persons  other  than  those  parties  to  its  original 
construction  will  be  allowed  to  connect  thereto  for  any  pur- 
pose, unless  permission  has  first  been  granted  by  the  City 
Council  of  Rock  Island,  Illinois.  (Passed  May  21,  1904.) 


An  Ordinance  relating  to  a Private  Sewer. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111.:  § 1.  That  Mrs.  Hilma  Anderson,  Ben  Ben- 

son, and  their  associates,  be  and  they  are  hereby  author- 
ized and  empowered  to  lay  a ten  (10)  inch  sewer,  at  their 
sole  expense,  the  same  to  run  as  follows:  Commencing  at 

the  center  of  the  intersection  of  Forty-fifth  (45th)  street 
and  Eighth  (8th)  avenue,  thence  north  along  Forty-fifth 
(45th)  street  to  connect  with  the  sewer  now  laid  along 
Seventh  (7th)  avenue.  Connected  with  the  above  described 
sewer  on  both  Eighth  (8th)  and  Ninth  (9th)  avenues  are 
to  be  two  (2)  lateral  sewers,  and  each  lateral  is  to  extend 
from  the  west  line  of  Forty-sixth  (46th)  street  west  to  the 
east  line  of  block  A and  D in  Edgewood  Park  addition. 

§ 2.  The  said  sewer,  when  completed,  is  to  be  and  be- 
come the  property  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  Illinois;  and 
no  person  or  persons,  other  than  those  parties  to  its  orig- 
inal construction,  shall  connect  therewith  for  any  purpose, 
without  having  first  received  permission  to  do  so  from  the 
City  Council  of  Rock  Island. 

§ 3.  Whoever  shall  violate  the  provisions  of  this  or- 
dinance shall  be  liable  and  subject  to  a fine  of  not  less  than 
ten  ($10)  dollars  and  not  more  than  fifty  ($50)  dollars. 
(Passed  August  1,  1904.) 


Private  Water  Mains. 


537 


An  Ordinance  providing  for  the  construction  of  a Private 

Sewer  in  Block  32,  Chicago  or  Lower  addition  to  Rock 

Island,  Illinois. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111.:  § 1.  That  permission  be  and  the  same  is 
hereby  granted  to  John  Ackermann,  Mrs.  Minnie  Holdorf 
and  Dan  McKinney  to  lay  and  construct  an  eight  (8)  inch 
sewer,  to  run  and  be  connected  as  follows,  to-wit:  Said 

sewer  shall  be  constructed  and  laid  in  the  alley  in  block 
32,  Chicago  or  Lower  addition  to  the  City  of  Rock  Island, 
Illinois,  and  shall  begin  at  a point  twenty-one  (21)  feet 
west  of  the  center  line  of  the  angle  of  said  alley  and  shall 
run  east  twenty-one  (21)  feet  to  said  angle,  and  thence 
south  along  said  alley  and  for  a distance  of  two  thousand, 
one  hundred  and  twenty  (2,120)  feet,  more  or  less,  to  con- 
nect with  and  empty  into  the  now  existing  Fifth  (5th) 
avenue  sewer. 

§ 2.  The  said  sewer  is  to  be  connected  by  the  above 
named  parties  at  their  sole  expense,  and  when  the  same  is 
completed  it  is  to  be  and  become  the  property  of  the  City  of 
Rock  Island  and  the  city  is  to  have  absolute  control  of  the 
same,  and  no  other  party  or  parties  shall  be  allowed  to  con- 
nect therewith  or  to  flow  any  liquid  into  the  said  sewer  with- 
out permission  first  being  obtained  to  so  connect  from  the 
City  of  Rock  Island.  (Passed  March  21,  1904.) 


An  Ordinance  relating  to  the  construction  of  a Private 

Sewer  and  Water  Main. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111.:  § 1.  That  Richard  Mandel,  Joseph  Block- 

linger  and  John  Kimball  shall  have  the  right  to  construct 
an  eight  (8)  inch  sewer  and  a six  (6)  inch  water  main 
on  Eighth  (8th)  avenue,  between  Ninth  (9th)  and  Tenth 
(10th)  streets,  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island. 

§ 2.  The  said  named  persons  shall  construct  said 


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Private  Water  Mains. 


sewer  and  water  main  at  their  own  expense,  under  the  di- 
rection, control  and  supervision  of  the  Board  of  Local  Im- 
provements. 

§ 3.  The  said  sewer  and  water  main,  when  completed, 
shall  be  the  property  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island. 

§ 4.  Said  named  persons,  upon  the  completion  of  the 
said  water  main,  shall  be  entitled  to  credit  upon  water  rents 
for  water  taken  by  them  and  all  other  persons  along  the 
said  water  main.  And  not  until  their  water  rent  exceeds 
the  cost  of  the  said  water  main  shall  they  be  charged  rent. 
(Passed  June  21,  1909.) 


An  Ordinance  granting  Sue  Denkmann  right  to  lay  Private 

Water  Main. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111. : § 1.  That  Sue  Denkmann  be,  and  she  is  here- 

by, authorized  to  construct  a private  six  (6)  inch  water 
main,  to  begin  at  the  intersection  of  Thirteenth  (13th) 
avenue  and  Twenty-fifth  (25th)  street  and  running  thence 
west  three  hundred  (300)  feet  on  Thirteenth  (13th)  av- 
enue, and  also  the  placing  of  a hydrant  at  or  near  the  west 
end  of  said  water  main. 

§ 2.  That  said  Sue  Denkmann  shall  construct  said 
water  main  at  her  own  expense,  and  under  the  direction 
and  control  of  the  Board  of  Local  Improvements.  That  the 
amount  of  the  cost  of  same  shall  be  reported  to  the  Clerk 
of  said  city,  who  shall  keep  a record  of  same. 

§ 3.  That  said  Sue  Denkmann  shall  not  be  required 
to  pay  water  rent  on  her  property  until  the  water  rent  shall 
exceed  the  cost  of  construction  of  said  water  main. 

§ 4.  Said  water  main,  when  completed,  shall  be  and 
become  the  property  of  said  City  of  Rock  Island. 

§ 5.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  in  con- 
flict herewith  are  hereby  repealed.  (Passed  March  25, 
1910.) 


Street  Railroads. 


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STREET  RAILROADS. 

An  Ordinance  granting  to  the  Tri-City  Railway  Company, 
its  vendees,  lessees,  mortgagees,  successors  and  as- 
signs, the  right  to  use,  enjoy,  possess  and  maintain 
for  a period  of  twenty-five  (25)  years,  all  the  rights, 
privileges  and  franchises,  to  construct,  operate  and 
maintain  street  railways  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island, 
heretofore  granted  to  the  Moline  and  Rock  Island 
Horse  Railroad  Company,  the  Union  Street  Railway 
Company,  the  Rock  Island  and  Milan  Street  Railway 
Company,  the  Davenport  and  Rock  Island  Railway 
Company  and  said  Tri-City  Railway  Company,  as  the 
said  rights,  privileges  and  franchises  are  now  used 
and  enjoyed  by  said  Tri-City  Railway  Company,  the 
successor  of  the  companies  severally  above  named  in 
the  operation  and  maintenance  of  said  street  railways, 
and  also  to  grant  to  said  Tri-City  Railway  Company 
the  right  to  use,  enjoy,  possess  and  maintain  for  a like 
period  of  twenty-five  (25)  years  a street  railway  from 
Thirty-eighth  (38th)  street  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island, 
thence  east  to  the  east  limit  of  said  city  on  Fourteenth 
avenue  upon  the  completion  by  said  Tri-City  Railway 
Company  of  the  purchase  by  it  of  the  street  railway 
of  the  Moline  Central  Street  Railway  Company  with 
the  appurtenances  and  all  its  property,  rights,  privi- 
leges and  franchises  granted  to  it  by  ordinances. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111.:  § 1.  Whereas,  The  Tri-City  Railway  Com- 

pany is  now  the  sole  owner  of  all  the  street  railway  prop- 
erties and  street  railway  rights  of  way,  with  all  the  ap- 
purtenances thereto  belonging,  except  said  Moline  Central 
Street  Railway,  now  located  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island, 
and  in  operation  therein  on  divers  streets  and  avenues  of 
said  city,  together  with  all  the  rights,  privileges  and  fran- 
chises which  were  heretofore  granted  by  the  City  Council 
of  the  City  of  Rock  Island  by  ordinance  or  resolution  of 
said  City  Council,  to  the  Moline  and  Rock  Island  Horse 


540 


Street  Railroads. 


Railroad  Company,  the  Union  Street  Railway  Company, 
the  Rock  Island  and  Milan  Street  Railway  Company,  the 
Davenport  and  Rock  Island  Railway  Company,  and  the 
Tri-City  Railway  Company,  under  which  said  street  rail- 
ways have  been  and  are  now  operated  and  maintained  by 
said  Tri-City  Railway  Company. 

Now,  therefore,  it  is  hereby  ordained:  That  all  the 

said  rights,  privileges  and  franchises,  which  were  hereto- 
fore granted  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island 
by  ordinance  or  resolution  of  said  Council  to  said  street 
railway  companies  respectively,  except  said  Moline  Central 
Street  Railway  Company,  and  which  are  now  owned,  pos- 
sessed and  enjoyed  by  said  Tri-City  Railway  Company,  the 
lawful  successor  of  said  companies,  be  and  the  same  are 
hereby  granted,  renewed,  continued  and  confirmed  in  and 
to  said  Tri-City  Railway  Company,  its  successors  and  as- 
signs. 

§ 2.  All  the  said  rights,  privileges  and  franchises  un- 
der which  said  street  railways  are  now  operated  and  main- 
tained in  said  City  of  Rock  Island,  by  said  Tri-City  Rail- 
way Company,  shall,  in  case  of  sale,  voluntary  or  judicial, 
lease  or  mortgage  of  said  street  railway  properties,  street 
railway  rights  of  way  with  the  appurtenances  thereto  be- 
longing, together  with  said  rights,  privileges  and  fran- 
chises, by  said  Tri-City  Railway  Company,  its  successors 
and  assigns,  pass  to  and  become  vested  in  any  such  vendee, 
lessee  or  mortgagee,  without  forfeiture  or  impairment 
thereof,  because  of  any  such  sale,  lease  or  mortgage,  and 
the  purchaser,  lessee  or  mortgagee,  shall  take,  hold,  enjoy 
and  possess  said  street  railway  properties,  rights  of  way, 
with  the  appurtenances,  and  said  rights,  privileges  and 
franchises  granted,  as  aforesaid,  as  fully  and  completely 
and  with  the  same  power  and  authority,  and  to  the  same 
extent  as  the  same  might,  could  or  may  be  enjoyed  by  said 
Tri-City  Railway  Company. 

§ 3.  All  the  rights,  privileges  and  franchises  under 
which  said  street  railway  properties,  street  railway  rights 


Street  Railroads. 


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of  way,  with  the  appurtenances,  are  now  used,  operated, 
possessed  and  maintained,  and  which  were  heretofore 
granted  by  said  City  Council  to  said  Moline  and  Rock 
Island  Horse  Railroad  Company,  the  Union  Street  Rail- 
way Company,  the  Rock  Island  and  Milan  Street  Railway 
Company,  the  Davenport  and  Rock  Island  Railway  Com- 
pany, and  said  Tri-City  Railway  Company,  by  ordinance 
or  resolution  of  said  City  Council,  and  which  are  now 
owned,  enjoyed  and  possessed  by  said  Tri-City  Railway 
Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  are  hereby  granted, 
renewed,  assured,  continued  and  confirmed  unto  said  Tri- 
City  Railway  Company,  its  vendees,  lessees,  mortgagees, 
successors  and  assigns,  for  and  during  the  full  term  of 
twenty-five  (25)  years  from  the  passage  of  this  ordinance. 

§ 4.  Whereas,  Said  Tri-City  Railway  Company  is 
about  to  become,  by  purchase,  the  owner  of  that  certain 
street  railway,  with  its  appurtenances,  known  as  the  Moline 
Central  Street  Railway  Company,  with  its  rights,  privi- 
leges and  franchises,  which  company  operates  a line  of 
street  railway  from  Thirty-eighth  (38th)  street  in  the  City 
of  Rock  Island,  easterly  to  the  city  limits  on  Fourteenth 
(14th)  avenue;  now,  therefore,  upon  the  completion  of 
said  purchase  of  said  Moline  Central  Street  Railway  Com- 
pany, said  Tri-City  Railway  Company,  its  vendees,  lessees, 
mortgagees,  successors  and  assigns,  is  authorized  and  em- 
powered to  use,  operate  and  maintain  said  street  railway 
on  and  over  the  line  above  mentioned  for  a period  of  twen- 
ty-five (25)  years  from  the  passage  of  this  ordinance. 

§ 5.  Said  Tri-City  Railway  Company  further  agrees 
to  the  following  conditions  and  requirements,  viz. : 

First — The  rate  of  fare  shall  not  at  any  time  exceed 
five  (5)  cents  over  any  of  the  present  lines  of  street  rail- 
way, or  lines  which  may  be  hereafter  built  or  acquired 
within  the  limits  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island  by  said  Tri- 
City  Railway  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  and  trans- 
portation shall  be  given  on  said  lines  to  any  person  from 
any  part  of  Rock  Island  or  Moline  to  any  part  of  Rock 

j.— 


Street  Railroads. 


Island  or  Moline  reached  by  said  lines  either  by  through 
service  or  transfer  system  as  said  company  may  elect,  for 
one  fare  of  five  (5)  cents.  Provided,  that  it  shall  not  be 
understood  that  any  round  trip  shall  be  made  for  one  fare, 
or  that  more  than  one  transfer  shall  be  given  except  where 
passengers  are  going  in  one  direction;  provided,  further, 
that  all  transfers  to  and  from  Rock  Island  cars  shall  be 
good  to  and  from  Center  Station  on  the  Milan  road;  and, 
provided,  further,  that  if  such  passenger  be  less  than 
twelve  (12)  years  of  age,  not  more  than  three  (3)  cents 
shall  be  charged  for  such  transportation;  provided,  fur- 
ther, that  children  less  than  five  (5)  years  of  age  shall  be 
allowed  to  ride  free. 

Second — At  least  fifteen-minute  service  shall  be  given 
on  all  lines  until  ten  o’clock  p.  m.,  and  thirty-minute  service 
thereafter  until  twelve  o’clock  p.  m.,  the  last  car  at  night 
leaving  the  down  town  terminus  not  earlier  than  twelve 
o’clock  p.  m. 

Third — The  said  Tri-City  Railway  Company  will  at 
all  times  furnish  free  transportation  over  all  its  lines  in 
the  City  of  Rock  Island  and  Moline  for  members  of  the 
Rock  Island  City  Council,  the  city  officials  and  members 
of  the  police  and  fire  departments. 

Fourth — The  Tri-City  Railway  Company  agrees  that 
within  one  year  from  the  passage  and  approval  of  this 
ordinance  all  its  motor  cars  used  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island, 
except  open  cars,  shall  be  equipped  with  vestibules  at  each 
end  in  the  same  general  style  as  its  vestibule  cars  now  in 
operation;  and  that  within  two  years  time  all  of  its  motor 
cars  operated  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island  shall  be  equipped 
with  fenders  in  front  of  and  projecting  beyond  the  forward 
platform ; and  also  that  within  the  same  time  the  said  com- 
pany shall  during  the  summer  season  maintain  and  oper- 
ate sufficient  open  cars  in  the  city  of  Rock  Island  to  accom- 
modate all  the  ordinary  passenger  traffic  over  its  lines  in 
said  city. 


Street  Railroads. 


543 


Fifth — No  renewal  of  tracks  shall  be  made  with  any- 
thing but  girder  or  truck  rails,  and  no  motor  power  shall 
hereafter  be  used  except  electric  power  or  compressed  air, 
except  by  and  with  the  consent  of  the  City  Council. 

Sixth — A five  (5)  cent  fare  shall  be  given  to  daily  pa- 
trons of  the  Rock  Island  and  Milan  line  in  the  following 
manner:  A daily  commutation  ticket  or  book  of  tickets, 

not  transferable,  shall  be  sold  to  all  passengers,  good  for 
sixty  rides  on  this  line,  for  three  ($3)  dollars,  tickets  lim- 
ited to  forty  (40)  days  from  date  of  issuance  of  same. 

Seventh — The  Tri-City  Railway  Company  agrees  for 
itself  and  its  successors  or  assigns  to  continue  its  power 
Station  and  car  house  within  the  city  limits  of  the  City  of 
Rock  Island  during  the  period  covered  by  this  ordinance. 

Eighth — The  Tri-City  Railway  Company  agrees  to 
equip  its  line  from  the  village  of  Sears  to  Milan  for  the 
operation  of  this  line  by  electricity,  whenever  the  bridges 
over  Rock  river  are  put  in  safe  condition  for  its  operation 
of  electric  cars  on  the  said  bridges,  and  it  further  agrees 
to  pay  to  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  on  demand,  the  sum  of 
two  thousand  ($2,000)  dollars  to  be  applied  to  the  strength- 
ening of  the  Rock  River  bridges,  to  put  same  in  proper  and 
safe  condition  for  the  operation  of  electric  cars  on  said 
bridges. 

Ninth — The  Tri-City  Railway  Company  agrees  with- 
in ninety  days  after  the  passage  and  approval  of  this  ordi- 
nance, to  remove  the  T rail  on  Fourteenth  (14th)  avenue 
between  Thirtieth  (30th)  and  Thirty-eighth  (38th)  streets 
and  on  Fourteenth  (14th)  avenue  between  Thirty-eighth 
(38th)  and  Forty-sixth  (46th)  streets,  within  ninety  days 
after  the  completion  of  the  purchase  of  the  Moline  Central 
Street  Railway  Company,  and  to  substitute  therefor,  flat 
girder  rail,  same  as  now  in  use  on  the  balance  of  its  street 
railway,  the  same  to  be  laid  and  located  and  ballasted  be- 
tween rails  and  eighteen  (18)  inches  outside  of  each  rail, 
under  the  direction  of  the  street  and  alley  committee  of 
the  City  Council. 


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Street  Railroads. 


Tenth — If  said  company  shall  complete  the  purchase 
of  the  property  of  the  Moline  Central  Street  Railway  Com- 
pany, it  agrees  to  maintain  the  bridge  now  owned  and  used 
by  the  said  Moline  Central  Street  Railway  Company  over 
Darling’s  creek  and  to  keep  the  same  in  good  and  safe  con- 
dition at  all  times  for  a public  highway  and  to  permit  the 
public  to  use  the  said  bridge  for  wagon  and  foot  traffic. 

Eleventh. — The  Tri-City  Railway  Company  agrees  to 
remove  its  rails  from  Seventh  avenue  from  Thirty-eighth 
to  Forty-sixth  street,  when  said  Seventh  avenue  shall  be 
boulevarded,  and  if  the  City  Council  should  request  it  so  to 
do,  and  to  remove  its  tracks  now  laid  on  said  Seventh 
avenue  to  Sixth  avenue  from  Thirty-eighth  to  Forty-sixtk 
street  within  ninety  days  from  the  passage  and  approval 
of  any  ordinance  or  resolution  of  said  City  Council  requir- 
ing such  removal;  provided,  that  the  written  consent  of  all 
of  the  owners  of  property  abutting  on  Sixth  avenue  between 
Thirty-eighth  and  Forty-sixth  streets,  to  such  removal  shall 
be  given  with  a waiver  of  all  claims  for  damages  by  reason 
of  the  construction  of  said  line  of  railway  on  Sixth  avenue. 

§ 6.  All  the  franchises  in  this  ordinance,  extended  and 
renewed  to  said  Tri-City  Railway  Company,  its  vendees, 
lessees,  mortgagees,  successors  and  assigns,  shall  be  subject 
to  all  the  terms,  conditions  and  requirements  of  the  original 
and  supplemental  ordinances  granting  the- said  franchises, 
and  subject  further  to  all  the  rights,  privileges  and  reser- 
vations reserved  to  the  City  of  Rock  Island  by  the  said 
original  and  supplemental  ordinances,  except  as  herein 
otherwise  provided. 

§ 7.  The  said  Tri-City  Railway  Company  shall  be  lia- 
ble for  and  pay  to  persons  injured,  whether  in  person  or 
property,  all  damages  which  may  result  from  the  careless- 
ness or  negligence  of  said  company  or  any  of  its  agents, 
servants  or  employes,  in  the  erection,  maintenance  or  opera- 
tion of  its  line  of  railway,  and  said  company  shall  save  and 
keep  said  City  of  Rock  Island  harmless  from  all  damages, 
costs  and  causes  of  action,  which  may  accrue  against  it  by 


Street  Railroads. 


545 


reason  of  the  erection,  maintenance  and  operation  of  the 
said  lines  of  railway,  and  with  these  conditions  to  give  a 
bond  to  the  said  City  of  Rock  Island,  for  itself,  its  successors 
and  assigns,  in  the  penal  sum  of  twenty  thousand  ($20,000) 
dollars,  with  security  to  be  approved  of  by  the  City  Coun- 
cil of  said  city,  and  said  bond  shall  be  kept  good  during  the 
term  of  the  franchise  herein  renewed  and  extended,  and 
said  bond  shall  be  further  conditioned  for  the  faithful  per- 
formance of  all  of  the  terms,  conditions  and  requirements 
of  this  ordinance  and  all  original  and  supplemental  ordi- 
nances granting  the  franchises  herein  renewed  and  extend- 
ed to  the  Tri-City  Railway  Company. 

§ 8.  The  said  Tri-City  Railway  Company  shall,  within 
thirty  days  from  the  passage  and  approval  of  this  ordinance 
file  with  the  City  Clerk  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  its  ac- 
ceptance, in  writing,  of  the  terms  and  conditions  of  this 
ordinance,  and  the  bond  therein  provided  for;  and  upon  the 
failure  of  said  company  so  to  do,  within  said  time,  this  ordi- 
nance shall  be  void  and  of  no  effect. 

Passed  February  20th,  1899.  4 Mss.  Ord.,  74. 


An  Ordinance  authorizing  the  Tri-City  Railway  Company 
to  construct,  maintain  and  operate  a street  railway 
upon  and  along  Forty-second  (42d)  street,  in  the  City 
of  Rock  Island,  from  Fifth  (5th)  avenue  to  the  Missis- 
sippi river. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  Illinois:  § 1.  That  in  consideration  of  the  perfor- 

mance by  the  Tri-City  Railway  Company,  its  successors 
and  assigns,  of  the  conditions  hereinafter  specified,  the  said 
Tri-City  Railway  Company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  is 
hereby  granted  the  right  to  construct,  lay  down,  maintain 
and  operate  upon  and  along  Forty-second  (42d)  street,  in 
the  City  of  Rock  Island,  a single  track  electric  street  rail- 
way, with  all  necessary  and  convenient  side  tracks,  turn- 
outs, switches  and  curves,  together  with  the  right  to  erect, 


546 


Street  Railroads. 


place,  maintain  and  operate  all  necessary  and  convenient 
poles  and  wires  for  the  full  period  of  Twenty  (20)  years 
from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance.  Said  condi- 
tions are  as  follows : 

First.  Said  railway  shall  connect  with  the  present  rail- 
way of  said  company  on  Fifth  (5th)  avenue  at  Forty-second 
(42d)  street,  by  turn-outs  east  and  west  and  run  thence 
north  and  upon  and  along  Forty-second  (42d)  street  to  the 
Mississippi  river  and  there  connect  with  a line  to  be  built 
on  a bridge  to  the  Island  of  Rock  Island  for  the  purpose  of 
operating  an  electric  street  railway  to  and  on  said  Island. 

Second.  The  rail  to  be  used  on  said  railway  to  be 
similar  to  standard  rail  in  use  elsewhere  on  said  Com- 
pany’s railways,  namely,  girder  rail  of  not  less  weight  than 
fifty  (50)  pounds  to  the  yard,  and  all  tracks,  poles  and 
wires  to  be  of  first-class  construction  in  every  respect. 

Third.  It  is  understood  and  agreed  that  the  railway 
herein  authorized  to  be  constructed  and  operated  shall  be 
used  for  the  purpose  of  transporting  passengers  to  and 
from  said  Island  of  Rock  Island,  and  that  no  regular  ser- 
vice shall  be  maintained  over  the  same  to  the  City  of  Dav- 
enport, Iowa. 

Fourth.  The  said  company  shall  be  liable  for  and 
shall  pay  to  any  persons  injured,  all  damages  which  may 
result  from  the  carelessness,  negligence  or  misconduct  of 
any  agent  or  servant  of  said  company  while  in  its  employ- 
ment in  the  construction  or  operation  of  said  railway,  and 
shall  hold  said  City  of  Rock  Island  harmless  on  account 
of  any  and  all  damages  or  causes  or  action  which  may  ac- 
crue to  any  person  by  reason  of  the  construction  of  said 
railway,  or  any  part  thereof,  or  the  operation  thereof,  and 
the  said  company  shall  pay  all  damages  to  owners  of  pro- 
perty abutting  upon  said  Forty-second  (42d)  street,  upon  or 
over  which  said  road  is  to  be  constructed,  which  they  may 
sustain  by  reason  of  the  location  or  construction  of  said 
road,  the  same  to  be  ascertained  and  paid  in  the  manner 
provided  by  law  for  the  exercise  of  the  right  of  eminent 
domain. 


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Fifth.  The  Tri-City  Railway  Comp'any  shall,  within 
thirty  (30)  days  from  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  file 
with  the  City  Clerk  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island  its  accept- 
ance in  writing  of  the  terms  and  conditions  of  this  ordi- 
nance, and  upon  the  filing  of  such  acceptance  within  the 
said  time,  this  ordinance  shall  take  effect,  and  not  otherwise. 
(Passed  September  4,  1899.  4 Mss.  Ord.,  103.) 


An  Ordinance  authorizing  the  Tri-City  Railway  Company, 
its  successors  and  assigns,  to  construct  and  operate 
a street  railway  with  electric  power  on  certain  streets 
and  avenues  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  Illinois:  § 1.  That  there  is  hereby  granted  to  the 

Tri-City  Railway  Company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  the 
right  and  authority  to  construct,  maintain  and  operate  a 
single  or  double  track  electric  street  railway  with  all  neces- 
sary and  convenient  track  for  turn-outs,  side-tracks,  switch- 
es and  turntables,  with  the  right  to  replace  and  maintain 
upon  the  streets  and  avenues  on  the  line  of  the  street  rail- 
way at  the  curb  stone  poles,  wires  and  other  appliances 
necessary  to  equip  in  the  most  approved  manner  and  oper- 
ate said  street  railway,  the  cars  to  be  run  thereon  for  the 
full  period  or  twenty  (20)  years  upon  the  following  streets 
and  avenues  in  said  city:  Beginning  and  connecting  with 

the  street  railway  track  of  said  company  at  Fifteenth  street 
and  Fourth  avenue,  thence  south  on  Fifteenth  street  to 
Eleventh  avenue,  thence  east  on  said  avenue  to  Twentieth 
street,  thence  south  on  Twentieth  street  (to  Eighteenth 
avenue,  thence  east  on  Eighteenth  avenue  to  Twenty-second 
street.  The  said  tracks  shall  b&  laid  as  nearly  as  possible 
along  the  center  of  said  streets,  and  no  switch  tracks  or 
double  tracks  shall  be  laid  along  Fifteenth  street  from 
Seventh  to  Eleventh  avenues. 

§ 2.  In  the  construction  of  said  street  railway  both 
in  the  laying  of  the  tracks,  the  locating  of  poles  and  the 


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placing,  staying  and  insulating  of  the  trolley  wires  and 
the  wires  connecting  therewith,  all  of  the  work  of  the  con- 
struction shall  be  done  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  street  and 
alley  committee  of  the  City  Council  of  said  city. 

§ 3.  The  gauge  of  the  tracks  of  said  street  railway 
shall  be  four  feet,  eight  and  one-half  inches  (4  ft.  8^  in.) 
and  the  gauge  shall  not  be  changed  without  the  consent 
of  the  City  Council.  The  rails  to  be  used  in  the  laying  of 
the  tracks  shall  not  be  less  than  sixty  (60)  pounds  to  the 
yard  in  weight  and  may  be  of  the  girder  type.  All  the 
frogs  where  turn-out  switches,  curves  and  side  tracks  are 
put  shall  be  provided  with  suitable  guards  to  protect  from 
accident  the’  lives  and  property  of  persons  traveling  on  the 
streets  and  avenues  and  over  and  along  said  street  railway 
tracks. 

§ 4.  The  said  company  shall  be  at  the  entire  cost  and 
expense  of  grading,  paving  and  macadamizing  for  a space 
of  eighteen  inches  outside  of  the  rails  of  this  track  on  all 
the  streets  it  shall  occupy  and  use  for  each  of  the  tracks 
and  side  tracks  it  may  construct,  and  also  of  filling  and  con- 
structing drains  and  putting  in  street  crossings  within 
the  limits  of  the  railway,  so  that  that  portion  of  the  streets 
and  avenues  occupied  by  the  company  shall  be  put  and 
thereafter  kept  in  as  good  condition  and  repair  as  the  re- 
maining portion  of  the  streets  and  avenues  corresponding 
with  the  opposite  said  railroad  tracks  shall  be,  or  shall  be 
put  and  kept  by  the  city.  If  the  grade  or  nature  of  the  sur- 
face of  the  streets  and  avenues  shall  be  changed,  the  said 
company  shall  also  change  the  grade  and  surface  of  the  por- 
tion of  the  streets  and  avenues  covered  by  the  railroad 
tracks  and  the  outer  line  as  above,  so  as  to  correspond  with 
the  change  of  grade,  and  at  its  own  expense,  and  in  that 
regard  shall  comply  with  all  the  ordinances  of  said  city. 

The  Tri-City  Railway  Company  shall  be  required  to 
pay  to  the  City  Treasurer  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  with- 
in thirty  days  after  laying  down  tracks  on  Twentieth  street 
between  Eleventh  avenue  and  Eighteenth  avenue,  for  the 


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benefit  of  and  for  refund  to  the  abutting  property  owners, 
an  amount  equal  to  the  fair  value  of  the  paving  already 
laid  down  on  said  Twentieth  street  between  Eleventh  and 
Eighteenth  avenues,  and  the  value  of  said  paving  shall  be 
determined  by  the  amount  paid  for  said  paving  by  the 
original  property  owners,  less  a fair  valuation  for  wear 
and  depreciation,  which  shall  be  made  by  a committee  com- 
posed of  the  Mayor,  City  Clerk  and  City  Engineer  of  the 
City  of  Rock  Island. 

Said  company  shall  also  be  liable  for  all  damages  which 
may  be  sustained  by  any  person  or  by  the  City  of  Rock 
Island  by  reason  of  the  carelessness,  neglect  or  miscon- 
duct of  said  company  or  any  agent  or  servant  thereof  in 
the  course  of  employment  in  the  construction  or  use  of 
said  tracks  and  the  cars  running  thereon  for  said  street 
railway.  When  any  team  or  vehicle  shall  meet  a street 
car  upon  either  of  the  tracks  of  said  railroad,  such  team 
or  vehicle  shall  give  way  to  the  street  car.  Nor  shall  any 
person  willfully  or  maliciously  obstruct,  hinder  or  interfere 
with  any  street  cars  by  placing  any  obstruction  upon  the 
company’s  tracks,  or  by  placing,  driving  or  stopping,  or 
causing  to  be  placed  or  driven  at  a slow  pace,  or  to  stop, 
any  team,  vehicle  or  other  obstacle  upon,  across,  along  or 
near  to  the  tracks  of  said  street  railway,  after  being  noti- 
fied by  the  ringing  of  the  car  bell,  or  gong,  and  no  person 
shall  seize,  hang  upon  or  get  upon  any  street  car  of  said 
company,  or  attempt  to  do  so,  except  as  a passenger,  or 
fasten  to  any  street  car  of  said  company  any  sleigh,  sled  or 
other  vehicle,  or  attempt  so  to  do.  Any  person  who  shall 
willfully  violate  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  section  shall 
be  liable  to  a fine  to  the  City  of  Rock  Island  in  the  sum  of 
not  less  than  $5.00,  nor  more  than  $25.00  for  each  offense, 
to  be  collected  and  prosecuted  therefor  in  the  same  manner 
as  other  fines  are  collected  for  any  violation  of  the  ordi- 
nances of  said  city. 

§ 5.  The  said  railway  company  shall  place  and  main- 
tain the  street  railway  tracks  at  the  established  grade  of 
the  surface  of  the  streets  and  avenues  and  the  construction 


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of  said  railway  shall  not  be  commenced  until  the  grade  is 
established  by  the  authority  of  the  city,  and  said  tracks 
shall  not  be  elevated  above  the  surface  of  the  streets  and 
avenues  on  which  they  are  laid,  so  that  teams  and  vehicles 
cannot  easily  and  freely  at  all  times  cross  said  tracks  in 
any  direction  without  obstruction. 

§ 6.  The  said  company  shall  be  entitled  to  collect  from 
each  passenger,  a fare  of  five  (5)  cents  for  one  continuous 
passage  from  any  part  of  said  line  to  any  other  part  of 
said  line,  or  from  any  part  of  said  line  to  any  point  on  the 
connecting  lines  of  said  company’s  railway  in  the  City  of 
Rock  Island  and  Moline,  or  from  any  point  on  any  connect- 
ing line  of  said  company’s  railway  in  said  city  to  any  point 
on  the  line  of  the  electric  street  railway,  established  by  this 
ordinance,  but  this  does  not  apply  to  points  on  the  street 
railway  line  known  as  the  Milan  line,  except  to  Center  Sta- 
tion, or  the  line  known  as  the  Bridge  line  to  Davenport. 
The  fares  for  children  above  the  age  of  five  (5)  years  and 
under  twelve  (12)  may  be  three  cents  for  each  child,  and 
in  making  such  continuous  rides,  any  passenger  shall  be  en- 
titled to  a transfer  ticket  to  the  connecting  lines,  except  as 
above,  to  complete  a continuous  trip. 

§ 7.  The  said  railway  company  shall  have  six  (6) 
months  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  to 
commence  the  construction  of  the  above  line,  herein  author- 
ized and  twelve  (12)  months  to  complete  the  same,  but  in 
case  of  a strike  or  inability  to  obtain  material  for  the  con- 
struction, equipment  and  operation  of  the  road,  the  time  in 
which  said  company  is  necessarily  delayed  shall  not  be  in- 
cluded in  the  above  limitation. 

§ 8.  In  the  operation  of  the  street  cars  on  said  line 
herein  authorized,  the  limit  of  speed  shall  not  exceed  twelve 
(12)  miles  per  hour*  All  cars  shall  be  equipped  with  bells, 
gongs,  fenders  and  other  approved  safety  devices  for  the 
protection  of  lives  and  property.  The  cars  during  the  day 
and  evening  shall  leave  the  starting  points  on  the  line 
every  fifteen  (15)  minutes  so  that  the  arrival  and  depart- 


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ure  of  the  cars  of  said  company  on  said  line  at  any  point 
shall  be  every  fifteen  (15)  minutes. 

§ 9.  The  construction  and  operation  by  said  Tri-City 
Railway  Company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  of  the  line 
herein  authorized,  shall  not  in  any  manner  affect  the  right 
of  property  of  said  company  in  any  ordinances  of  said  city 
now  owned  by  them,  relating  to  said  railways,  nor  of  any 
rights  and  privileges  secured  by  said  ordinances;  nor  the 
rights  of  property  in  any  street  car  tracks  laid  in  said  city, 
or  of  any  of  the  appurtenances  belonging  to  said  railway 
tracks  or  lines  to  operate  the  same. 

§ 10.  For  the  rights  and  privileges  granted  in  this 
and  all  former  ordinances,  it  is  understood  that  the  build- 
ing of  new  car  shops  of  the  Tri-City  Railway  Company,  its 
successors  and  assigns,  shall  be  located  in  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  Illinois,  during  the  term  of  this  franchise.  (Passed 
October  20,  1902.  4 Mss.  Ord.,  258.) 


An  Ordinance  authorizing  the  Tri-City  Railway  Company, 
its  successors  and  assigns,  to  construct  and  operate  a 
street  railway,  with  electric  power,  on  certain  streets 
and  avenues  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111. : § 1.  That  there  is  hereby  granted  to  the 

Tri-City  Railway  Company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  the 
right  and  authority  to  construct,  maintain  and  operate 
a single  or  double  track  electric  street  railway,  with  all 
necessary  and  convenient  tracks  for  turnouts,  sidetracks, 
switches  and  turntables,  with  the  right  to  place  and  main- 
tain upon  the  streets  and  avenues  on  the  lines  of  the  street 
railway,  at  the  curbstone,  poles,  wires,  and  other  appli- 
ances necessary  to  equip,  in  the  most  approved  manner, 
and  operate  the  said  street  railway,  the  cars  to  be  run 
thereon  for  the  full  period  of  twenty  (20)  years  upon  the 
following  streets  and  avenues  in  said  city: 


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Commencing  at  a point  on  Eighteenth  (18th)  avenue 
in  said  city  at  the  southern  terminal  of  Twenty-second 
(22d)  street,  there  to  connect  with  the  street  car  track 
from  the  west;  thence  east  on  Eighteenth  (18th)  avenue 
to  Thirtieth  (30th)  street;  thence  north  on  Thirtieth  (30th) 
street  to  Fourteenth  (14th)  avenue,  there  to  connect  with 
the  present  line  at  the  corner  of  said  Thirtieth  (30th) 
street  and  Fourteenth  avenue.  Also  commencing  at  a 
point  on  Ninth  (9th)  avenue  at  the  intersection  of  Twenty- 
fifth  (25th)  street  and  running  thence  west  on  Ninth  (9th) 
avenue  to  Twenty-first  (21st)  street;  thence  north  on 
Twenty-first  (21st)  street  to  Sixth  (6th)  avenue;  thence 
west  on  Sixth  (6th)  avenue  using  the  present  street  car 
tracks  to  Twentieth  (20th)  street;  thence  north  on  Twen- 
tieth (20th)  street  to  Fourth  (4th)  avenue,  connecting 
therewith  the  street  car  lines  at  that  point. 

§ 2.  In  the  construction  of  said  street  railway  both 
in  the  laying  of  the  tracks,  the  locating  of  the  poles,  and 
the  placing,  staying  and  insulating  of  the  trolleys,  wires, 
and  the  wires  connected  therewith,  all  of  the  works  of  con- 
struction shall  be  done  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  street  and 
alley  committee  of  the  City  Council  of  said  city. 

§ 3.  The  gauge  of  the  tracks  of  the  said  street  rail- 
ways shall  be  four  (4)  feet,  eight  and  one-half  (8V2) 
inches,  and  the  gauge  shall  not  be  changed  without  the 
consent  of  the  City  Council.  The  rails  to  be  used  in  the 
laying  of  the  tracks  shall  be  not  less  than  sixty  (60)  pounds 
to  the  yard  in  weight,  and  may  be  of  the  girder  type.  All 
frogs,  formed  where  turnouts,  switches,  curves  and  side- 
tracks are  put  in,  shall  be  provided  with  suitable  guards 
to  protect  from  accident,  the  lives  and  property  of  persons 
traveling  on  the  streets  and  avenues  and  over  and  along 
said  street  railway  tracks. 

§ 4.  The  said  company  shall  be  at  the  entire  cost  and 
expense  of  grading,  paving  and  macadamizing  for  a space 
of  at  least  eight  (8)  feet  on  all  of  the  streets  it  shall  occupy 
and  use  for  each  of  the  tracks  and  sidetracks  it  may  con- 


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struct,  and  also  of  filling  and  constructing  drains  and  put- 
ting in  street  crossings  within  the  limits  of  the  railway  so 
that  that  portion  of  the  streets  and  avenues  occupied  by 
the  company  shall  be  put,  and  thereafter  kept,  in  as  good 
condition  and  repair  as  the  remaining  portion  of  the  streets 
and  avenues,  corresponding  with  and  opposite  said  rail- 
road tracks,  shall  be,  or  shall  be  put  and  kept  by  the  city. 
If  the  grade  or  nature  of  the  surface  of  the  streets  and  av- 
enues shall  be  changed,  the  said  company  shall  also  change 
the  grade  and  surface  of  the  portion  of  the  streets  and  av- 
enues covered  by  the  railroad  tracks,  and  the  outer  line, 
as  above,  so  as  to  correspond  with  the  change  of  grade, 
and  at  its  own  expense,  and  in  that  regard  shall  comply 
with  all  the  ordinances  of  said  city. 

The  Tri-City  Railway  Company  shall  be  required  to 
pay  to  the  City  Clerk  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  with- 
in thirty  (30)  days  after  laying  down  tracks  on  Twenty- 
first  (21st)  street,  Thirtieth  (30th)  street,  and  Twentieth 
(20th)  street  for  the  benefit  of  and  for  refund  to  the  abut- 
ting property  owners  an  amount  equal  to  the  fair  value  of 
the  paving  already  laid  down  on  said  Twenty-first  (21st), 
Thirtieth  (30th),  and  Twentieth  (20th)  streets,  which  is 
included  within  the  limits  of  the  car  tracks  or  track  to  be 
laid  and  a space  of  at  least  eighteen  (18)  inches  outside 
of  the  rails  of  the  tracks  or  track.  And  the  value  of  the 
said  paving  so  to  be  paid  for  to  the  abutting  owners  shall 
be  determined  by  the  amount  paid  for  said  paving  by  the 
original  property  owners,  less  a fair  valuation  for  wear 
and  depreciaton,  which  valuation  shall  be  made  by  a com- 
mittee composed  of  the  Mayor,  City  Clerk,  and  City  Engi- 
neer of  the  City  of  Rock  Island. 

Said  company  shall  also  be  liable  for  all  damages 
which  may  be  sustained  by  any  person  or  by  the  City  of 
Rock  Island  by  reason  of  the  carelessness,  neglect  or  mis- 
conduct of  said  company,  or  any  agent  or  servant  thereof, 
in  the  course  of  employment,  in  the  construction  or  use  of 
said  tracks,  and  the  car  running  thereon,  for  said  street 


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railway.  When  any  team  or  vehicle  shall  meet  a street  car 
upon  either  of  the  tracks  of  said  railway,  such  team  or 
vehicle  shall  give  way  to  the  street  car.  Nor  shall  any  per- 
son willfully  or  maliciously  obstruct,  hinder  or  interfere 
with  any  of  said  street  cars  by  placing  any  obstruction 
upon  the  company’s  tracks  or  by  placing,  driving  or  stop- 
ping, or  causing  to  be  placed  or  driven  at  a slow  pace,  or 
to  stop  any  team,  vehicle  or  other  obstacle  upon,  across, 
along,  or  near  to  the  tracks  of  said  street  railway,  after 
being  notified  by  the  ringing  of  the  car  bell  or  gong,  and 
no  person  shall  seize,  hang  upon  or  get  upon  any  street  car 
of  said  company,  or  attempt  to  do  so,  except  as  a passen- 
ger, or  fasten  to  any  street  car  of  said  company  any  sleigh, 
sled  or  other  vehicle  or  attempt  so  to  do.  Any  person  who 
shall  willfully  violate  any  of  the  provisions  of  this  section 
shall  be  liable  to  a fine  to  the  City  of  Rock  Island  in  the 
sum  of  not  less  than  five  ($5)  dollars  nor  more  than  twen- 
ty-five ($25)  dollars  for  each  offense,  to  be  collected  and 
prosecuted  therefor  in  the  same  manner  as  other  fines  are 
collected  for  any  violation  of  the  ordinances  of  said  city. 

§ 5.  The  said  railway  company  shall  place  and  main- 
tain the  street  railway  tracks  at  the  established  grade  of 
the  surface  of  the  streets  and  avenues,  and  the  construc- 
tion of  said  railway  shall  not  be  commenced  until  the  grade 
is  established  by  the  authority  of  the  city  and  said  tracks 
shall  not  be  elevated  above  the  surface  of  the  streets  and 
avenues,  on  which  they  are  laid,  so  that  teams  and  vehicles 
cannot  easily  and  freely  at  all  times  cross  said  tracks  in  any 
direction,  without  obstruction. 

§ 6.  The  said  company  shall  be  entitled  to  collect  from 
each  passenger  a fare  of  five  (5c.)  cents  for  one  continu- 
ous passage  from  any  part  of  said  line  to  any  other  part 
of  said  line,  or  from  any  part  of  said  line  to  any  point  on 
the  connecting  lines  of  said  company’s  railway  in  the  City 
of  Rock  Island  and  Moline,  or  from  any  point,  on  any  con- 
necting line  of  said  company’s  railway  in  said  city  to  any 
point  on  the  line  of  the  electric  street  railway  established 


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by  this  ordinance,  but  this  does  not  apply  to  points  on  the 
street  railway  line  known  as  the  Bridge  line  to  Davenport. 
The  fare  for  children  above  the  age  of  five  (5)  years  or 
under  twelve  (12)  years  may  be  three  (3c.)  cents  for  each 
child,  and  in  making  such  continuous  ride,  any  passepger 
shall  be  entitled  to  a transfer  ticket  to  the  connecting  lines, 
except  as  above,  to  complete  a continuous  trip. 

§ 7.  The  said  railway  company  shall  have  three  (3) 
months  from  and  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  to 
commence  the  construction  of  the  above  line  herein  author- 
ized, and  six  (6)  months  to  complete  the  same,  but  in  case 
of  a strike  or  inability  to  obtain  materials  for  the  construc- 
tion, equipment  and  operation  of  the  road,  the  time  in 
which  said  company  is  necessarily  delayed  shall  not  be  in- 
cluded within  the  above  limitation. 

§ 8.  In  the  operation  of  the  street  cars  on  said  lines 
herein  authorized,  the  limit  of  speed  shall  not  exceed  twelve 
(12)  miles  per  hour.  All  cars  shall  be  equipped  with  bells, 
gongs,  fenders  and  other  approved  safety  devices  for  the 
protection  of  lives  and  property.  The  cars,  during  the  day 
and  evening,  shall  leave  the  starting  points  on  the  lines 
every  fifteen  (15)  minutes  so  that  the  arrival  and  depart- 
ure of  the  cars  of  said  company  on  said  line  at  any  point 
shall  be  every  fifteen  (15)  minutes. 

§ 9.  The  construction  and  operation  by  said  Tri-City 
Railway  Company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  of  the  line 
herein  authorized,  shall  not,  in  any  manner,  effect  the  rights 
of  property  of  said  company  in  any  ordinances  of  said  city 
now  owned  by  them  relating  to  said  railways,  nor  of  any 
rights  and  privileges  secured  by  said  ordinances;  nor  the 
rights  of  property  in  any  street  car  tracks  laid  in  said  city, 
or  of  any  appurtenances  belonging  to  said  railway  tracks 
or  lines  to  operate  the  same. 

§ 10.  For  the  right  and  privileges  granted  in  this  and 
all  former  ordinances  it  is  understood  that  the  building  of% 
new  car  shops  of  the  Tri-City  Railway  Company,  its  sue- 


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cessors  and  assigns,  shall  be  located  in  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  Illinois,  during  the  term  of  their  franchise. 

§ 11.  The  Tri-City  Railway  Company  shall  within 
thirty  days  from  the  passage  and  approval  of  this  ordi- 
nance, file  with  the  City  Clerk  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island, 
its  acceptance  in  writing  of  the  terms  and  conditions  of 
this  ordinance,  and  upon  failure  of  said  company  so  to 
do,  within  said  time,  this  ordinance  shall  be  void  and  of 
no  effect.  (Passed  August  3,  1903.) 


An  Ordinance  granting  to  the  Tri-City  Railway  Company, 
its  vendees,  lessees,  mortgagees,  successors  and  assigns, 
the  right  to  construct,  operate  and  maintain  for  a 
period  of  twenty  (20)  years,  an  additional  or  double 
electric  street  railway  track  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island 
on  Seventeenth  (17th)  street,  Seventh  (7th)  avenue, 
and  on  Eleventh  (11th)  street  to  Tenth  (10th)  avenue. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111. : § 1.  The  right  and  privilege  is  hereby  grant- 

ed to  the  Tri-City  Railway  Company,  its  vendees,  lessees, 
mortgagees,  successors  and  assigns,  to  construct,  operate 
and  maintain  for  electric  street  railway  purposes,  for  a 
period  of  twenty  (20)  years,  on  the  streets  and  avenues 
hereinafter  described,  an  additional  or  double  street  rail- 
way track,  parallel  to,  and  for  use  in  connection  with,  the 
electric  street  railway  track  now  used  and  operated  by  said 
Tri-City  Railway  Company  on  its  street  railway  line  in 
said  city,  known  as  Rock  Island  and  Milan  line. 

§ 2.  The  line  of  said  additional  or  double  track  shall 
run  as  follows:  Beginning  on  Seventeenth  (17th)  street 

at  the  intersection  of  Second  (2d)  avenue;  thence  running 
south  along  said  Seventeenth  (17th)  street,  to  Seventh 
(7th)  avenue;  thence  west  along  said  Seventh  (7th)  avenue 
^:o  Eleventh  (11th)  street;  thence  south  on  Eleventh  (11th) 
street  to  Tenth  (10th)  avenue. 


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§ 3.  In  addition  to  the  right  and  privilege  to  con- 
struct, operate  and  maintain  said  additional  or  double 
track  as  herein  granted,  the  further  right  and  privilege  is 
hereby  granted,  for  the  period  aforesaid,  to  erect  and  main- 
tain all  other  and  necessary  poles,  wires,  fixtures  and  ap- 
pliances that  may  be  required  to  operate  and  maintain  said 
electric  street  railway  on  the  streets  and  avenues  aforesaid, 
with  double  tracks. 

§ 4.  The  rails  of  said  additional  or  double  tracks 
shall  be  of  the  same  strength,  style  and  quality  as  the  rails 
now  laid  on  the  line  of  the  street  railway  of  said  company 
known  as  the  Longview  line.  They  shall  be  laid  under  the 
supervision  and  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  street  and  alley 
committee  of  said  City  Council,  also  all  the  additional  poles, 
wires,  fixtures  or  other  appliances  rendered  necessary  be- 
cause of  said  additional  track  shall  also  be  constructed  and 
maintained  under  the  direction  and  supervision  of  said  com- 
mittee. 

§ 5.  On  the  laying  of  said  additional  track  on  said 
Seventh  (7th)  avenue,  and  in  the  readjustment  of  the 
street  railway  track  now  located  thereon  so  as  to  accom- 
modate said  additional  track  the  outer  rail  of  the  double 
tracks  shall  be  laid  as  near  as  practicable  of  equal  distance 
from  the  curb  line  so  that  the  width  of  the  street,  for  pub- 
lic travel  north  and  south  of  the  outer  rail  of  said  tracks 
shall  be  as  near  as  practicable  of  equal  width. 

§ 6.  On  the  construction,  operation  and  maintenance 
of  said  additional  track,  and  the  operation  of  electric  cars 
thereon,  and  in  the  construction,  operation  and  mainte- 
nance of  the  additional  poles,  wires,  fixtures  and  appliances 
rendered  necessary  because  of  the  additional  track,  said. 
Tri-City  Railway  Company  shall  be  subject  to  the  same 
duties,  obligation  and  burdens  as  to  said  additional  tracks 
as  are  now  imposed  by  and  under  all  ordinances  of  this 
city  under  which  said  Tri-City  Railway  Company  now  use, 
own  and  operate  said  Rock  Island  and  Milan  line  with  a 
single  track.  Except  that  in  laying  the  double  track  the  dis- 
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tance  from  the  curb  line  on  Eleventh  (11th)  avenue  to  the 
outer  rail  of  both  tracks,  is  not  limited  to  twelve  (12)  feet. 

§ 7.  The  said  Tri-City  Railway  Company  shall  pay 
to  the  City  Clerk,  within  thirty  days  after  the  additional 
track  is  laid  down  under  this  ordinance,  on  Seventeenth 
(17th)  street,  and  on  Seventh  (7th)  avenue,  for  the  bene- 
fit of  and  for  refund  to  abutting  property  owners  entitled 
thereto,  an  amount  of  money  equal  to  the  fair  value  of  the 
paving  already  laid  down,  which  may  be  included  in  the 
line  of  said  additional  track,  and  eighteen  (18)  inches  out- 
side of  the  outer  rail  thereof.  The  value  of  the  paving  so 
to  be  paid  to  the  abutting  owners  shall  be  determined  by 
the  amount  paid  for  the  original  paving,  less  a fair  valua- 
tion for  the  wear  and  depreciation  since  the  paving  was  laid 
down.  The  amount  to  be  paid  shall  be  determined  by  a 
committee  composed  of  the  Mayor,  City -Clerk,  the  City, 
and  the  City  Engineer. 

§ 8.  Within  thirty  days  after  the  passage  and  ap- 
proval of  this  ordinance  the  said  Tri-City  Railway  Com- 
pany shall  file  with  the  City  Clerk  its  written  acceptance 
of  the  ordinance,  and  in  case  of  its  failure  to  file  such  ac- 
ceptance within  the  time  above  limited,  this  ordinance  shall 
be  null  and  void.  (Passed  October  5,  1903.) 


SPRINKLER  COMPANY. 

An  Ordinance  authorizing  the  Tri-City  Electric  Sprinkler 
Company  to  operate  sprinkler  cars  in  the  City  of  Rock 
Island. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111. : § 1.  The  right  to  operate  cars  on  the  tracks 

of  the  Tri-City  Railway  Company  with  the  consent  of  said 
company  is  hereby  granted  to  the  Tri-City  Electric  Sprink- 
ler Company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  for  the  period  of 
fifteen  years  unless  this  ordinance  shall  be  repealed  as 
hereinafter  provided. 


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§ 2.  The  sprinkler  cars  so  operated  shall  be  subject 
to  the  regulations  contained  in  the  several  ordinances  of 
said  Tri-City  Railway  Company. 

§ 3.  The  City  of  Rock  Island  expressly  reserves  the 
right  to  repeal  this  ordinance  at  any  time  after  five  years. 
(Passed  June  14,  1897.  3 Mss.  Ord.,  420.) 


STEAMBOAT  WAREHOUSE. 

An  Ordinance  granting  privileges  for  the  erection  of  a 
steamboat  warehouse  on  the  river  front  to  the  Acme 
Packet  Company. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111. : § 1.  That  authority  is  hereby  granted  to  the 

Acme  Packet  Company  to  erect  and  maintain  upon  the 
river  front  of  this  city  a building  to  be  used  as  a public 
steamboat  warehouse  and  passenger  depot  for  freight  and 
passengers.  The  said  building  is  to  be  erected  on  the  tract 
of  land  described  as  follows,  to-wit:  Beginning  at  a point 

on  the  west  line  of  Nineteenth  (19th)  street  in  the  City  of 
Rock  Island,  forty  (40)  feet  north  of  the  center  line  of  the 
north  railroad  track,  thence  west  one  hundred  (100)  feet 
running  parallel  with  said  railroad  track,  thence  north  sixty 
(60)  feet  parallel  with  the  west  line  of  Nineteenth  (19th) 
street,  thence  east  one  hundred  (100)  feet  running  parallel 
with  said  railroad  track,  thence  south  sixty  ,(60)  feet  along 
the  west  line  of  Nineteenth  (19th)  street  to  the  place  of 
beginning. 

§ 2.  It  is  understood  that  in  the  passage  of  this  ordi- 
nance permission  is  to  be  given  to  all  lines  of  steamboats 
doing  business  at  this  port  to  use  such  warehouse  in  the 
same  manner  and  for  the  same  purpose  as  it  will  be  used 
by  the  said  Acme  Packet  Company.  The  conditions  under 
which  other  steamboat  lines  shall  use  such  warehouses  are 
as  follows : 

First — Upon  the  payment  by  them  to  the  Acme  Packet 
Company  of  a part  of  the  cost  of  erecting  said  warehouse 


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and  by  becoming  jointly  responsible  for  the  use  of  the  same, 
as  well  as  for  any  accident  that  may  occur  to  said  ware- 
house. 

Second— Or  permission  may  be  had  by  other  steam- 
boat lines  to  use  said  warehouse  by  the  payment  by  them 
to  the  Acme  Packet  Company  of  a reasonable  rental;  and 
in  the  event  that  an  agreement  cannot  be  effected,  then,  in 
that  case,  the  Acme  Packet  Company  shall  appoint  an  arbi- 
trator for  themselves  and  the  Mayor  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island  shall  have  the  power  to  arbitrate  for  the  steamboat 
line  or  lines  desiring  to  jointly  occupy  said  warehouse;  and 
if  such  arbitrator  and  the  Mayor  cannot  agree,  they  shall 
appoint  some  suitable  third  party,  and  their  decision  shall 
be  final,  binding  and  conclusive  to  all  parties. 

§ 3.  It  is  also  understood  that  all  railroad  tracks  on 
First  avenue  along  in  front  of  such  block,  where  this  ware- 
house is  located,  shall  be  properly  planked  by  the  different 
railroads  maintaining  such  tracks,  and  the  City  Clerk  is 
hereby  instructed  to  give  notice  to  the  different  railroad 
companies  for  them  so  to  do. 

§ 4.  The  privlege  to  thus  maintain  said  warehouse  is 
to  extend  for  a period  of  fifteen  (15)  years  from  the  date 
of  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  unless  the  City  Council  of 
Rock  Island  shall  see  fit,  by  proper  action,  to  determine  the 
period  of  occupancy  subsequently  thereto,  and  the  city  au- 
thorities shall  have  full  police  control  of  said  building. 

§ 5.  The  above  named  parties  to  whom  this  privilege 
is  granted,  shall,  in  consideration  of  the  privileges  herein 
named,  pay  to  said  City  of  Rock  Island  the  sum  of  one  ($1) 
dollar  per  year  as  a rental  or  license  for  the  use  of  the  said 
tract  so  set  apart,  upon  which  the  said  levee  warehouse  is 
to  be  erected. 

§ 6.  It  is  understood  that  the  Acme  Packet  Company 
shall  erect  a warehouse  of  neat  appearance  .and  design  suit- 
able for  the  purpose  of  handling  freight  and  passengers, 
and  that  the  said  building  shall  be  kept  in  good  repair  and 
painted  at  least  once  in  two  years. 


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§ 7.  Said  warehouse  is  to  be  erected  solely  and  en- 
tirely at  the  expense  of  the  said  Acme  Packet  Company 
named  in  section  one  (1)  hereof,  and  no  liability  is  to  at- 
tach to  the  City  of  Rock  Island  in  any  particular  by  reason 
of  the  maintenance  thereof. 

As  there  is  an  emergency  existing  therefor,  this  ordi- 
nance is  to  be  in  effect  from  and  after  the  date  of  its  pass- 
age. (Passed  June  5,  1900.  4 Mss.  Ord.,  135.) 


TELEPHONE. 

An  Ordinance  giving  permission  to  the  Illinois  Independent 
Telephone  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  to  con- 
struct telephone  lines  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  Illi- 
nois, and  for  that  purpose  to  build  conduits,  erect  poles 
and  string  wires  and  maintain  the*  same  over  and  un- 
der the  public  highways  of  the  said  city. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111. : § 1.  It  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  City  Coun- 

cil of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  Illinois,  and  it  is  hereby  or- 
dained by  the  authority  of  the  same,  that  the  Illinois  Inde- 
pendent Telephone  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  is 
hereby  authorized  to  construct,  maintain  and  operate  tele- 
phone lines  within  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  and  to  occupy 
such  highways,  streets,  avenues,  alleys  and  lanes,  and  erect 
therein  such  poles,  lay  such  conduits,  string  such  wires  and 
cables  overhead  and  through  its  conduits,  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, subject  to  the  provisions  hereinafter  set  forth. 

Provided,  that  such  poles  shall  be  erected  without  ma- 
terially obstructing  or  impeding  the  said  sidewalks,  streets 
and  passageways;  and,  provided  further,  that  all  the  poles 
erected  by  virtue  of  the  license  hereby  granted  shall  be  of 
uniform  size  as  nearly  as  may  be,  and  shall  be  neatly 
trimmed  and  painted  some  appropriate  color  from  the  top 
of  the  ground;  and,  provided  further,  that  the  poles  shall 
be  planted  in  conformity  with  the  provisions  of  Chapter 


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31  of  the  Revised  (1894)  Ordinances  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  regulating  the  planting  of  telephone  and  other  poles, 
in  the  City  of  Rock  Island. 

Provided  also,  and  further,  that  the  conduits  shall  be 
constructed,  laid,  maintained  and  operated  with  their  neces- 
sary ducts,  mains,  pipes,  manholes,  distributing  poles  and 
other  appliances  required  for  placing  and  maintaining  there- 
in wires,  cables  and  other  appurtenances  thereto  on  such 
highways,  streets,  avenues,  alleys  and  lanes  as  shall  be  des- 
ignated by  the  committee  of  streets,  alleys  and  grounds, 
and  in  such  manner  and  by  such  means  as  shall  be  approved 
by  them,  and  the  manner  of  connecting  the  wires  and 
cables  in  said  conduits  with  its  overhead  wires  to  subscrib- 
ers and  stations  and  other  points  shall  be  under  the  like 
direction  and  approval  of  the  said  committee. 

Provided  further,  that  no  poles  shall  be  erected  upon 
any  street  or  avenue  of  the  said  city  where  an  alley  is 
available  for  the  same  purpose,  and  no  poles  shall  be  placed 
so  as  to  interfere  with  free  access  to  any  property.  All 
unused  or  “dead”  poles  shall  be  -removed  by  said  company 
within  twenty-four  hours  after  notice  to  do  so  by  the 
Mayor. 

§ 2.  Before  exercising  any  of  the  privileges  granted 
hereby,  the  said  company  shall  file  with  the  chairman  of 
the  committee  on  streets,  alleys  and  grounds,  a plan  show- 
ing the  location  and  character  of  the  proposed  work,  and 
all  such  work  shall  be  performed  under  the  direction  of  the 
said  committee  on  streets,  alleys  and  grounds,  and  before 
laying  any  new  conduits,  the  said  company  shall  file  with 
the  committee  on  streets,  alleys  and  grounds  a plan  show- 
ing where  each  conduit  is  to  be  laid,  location  of  manholes, 
or  other  openings  to  gain  access  to  said  conduit. 

§ 3.  Said  company  shall  not  at  any  time  open  or  en- 
cumber more  of  any  highways,  streets,  alleys  or  lanes  than 
shall  be  necessary  to  enable  it  to  perform  with  proper  econ- 
omy and  efficiency  the  work  of  laying  its  conduits,  ducts, 
mains  and  pipes,  nor  shall  it  permit  such  opening  or  in- 


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cumbrance  to  remain  for  a longer  period  than  shall  be 
deemed  necessary  by  the  Mayor  or  committee  on  streets, 
alleys  and  grounds,  to  do  the  work  for  which  said  opening 
shall  have  been  made,  and  shall  put  up  and  maintain  about 
such  opening  or  incumbrance  barriers  or  lights  to  prevent 
the  happening  of  accidents,  subject  to  the  approval  of  the 
committee  on  streets,  alleys  and  grounds.  And  shall  put 
the  portion  of  that  street  disturbed  in  the  same  condition 
as  it  was  before  the  disturbance.  In  case  of  change  of 
grade  or  change  of  the  curb  lines  of  any  street  or  alley 
whereon  such  poles  may  have  been  placed,  the  said  com- 
pany shall  change  such  poles  and  reset  the  same  to  con- 
form to  such  change  at  their  own  expense,  as  soon  as 
ordered  so  to  do  by  the  Mayor  or  said  committee  on  streets, 
alleys  and  grounds. 

§ 4.  Said  company  shall  construct  and  place  its  cables 
in  underground  conduits  within  the  present  fire  limits  of 
the  city,  and  shall  place  no  poles  except  distributing  poles 
on  the  streets  in  which  conduits  shall  be  laid.  Provided, 
that  one  duct  in  said  underground  conduits  shall  be  for  the 
exclusive  use  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island  for  its  fire  alarm 
and  police  patrol  system.  The  Illinois  Independent  Tele- 
phone Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  by  accepting  this 
ordinance  agrees  to  furnish  and  connect  for  the  free  use  of 
the  city,  cables  or  wire  through  the  said  duct  for  the  said 
fire  alarm  and  police  patrol,  at  the  time  it  does  the  work 
for  itself,  and  keep  said  cables  or  wires  in  repair  free  of 
cost  to  the  city,  and  shall  make  the  proper  connection  for 
the  said  fire  alarm  and  police  patrol  wires  or  cables.  The 
Illinois  Independent  Telephone  Company  agrees  to  furnish 
and  keep  in  repair  all  wires  for  the  police  patrol  and  fire 
alarm,  for  use  of  the  city,  that  may  be  placed  on  their  poles 
within  the  city  limits;  the  said  wires  and  services  to  be 
free  of  all  cost  and  expense  to  said  city  so  long  as  the  tele- 
phone and  wire  services  of  said  company  are  used  for  said 
purposes  by  the  city. 

§ 5.  The  Illinois  Independent  Telephone  Company, 
its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  remove  its  poles  and  wires 


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from  over  the  highways,  streets,  avenues,  alleys  and  lanes 
of  this  city  upon  one  year’s  notice  from  the  Mayor,  when- 
ever the  City  of  Rock  Island,  by  ordinance  duly  passed  by 
the  board  of  aldermen,  shall  designate  and  requre  some 
other  mode  of  running  all  telegraph  and  telephone  wires 
through  the  city,  and  said  company  shall  then  comply  with 
said  ordinances  for  the  changing  of  the  mode  of  running 
wires  at  its  own  cost  and  expense. 

§ 6.  That  the  said  Illinois  Independent  Telephone  Com- 
pany, its  successors  or  assigns,  during  all  the  time  it  shall 
carry  on  business  under  this  ordinance  shall  furnish  free 
of  charge  to  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  for  the  use  of  its  offi- 
cers and  employes  fifteen  sets  of  telephone  instruments,  to 
be  long  distance  instruments  connected  with  the  exchange 
by  exclusive  copper  metallic  circuit  for  each  instrument 
and  in  addition  fifty  sets  of  telephone  instruments  for  the 
use  of  the  fire  alarm  and  police  patrol  system,  wired  up  as 
fast  as  required  by  the  city,  the  same  shall  be  kept  in  good 
repair  by  said  Illinois  Independent  Telephone  Company, 
and  the  said  instruments  are  to  be  placed  at  such  location 
in  the  city  as  the  board  of  aldermen  by  resolution  shall 
designate. 

§ 7.  The  annual  charge  of  a telephone  instrument 
furnished  by  the  said  company  to  any  person,  firm  or  cor- 
poration within  the  limits  of  Rock  Island,  shall  not  exceed 
thirty-six  ($36)  dollars  for  each  instrument,  when  placed 
for  business  use,  or  more  than  eighteen  ($18)  dollars  for 
each  instrument  when  placed  in  buildings  used  exclusively 
as  private  residences,  said  rates  to  be  for  long  distance  in- 
struments connected  with  the  exchange  by  exclusive  copper 
metallic  circuit  for  each  instrument,  and  to  include  unlim- 
ited service  to  all  points  of  Rock  Island  County,  Illinois, 
and  Davenport,  Iowa,  when  connected  by  lines  of  said  com- 
pany, or  by  the  lines  of  any  other  company  with  which  the 
lines  of  said  company  may  from  time  to  time  connect.  And 
the  said  company  shall  construct  its  telephone  line  to  Milan 
and  permit  all  farmers’  exchanges  within  the  County  of 


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Rock  Island  free  and  interchangeable  service;  provided  the 
said  company  is  accorded  the  same  privilege  by  the  farm- 
ers’ lines  so  desiring  interchangeable  service.  The  general 
exchange  for  the  County  of  Rock  Island  shall  be  located  in 
Rock  Island,  Illinois. 

§ 8.  The  said  Illinois  Independent  Telephone  Com- 
pany, its  successors  and  assigns,  shall  pay  the  annual  tax 
now  imposed  or  that  may  be  imposed  upon  telephone  com- 
panies, and  nothing  contained  in  this  ordinance  shall  be 
construed  to  limit  or  restrict  the  right  of  the  city  to  in- 
crease or  diminish  said  tax  or  hereafter  to  impose  any 
proper  regulations  or  restriction  upon  said  company. 

It  is  further  agreed  that  the  Illinois  Independent  Tele- 
phone Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall,  on  the  first 
days  of  January  and  July  of  each  year  next  succeeding  the 
date  on  which  their  said  telephone  exchange  may  be  put  in 
operation,  render  to  the  Mayor  and  City  Council  a full,  true 
and  just  statement  of  all  moneys  received  by  it  for  rentals 
on  telephones  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island  during  said  period, 
and  shall  pay  to  the  city  two  (2)  per  cent,  of  the  same, 
the  said  payments  to  continue  for  a period  of  five  years; 
snd  thereafter  and  during  the  life  of  this  franchise,  said 
telephone  company  or  its  assigns,  shall  in  like  manner  and 
times  pay  to  the  said  city  three  (3)  per  cent,  of  all  such 
rentals  received  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island.  The  said  ac- 
counts to  be  verified  by  the  City  Clerk  or  such  other  per- 
son as  may  be  selected  by  the  City  Council.  In  the  con- 
struction of  the  plant  of  the  Illinois  Independent  Telephone 
Company  eight  (8)  hours  shall  constitute  a day’s  work,  and 
wherever  available  union  labor  shall  have  the  preference. 

§ 9.  The  said  Illinois  Independent  Telephone  Com- 
pany, its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  file  with  the  Mayor  a 
bond  to  be  renewed  annually  in  favor  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island  in  the  sum  of  ten  thousand  ($10,000)  dollars,  said 
bond  to  be  conditioned  that  the  portion  of  the  streets,  lanes 
and  avenues  of  the  city  disturbed  by  said  telephone  com- 
pany shall  be  restored  to  their  former  condition;  also  to 


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hold  the  City  of  Rock  Island  free  from  damage  and  to  com- 
pensate it  for  moneys  expended  on  account  of  accidents  in- 
curred or  damage  caused  by  neglect  or  fault  of  the  said 
company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  its  agents  or  servants, 
in  the  construction  and  maintenance  of  its  lines.  The  said 
Illinois  Indpendent  Telephone  Company  shall  file  with  the 
Major  an  additional  bond  in  favor  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island  in  the  sum  of  five  thousand  ($5,000)  dollars,  said 
bond  to  be  filed  at  the  time  of  their  acceptance  of  this  ordi- 
nance, and  conditioned  that  they,  their  successors  or  as- 
signs, will  begin  the  construction  of  their  telephone  system 
within  the  time  specified  in  said  ordinance,  otherwise  it 
shall  be  forfeited  to  the  city. 

If  at  any  time  hereafter,  the  said  Illinois  Independent 
Telephone  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  sell  to, 
assign  to,  lease  to,  consolidate  with,  or  in  any  manner  per- 
mit the  control  of  a majority  of  its  capital  stock  or  the 
management  of  its  business  to  become,  or,  if  in  fact  the 
control  of  its  capital  stock  of  the  management  of  its  busi- 
ness shall  become  the  property  of  any  rival  or  competing 
telephone  company,  or  any  individual  or  individuals,  cor- 
poration or  corporations  owning,  controling,  managing  or 
representing  a rival  or  competing  telephone  company  do- 
ing business  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  then  in  such  case 
all  the  rights,  franchises  and  privileges  granted  hereby 
shall  cease  and  determine,  and  all  property,  rights,  and  in- 
terests whatsoever  of  the  said  company  located  in  the  City 
of  Rock  Island,  shall  become  the  property  absolutely  of  the 
City  of  Rock  Island. 

§ 10.  That  the  said  Illinois  Independent  Telephone 
Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  accept  this  ordi- 
nance within  ninety  (90)  days  after  the  signing  by  the 
Mayor,  and  shall  commence  the  construction  of  its  plant 
and  system  within  six  (6)  months  from  the  date  of  the 
acceptance  of  this  ordinance,  and  shall  complete  and  have 
the  same  in  successful  working  operation  within  twelve 
(12)  months  thereafter,  with  at  least  five  hundred  tele- 


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phones  connected  up.  Otherwise  this  ordinance  and  all 
rights  granted  by  it  shall  be  null  and  void. 

Provided,  also,  that  no  charge  shall  be  made  to  the 
subscribers  of  the  said  company  until  it  has  connected  up 
five  hundred  (500)  telephones  with  the  exchange. 

§ 11.  This  ordinance  shall  not  go  into  effect,  and 
none  of  its  provisions,  terms  or  conditions  shall  be  confer- 
red or  innure  to  the  said  Illinois  Independent  Telephone 
Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  and  the  said  company 
shall  not  commence  the  construction  of  its  lines  or  system 
until  the  said  Illinois  Independent  Telephone  Company,  its 
successors  or  assigns,  shall  by  resolution,  duly  passed  at  a 
meeting  of  said  company’s  directors,  and  certified  to  the 
City  Clerk  under  the  signature  of  its  president  and  secre- 
tary, and  seal  of  the  company,  accepts  this  ordinance  and 
all  the  provisions,  terms,  conditions  and  limitations  therein 
contained,  and  agrees  to  abide  by  and  be  bound  by  the  same. 

§ 12.  This  grant,  and  all  the  rights  and  privileges 
herein  contained,  shall  continue  for  a term  of  thirty  (30) 
years  from  the  date  this  ordinance  goes  into  effect.  (Passed 
November  4,  1901.  4 Mss.  Ord.,  205.) 


TELEGRAPH. 

WESTERN  UNION  TELEGRAPH  COMPANY. 

An  Ordinance  granting  the  right  to  the  Western  Union 
Telegraph  Company  and  its  successors  to  erect  and 
maintain  poles,  supports  and  wires  in  the  streets  and 
alleys  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  the  Western  Union  Telegraph  Com- 

pany and  its  successors  are  hereby  authorized  to  construct 
and  maintain  in,  along  and  across  the  streets,  alleys  and 
avenues  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  lines  of  poles,  supports 
and  wires  for  the  purpose  of  its  business,  on  and  along  the 
following  routes,  viz.: 


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Commencing  at  the  east  line  of  the  city  limits  and  fol- 
lowing the  lines  of  railroads  entering  the  city,  viz. : The 

Chicago,  Rock  Island  and  Pacific  Railway,  the  Chicago, 
Burlington  and  Quincy  Railway,  and  the  Chicago,  Milwau- 
kee and  St.  Paul  Railway,  west  to  Twenty-fourth  (24th) 
street;  thence  to  south  approach  of  arsenal  bridge  in  said 
street  from  Twenty-fourth  (24th)  street  to  Twentieth 
(20th)  street  along  the  north  side  of  Second  (2d)  avenue 
and  on  Twentieth  (20th)  street  to  First  (1st)  avenue  along 
the  south  side  of  said  avenue  to  Twelfth  (12th)  street,  to 
west  line  of  city  limits  along  the  Rock  Island  and  Peoria 
Railway,  with  also  the  right  to  connect  said  wires  in  the 
usual  manner  with  such  offices  as  said  company  or  its  suc- 
cessors may  from  time  to  time  maintain  in  said  streets,  av- 
enues and  alleys,  the  usual  and  proper  poles,  supports, 
wires  and  other  appliances  under  the  direction  of  the  street 
and  alley  committee  of  the  City  Council  of  Rock  Island; 
and  said  company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  shall  annually 
on  the  15th  day  of  May  of  each  year,  pay  to  the  clerk  of 
said  city  for  the  use  of  the  city,  the  sum  of  two  ($2)  dol- 
lars for  each  and  every  pole  erected  on  the  streets,  avenues 
and  alleys,  under  and  by  virtue  of  this  ordinance,  and  said 
company  shall,  within  thirty  (30)  days  after  this  ordinance 
goes  into  effect,  give  notice  in  writing  to  said  clerk  of  said 
city  of  its  acceptance  hereof,  and  in  case  of  failure  or  neg- 
lect so  to  do,  then  and  in  that  case,  all  rights  granted  shall 
be  without  force  or  validity. 

§ 2.  Said  poles  and  supports  shall,  when  practicable, 
be  placed  within  and  next  to  the  curb  or  outer  line  of  the 
sidewalk,  and  shall  be  erected  in  safe,  convenient  and  sub- 
stantial manner,  and  so  as  to  obstruct  as  little' as  practica- 
ble with  other  public  uses  of  such  streets,  alleys  and  av- 
enues, and  shall  be  located  and  erected  under  the  supervis- 
ion of  the  street  and  alley  committee  of  said  city,  and  the 
privileges  hereby  granted  shall  be  subject  to  all  general 
ordinances  of  the  city  concerning  the  height,  character  and 
safety  of  said  poles,  supports  and  wires. 


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§ 3.  That  nothing  herein  contained  shall  be  construed 
to  prevent  the  City  Council  from  granting  to  other  persons 
or  corporations  the  right  to  cross  and  recross  said  lines  in 
intersections  of  streets;  provided,  that  such  crossings  shall 
be  by  them  constructed  in  a proper  manner  and  with  due 
regard  to  the  safety  and  protection  of  said  lines  and  wires. 
(Passed  January  14,  1888.  2 Mss.  Ord.,  258.) 


POSTAL  TELEGRAPH  CABLE  COMPANY. 

An  Ordinance  authorizing  the  Postal  Telegraph  Cable  Com- 
pany to  erect  and  maintain  a line  of  telegraph  poles 
and  wires  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1 That  the  Postal  Telegraph  Cable  Company 

is  hereby  authorized  to  erect  telegraph  poles  on  the  streets, 
alleys  and  avenues  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island  as  herein- 
after specified,  and  to  construct  and  maintain  a line  or  lines 
of  telegraph  in  connection  with  the  same,  viz. : On  Seventh 

avenue  from  Forty-sixth  to  Twenty-eighth  streets ; on 
Twenty-eighth  street  from  Seventh  to  Sixth  avenues;  on 
Sixth  avenue  from  Twenty-eighth  to  Twenty-sixth  streets, 
except  the  block  between  Twenty-seventh  and  Twenty-sixth 
streets;  on  Twenty-sixth  street  from  Sixth  avenue  to  the 
alley  between  Sixth  and  Fifth-and-a-Half  avenues;  on  the 
alley  between  Sixth  and  Fifth-and-a-Half  avenues,  from 
Twenty-sixth  to  Twenty-fourth  street,  from  the  alley  be- 
tween Sixth  and  Fifth-and-a-Half  avenues  to  the  approach 
to  the  government- bridge.  Also  on  the  alley  between  Third 
and  Fourth  avenues  from  Twenty-fourth  to  Seventeenth 
streets.  Also  on  the  alley  between  Nineteenth  and  Eight- 
eenth streets  from  Third  to  Second  avenues. 

The  said  City  of  Rock  Island,  however,  reserving  the 
right  to  use  said  poles  when  so  erected  to  fasten  and  string 
its  fire  alarm  and  police  telegraph  wires  and  lines  thereon. 

§ 2.  The  telegraph  poles  hereby  authorized  to  be  erect- 
ed along  the  streets,  avenues  and  alleys  specified  in  section 


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one  of  this  ordinance  shall  be  reasonably  straight,  planed 
and  painted,  and  shall  be  kept  continually  well  painted ; they 
shall  be  not  less  than  twelve  inches  in  diameter  at  the  thick- 
est part  and  not  less  than  thirty  feet  high;  they  shall  be 
placed  within  the  edge  or  curb  of  the  sidewalk  on  the 
streets  and  avenues  and  within  proper  distance  of  the 
building  line  in  the  alleys,  and  shall  be  erected  in  such 
manner  as  not  to  interfere  with  the  public  travel,  sewers 
or  water  courses,  and  the  whole  manner  of  placing  the 
same  and  their  positions  on  the  streets,  alleys  and  avenues 
named  herein  and  otherwise  shall  be  as  the  Mayor,  the 
street  and  alley  committee  of  the  City  Council  and  superin- 
tendent of  streets  shall  direct. 

§ 3.  The  said  Postal  Telegraph  Cable  Company  shall 
keep  the  said  telegraph  line  in  good  repair  at  all  times  and 
shall  so  construct  the  same  that  the  wires  thereof  shall  clear 
with  safety  and  not  interfere  with  any  of  the  electric  wires 
at  present  erected. 

§ 4.  All  the  proceedings  of  said  Postal  Telegraph 
Cable  Company  under  this  ordinance  shall  be  subject  to 
all  the  laws  and  ordinances  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  now 
existing  or  to  an  ordinance  relative  to  said  telegraph  line 
or  to  telegraph  poles  or  wires  which  may  hereafter  be 
passed  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island. 

§ 5.  The  said  Postal  Telegraph  Cable  Company  by 
acceptance  of  this  ordinance  shall  agree  (and  hereby  does 
agree)  to  keep  its  lines  in  good  working  order  and  should 
they  at  any  time  cease  to  operate  the  same  for  a period  of 
three  months,  they  will  within  three  months  thereafter  re- 
move all  poles  and  wires  from  any  street,  avenue  and  alley 
of  said  city  whereon  the  same  may  be. 

§ 6.  Any  person  who  shall,  without  the  consent  of 
the  owners  thereof,  cut,  deface  or  otherwise  injure  said 
poles  or  knock  off,  tear  down  or  otherwise  destroy  or  re- 
move the  wires  or  insulators  of  said  telegraph  line,  shall 
forfeit  and  pay  to  the  City  of  Rock  Island  a fine  of  not  less 


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than  twenty-five  ($25)  nor  more  than  one  hundred  ($100) 
dollars  for  each  and  every  offense. 

§ 7.  This  ordinance  shall  be  in  force  from  and  after 
its  passage.  (Passed  September  9,  1891.) 


UNION  ELECTRIC  TELEPHONE  AND  TELEGRAPH 

COMPANY. 

An  Ordinance  giving  permission  to  the  Union  Electric  Tele- 
graph and  Telephone  Company  (successor  to  the  Illi- 
nois Independent  Telephone  Company),  its  successors 
or  assigns,  to  construct  telephone  lines  in  the  City  of 
Rock  Island,  Illinois,  and  for  that  purpose  to  build 
conduits,  erect  poles  and  string  wires  and  maintain  the 
same  over  and  under  the  public  highways  of  the  said 
city. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111. : § 1.  That  it  is  hereby  ordained  by  the  City 

Council  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  Illinois,  and  it  is  here- 
by ordained  by  the  authority  of  the  same,  that  the  Union 
Electric  Telephone  and  Telegraph  Company,  its  successors 
and  assigns,  is  hereby  authorized  to  construct,  maintain 
and  operate  telephone  lines  within  the  City  of  Rock  Island, 
and  to  occupy  such  streets,  avenues,  alleys  and  lanes,  and 
erect  therein  such  poles,  lay  such  conduits,  string  such 
wires  and  cables  overhead  and  through  its  conduits  as  may 
be  necessary,  subject  to  the  provisions  hereinafter  set  forth. 

Provided,  that  such  poles  shall  be  erected  without  ma- 
terially obstructing  or  impeding  the  said  sidewalks,  streets 
and  passage  ways;  and  provided  further,  that  all  poles 
erected  by  virtue  of  the  license  hereby  granted  shall  be  of 
uniform  size  as  nearly  as  may  be,  and  shall  be  neatly 
trimmed  and  painted  some  appropriate  color  from  the  top 
of  the  ground;  and  provided  further,  that  the  poles  shall 
be  planted  in  conformity  with  the  provisions  of  Chapter 


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31  of  the  Revised  (1894)  Ordinances  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  regulating  the  planting  of  telephone  and  other  poles 
in  the  said  City  of  Rock  Island. 

Provided  also,  and  further,  that  the  conduits  shall  be 
constructed,  laid,  maintained  and  operated  with  their  neces- 
sary ducts,  mains,  pipes,  manholes,  distributing  poles  and 
other  appliances  required  for  placing  and  maintaining 
therein  wires,  cables  and  other  appurtenances  thereto  on 
such  highways,  streets,  avenues,  alleys  and  lanes  as  shall 
be  designated  by  the  committee  of  streets,  alleys  and  public 
grounds,  and  in  such  manner  and  by  such  means  as  shall 
be  approved  by  them,  and  the  manner  of  connecting  the 
wires  and  cables  in  such  conduits  with  its  overhead  wires 
to  subscribers  and  stations  and  other  points  shall  be  under 
the  like  direction  and  approval  of  the  said  committee. 

Provided  further,  that  no  poles  shall  be  erected  upon 
any  street  or  avenue  of  the  said  city  where  an  alley  is  avail- 
able for  the  same  purpose,  and  no  poles  shall  be  placed  so 
as  to  interfere  with  the  free  access  to  any  property.  All 
unused  or  “dead”  poles  shall  be  removed  by  said  company 
within  twenty-four  (24)  hours  after  notice  to  do  so  by  the 
Mayor. 

§ 2.  Before  exercising  any  of  the  privileges  granted 
hereby,  the  said  company  shall  file  with  the  chairman  of 
the  committee  on  streets,  alleys  and  public  grounds,  a plan, 
showing  the  location  and  character  of  the  proposed  work, 
and  all  such  work  shall  be  performed  under  the  direction 
of  the  said  committee  on  streets,  alleys  and  public  grounds, 
and  before  laying  any  new  conduits,  the  said  company  shall 
file  with  the  committee  on  streets,  alleys  and  public  grounds 
a plan  showing  where  each  conduit  is  to  be  laid,  location  of 
manholes  or  other  openings  to  gain  access  to  said  conduits. 

§ 3.  Said  company  shall  not,  at  any  time,  open  or  en- 
cumber more  of  any  highway,  street,  alley  or  lane  than 
shall  be  necessary  to  enable  it  to  perform  with  proper  econ- 
omy and  efficiency  the  work  of  laying  its  conduits,  mains 
and  pipes,  nor  shall  it  permit  such  opening  or  encumbrance 


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to  remain  for  a longer  period  than  shall  be  deemed  neces- 
sary by  the  Mayor  or  committee  on  streets,  alleys  and  pub- 
lic grounds  to  do  the  work  for  which  said  opening  shall 
have  been  made  and  shall  put  up  and  maintain  about  such 
opening  or  encumbrance  barriers  or  lights  to  prevent  the 
happening  of  accidents,  subject  to  the  approval  of  the  com- 
mittee on  streets,  alleys  and  public  grounds,  and  shall  put 
the  portion  of  the  street  disturbed  in  the  same  condition  as 
it  was  before  the  disturbance.  In  case  of  change  of  grade 
or  change  of  the  curb  lines  of  any  street  or  alley  whereupon 
such  poles  may  have  been  placed  the  said  company  shall 
change  such  poles  and  reset  the  same  to  conform  with  such 
change  at  their  own  expense,  as  soon  as  ordered  so  to  do 
by  the  Mayor  or  said  committee  on  streets,  alleys  and  pub- 
lic grounds. 

§ 4.  Said  company  shall  construct  and  place  its  cables 
in  an  underground  conduit  within  the  fire  limits  of  the 
city,  and  shall  place  no  poles,  except  distributing  poles,  on 
the  streets  in  which  conduits  shall  be  laid;  providing,  that 
one  duct  in  said  underground  conduit  shall  be  for  the  ex- 
clusive use  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island  for  its  fire  alarm  and 
police  patrol  system.  The  Union  Electric  Telephone  and 
Telegraph  Company  agrees  to  furnish  all  wires,  labor  and 
storage  batteries  for  its  installation  of  three  (3)  police 
patrol  circuits,  same  to  be  confined  within  the  city  limits, 
free  of  cost  to  the  city. 

§ 5.  The  Union  Electric  Telephone  and  Telegraph 
Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  remove  its  poles 
and  wires  from  over  the  highways,  streets,  avenues,  alleys 
and  lanes  of  said  city  upon  one  year's  notice  from  the  Mayor 
whenever  the  City  of  Rock  Island  by  ordinance  duly  passed 
by  the  Board  of  Aldermen  shall  designate  and  require  some 
other  mode  of  running  all  telegraph  and  telephone  wires 
through  the  city  and  said  company  shall  then  comply  with 
said  ordinance  for  the  changing  of  the  mode  of  running 
wires  at  its  own  cost  and  expense. 

§ 6.  That  the  said  Union  Electric  Telephone  and  Tele- 

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graph  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  during  all  the 
time  it  shall  carry  on  business  under  this  ordinance,  shall 
furnish  free  of  charge  to  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  for  the 
use  of  its  officers  or  employes,  fifteen  (15)  sets  of  telephone 
instruments  to  be  long  distance  instruments,  connected  with 
the  exchange  by  exclusive  metallic  circuit  for  each  instru- 
ment and  in  addition  fifty  (50)  sets  of  telephone  instru- 
ments for  the  use  of  the  fire  alarm  and  police  patrol  system, 
wired  up  as  fast  as  required  by  the  city,  and  said  instru- 
ments are  to  be  placed  at  such  locations  within  the  city 
limits  as  the  Board  of  Aldermen  by  resolution  shall  desig- 
nate. 

§ 7.  The  rights  and  privileges  contained  herein  shall 
be  enjoyed  during  the  life  of  this  franchise  upon  the  ex- 
press condition  that  the  said  company  shall  not  charge  a 
higher  rate  than  fifty- two  ($52)  dollars  per  year  for  tele- 
phones used  for  business  purposes  and  the  sum  of  twenty- 
seven  ($27)  dollars  per  year  for  telephones  used  in  resi- 
dences. It  is  further  provided,  that  the  rates  heretofore 
charged  by  said  company  shall  continue  until  said  company 
shall  have  installed  automatic  telephone  exchanges  in  the 
cities  of  Rock  Island  and  Moline,  Illinois,  and  Davenport, 
Iowa.  The  said  Union  Electric  Telephone  and  Telegraph 
Company  shall  also  furnish  to  its  subscribers  free  inter- 
changeable service  with  the  cities  of  Davenport,  Iowa,  and 
Moline,  111.,  when  connected  by  lines  of  said  company  or 
lines  of  any  other  companies  with  which  it  may  connect.  And 
the  said  company  shall  construct  its  telephone  lines  4;o 
Milan,  Illinois,  and  permit  all  farmers  exchanges  within 
the  County  of  Rock  Island  free  and  interchangeable  service ; 
provided,  the  said  company  is  accorded  the  same  privilege 
by  the  farmers’  lines  so  desiring  interchangeable  service. 
The  general  exchange  for  the  County  of  Rock  Island  will  be 
located  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  Illinois. 

§ 8.  The  said  Union  Electric  Telephone  and  Tele- 
graph Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  pay  the 
annual  tax  now  imposed  or  that  may  be  imposed  upon  tele- 


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phone  companies  by  the  state  and  municipal  taxing  authori- 
ties according  to  law. 

It  is  further  agreed  by  the  Union  Electric  Telephone 
and  Telegraph  Company  that  whenever  available  Union  la- 
bor shall  have  the  preference  and  in  the  departments  where- 
in Union  labor  is  employed  eight  (8)  hours  shall  constitute 
a day’s  work. 

§ 9.  The  said  Union  Electric  Telephone  and  Tele- 
graph Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  file  with 
the  Mayor  a bond  to  be  renewed  annually  in  favor  of  the 
City  of  Rock  Island  in  the  sum  of  ten  thousand  ($10,000) 
dollars,  said  bond  to  be  conditioned  upon  that  portion  of 
the  streets,  avenues,  alleys  and  lanes  of  the  city  disturbed 
by  said  telephone  company  shall  be  restored  to  their  former 
condition;  also,  to  hold  the  City  of  Rock  Island  free  from 
damage  and  to  compensate  it  for  moneys  expended  on  ac- 
count of  accidents  incurred  or  damage  caused  by  neglect 
or  fault  of  the  said  company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  its 
agents  or  servants,  in  the  construction  or  maintenance  of 
its  lines. 

If  at  any  time  hereafter,  the  said  Union  Electric  Tele- 
phone and  Telegraph  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns, 
shall  sell  to,  assign  to,  lease  to,  consolidate  with,  or  in  any 
manner  permit  the  control  of  a majority  of  its  capital  stock 
or  the  management  of  its  business  to  become  or  if  in  fact  the 
control  of  its  capital  stock  or  the  management  of  its  busi- 
ness .shall  become  the  property  of  any  rival  or  competing 
telephone  company,  or  any  individual  or  individuals,  corpo- 
ration or  corporations  owning,  controlling,  managing  or 
representing  a rival  or  competing  telephone  company,  doing 
business  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  then  and  in  such  case  all 
the  rights,  franchises  and  privileges  granted  hereby  shall 
cease  and  terminate,  and  all  property,  rights  and  interests 
whatsoever  of  the  company  located  in  the  City  of  Rock  Isl- 
and shall  become  the  property  absolutely  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island. 


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§ 10.  That  the  said  Union  Electric  Telephone  and 
Telegraph  Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  accept 
this  ordinance  within  thirty  (30)  days  after  the  signing  by 
the  Mayor,  otherwise  this  ordinance  and  all  rights  granted 
by  it  shall  be  null  and  void. 

§ 11.  This  ordinance  shall  not  go  into  effect  and  none 
of  its  provisions,  terms  or  conditions  shall  be  conferred  or 
innure  to  the  said  Union  Electric  Telephone  and  Telegraph 
Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  and  the  said  company 
shall  not  commence  the  construction  of  its  lines  or  system 
until  the  said  Union  Electric  Telephone  and  Telegraph  Com- 
pany, its  successors  or  assigns,  shall  by  resolution,  duly 
passed  at  a meeting  of  the  said  company’s  directors  and 
certified  to  the  City  Clerk  under  the  signature  of  its  presi- 
dent and  secretary,  and  the  seal  of  the  company,  accepts 
this  ordinance  and  all  the  provisions,  terms,  conditions  and 
limitations  therein  contained,  and  agree  to  abide  by  and  be 
bound  by  the  same. 

§ 12.  This  grant,  and  all  rights  and  privileges  herein 
contained,  shall  continue  for  a term  of  twenty-five  (25) 
years  from  the  date  this  ordinance  goes  into  effect. 

All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  in  conflict  here- 
with are  hereby  repealed.  (Passed  April  8,  1908.) 


CENTRAL  UNION  TELEPHONE  COMPANY. 

An  Ordinance  giving  permission  to  the  Central  Union  Tele- 
phone Company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  to  construct 
and  maintain  telephone  lines  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island, 
Illinois,  and  for  that  purpose  to  build  conduits,  tunnels, 
laterals  and  an  underground  system,  and  to  erect  poles 
and  string  wires  and  maintain  the  same  over  and  under 
the  public  highways,  avenues  and  alleys  of  said  city. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111. : § 1.  That  the  Central  Union  Telephone  Com- 
pany, its  successors  or  assigns,  is  hereby  authorized  to  con- 


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struct,  maintain  and  operate  telephone  lines  within  the  City 
of  Rock  Island,  and  to  occupy  such  highways,  streets,  av- 
enues, alleys  and  lanes,  and  erect  therein  such  poles,  lay  and 
construct  such  conduits,  underground  pipes,  laterals,  tunnels 
and  an  underground  system  and  string  such  wires  and 
cables  overhead  and  through  its  conduits  as  may  be  neces- 
sary, subject  to  the  provisions  hereinafter  set  forth.  Pro- 
vided, that  such  poles  shall  be  erected  without  materially 
obstructing  or  impeding  the  said  sidewalks,  streets,  av- 
enues, alleys  and  passage  ways ; and,  provided  further,  that 
all  the  poles  erected  by  virtue  of  this  grant  shall  be  of  uni- 
form size,  as  nearly  as  may  be,  and  shall  be  neatly  trimmed. 
Within  the  fire  limits  all  poles,  and  beyond  the  fire  limits 
all  poles  in  streets  and  avenues,  shall  be  painted  some  ap- 
propriate color  or  colors.  Provided  also,  and  further,  that 
the  conduits,  underground  pipes,  laterals,  tunnels  and  un- 
derground systems  shall  be  constructed  and  laid  with  their 
necessary  duqts,  mains,  pipes,  manholes,  distribution  poles 
and  other  appliances  required  for  placing  and  maintaining 
therein  wires,  cables  and  other  appurtenances  therein,  un- 
der and  upon  such  highways,  streets,  avenues,  alleys  and 
grounds  according  to  a plan  or  drawing  mentioned  in  Sec- 
tion 2 hereof;  it  being  understood  that  the  modern  and 
customary  methods  and  means  shall  be  utilized;  that  no 
poles  shall  be  placed  so  as  to  interfere  with  free  access  to 
any  property;  all  unused  or  “dead”  poles  shall  be  removed 
by  said  company  within  three  (3)  days  after  notice  to  do 
so  by  the  Mayor. 

§ 2.  Before  exercising  any  of  the  privileges  granted 
hereby,  the  said  company  shall  file  with  the  City  Clerk  a 
plan  or  drawing,  showing  the  location  and  character  of 
the  proposed  underground  work,  and  all  such  work  shall  be 
performed  according  to  said  plan.  Said  drawing  shall  show 
where  each  conduit  is  to  be  laid,  location  of  manhole  or 
other  openings,  to  gain  access  to  said  conduits.  The  said 
plan  or  drawing  filed  herewith  shall  show  existing  and  pro- 
posed pole  lines  of  the  company,  both  within  and  beyond 
the  fire  limits  of  the  city ; a copy  of  said  plan  or  drawing  is 


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hereto  attached,  made  a part  hereof,  and  marked  “Exhibit 
A.”  All  changes  in  or  extensions  to  existing  pole  lines  not 
shown  upon  said  plan  or  drawing,  shall  be  done  under  the 
supervision  of  the  street  and  alley  committee.  The  grantee 
herein  shall,  to  a reasonable  degree,  change  the  location  of 
any  pole  or  poles  as  may  hereafter  be  required  by  said  com- 
mittee. 

§ 3.  Said  company  shall  not  at  any  time  open  or  en- 
cumber more  of  any  highways,  streets,  alleys  or  lanes  than 
shall  be  necessary  to  enable  it  to  perform  with  proper  econ- 
omy and  efficiency  the  work  of  laying  its  conduits,  ducts, 
mains  and  pipes,  nor  shall  it  permit  such  openings  or  en- 
cumbrance to  remain  for  a longer  period  than  shall  be 
deemed  necessary  by  the  Mayor  or  committee  on  streets, 
alleys  and  grounds,  to  do  the  work  for  which  said  opening 
shall  have  been  made,  and  shall  put  up  and  maintain  about 
such  openings  or  encumbrance  barriers  or  ligjits  to  prevent 
the  happening  of  accidents,  subject  to  the  approval  of  the 
committee  on  streets,  alleys  and  grounds.  And  shall  put 
the  portion  of  that  street  disturbed  in  the  same  condition 
as  it  was  before  the  disturbance.  In  case  of  change  of 
grade,  or  change  of  the  curb  lines  of  any  street  or  alley 
whereon  such  poles  may  have  been  placed,  the  said  com- 
pany shall  change  such  poles  and  reset  the  same  to  con- 
form to  such  change  at  their  expense,  as  soon  as  ordered  so 
to  do  by  the  Mayor  or  said  committee  on  streets,  alleys  and 
grounds. 

§ 4.  Said  company  shall  construct  and  place  its  cables 
in  underground  conduits  within  the  present  fire  limits  of 
the  city,  and  shall  place  no  poles,  except  distributing  poles, 
on  the  streets  in  which  conduits  shall  be  laid.  Provided, 
that  one  (1)  duct  in  said  underground  conduit  shall  be  for 
the  exclusive  use  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  for  its  fire 
alarm  and  police  patrol  system,  and  all  pins  and  insulators 
together  with  all  labor  necessary  to  pull  cable  through  such 
duct  for  said  purpose,  free  of  charge,  shall  be  furnished  by 
said  company,  and  all  of  said  ducts  shall  be  constructed  by 


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said  company  with  outlets  so  as  to  allow  proper  connec- 
tions to  be  made  along  the  curb  line  for  the  poles  and  fire 
alarm  system  within  the  fire  limits.  Provided  further,  that 
the  top  crossarms  on  all  of  said  poles  shall  be  furnished, 
with  pins  and  insulators,  and  reserved  for  the  use  of  the 
city,  free  of  charge;  said  company  to  furnish  the  labor  for 
stringing  the  city's  wires  at  the  time  of  the  initial  construc- 
tion work.  Provided  further,  that  said  company  shall  elim- 
inate all  poles  possible  in  Seventh  (7th)  avenue,  between 
Thirtieth  (30th)  and  Forty-sixth  (46th)  streets,  by  mak- 
ing joint  arrangements  with  other  companies  wherever  said 
companies  are  willing,  and  the  same  to  be  done  throughout 
the  city  wherever  operating  conditions  make  the  same  prac- 
tical as  suggested  by  the  street  and  alley  committee.  Not 
more  than  one  (1)  cable  shall  cross  a street  at  any  alley. 

§ 5.  The  Central  Union  Telephone  Company,  its  suc- 
cessors or  assigns,  shall  remove  its  poles  and  wires  from 
over  the  highways,  streets,  alleys  and  lanes  and  avenues  of 
this  city  within  the  fire  district  within  twelve  (12)  months 
after  the  completion  of  said  underground  system ; provided, 
that  said  company  shall  construct  and  maintain  such  poles 
as  are  necessary  for  distributing  to  its  subscribers  and  for 
those  required  as  laterals  within  said  fire  district. 

§ 6.  The  Central  Union  Telephone  Company,  its  suc- 
cessors or  assigns,  during  all  the  time  it  shall  carry  on  busi- 
ness under  this  ordinance,  shall  furnish  free  of  charge  to 
the  City  of  Rock  Island,  for  the  use  of  its  officers  and  em- 
ployes, thirty  (30)  sets  of  telephone  instruments,  to  be  long 
distance  instruments,  connected  with  the  exchange  by  me- 
tallic circuit  for  each  instrument,  and,  in  addition,  ten  (10) 
sets  of  telephone  instruments  for  the  use  of  the  fire  alarm 
and  police  patrol  system,  wired  up  as  fast  as  required  by 
the  city ; the  same  shall  be  kept  in  good  repair  by  said  Cen- 
tral Union  Telephone  Company,  and  the  said  instruments 
are  to  be  placed  at  such  location  in  the  city  as  the  Board 
of  Aldermen  by  resolution  shall  designate. 

§ 7.  Said  company  shall  charge  its  subscribers  in  the 


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City  of  Rock  Island  such  rates  as  it  charges  in  other  cities 
of  the  same  size  and  of  the  same  character  for  the  same 
class  of  service,  and  whenever  such  company  shall  reduce 
its  rates  in  other  cities  of  the  same  size  or  population,  and 
class,  the  rates  for  the  same  class  of  service,  as  reduced, 
shall  be  reduced  in  Rock  Island;  provided,  that  the  present 
rates  charged  by  said  company  shall  not  be  increased  with- 
in a period  of  three  (8)  years  from  and  after  the  passage 
of  this  ordinance. 

§ 8.  The  Central  Union  Telephone  Company,  its  suc- 
cessors or  assigns,  shall  file  with  the  City  Clerk  a bond  for 
two  (2)  years,  to  be  renewed  for  similar  periods  thereafter 
in  favor  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  in  the  sum  of  ten  thou- 
sand ($10,000)  dollars,  said  bond  to  be  conditioned  that  the 
portion  of  the  streets,  lanes  and  avenues  of  the  city  dis- 
turbed by  said  telephone  company  shall  be  restored  to  their 
former  condition ; also,  to  hold  the  City  of  Rock  Island  free 
from  damage  and  to  compensate  it  for  monies  expended  on 
account  of  accidents  incurred  or  damage  caused  by  neglect 
or  fault  of  the  said  company,  its  successors  or  assigns,  its 
agents  or  servants,  in  the  construction  and  maintenance  of 
its  lines. 

§ 10.  All  proceedings  of  said  telephone  company,  and 
the  privileges  acquired  under  the  said  ordinances,  shall  be 
subject  to  any  ordinance  relating  to  the  same  which  may  be 
passed  and  enforced  under  the  city’s  police  power. 

§ 11.  The  said  Central  Union  Telephone  Company,  its 
successors  or  assigns,  shall  accept  this  ordinance  within 
thirty  (30)  days  after  the  signing  by  the  Mayor  and  City 
Clerk,  and  shall  commence  the  construction  of  its  under- 
ground plant  and  system  by  April  1,  1910,  and  shall  com- 
plete and  have  the  same  in  successful  working  operation 
within  twelve  (12)  months  thereafter. 

§ 12.  In  consideration  of  the  grants  herein  contained 
to  said  telephone  company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  said 
company  shall  within  ten  (10)  days  after  the  passage  and 
approval  of  this  ordinance  pay  unto  the  city  the  sum  of 


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four  thousand  ($4,000)  dollars,  said  sum  to  be  paid  into 
the  office  of  the  City  Clerk. 

§ 13.  All  prior  and  other  ordinances,  if  any  there  ex- 
ist, by  and  between  the  said  City  of  Rock  Island  and  the 
said  Central  Union  Telephone  Company  are  hereby  repealed 
and  annulled  and  cancelled. 

§ 14.  This  grant  and  all  the  rights  and  privileges 
herein  contained  shall  take  effect  from  and  after  the  pass- 
age and  approval  hereof,  and  shall  terminate  on  April  8, 
1933.  (Passed  February  15,  1910.) 


VIADUCT. 

DEED  TO  UNITED  STATES. 

An  Ordinance  authorizing  the  execution  of  a deed  convey- 
ing certain  premises  to  and  vesting  the  authority  and 
control  thereof  in  the  United  States  of  America,  for 
the  purpose  of  a viaduct  and  approach  thereto,  lead- 
ing from  Third  avenue  at  Twenty-fourth  street,  in 
said  city,  to  the  United  States  wagon  bridge,  now  ex- 
isting across  the  south  channel  of  the  Mississippi  river. 

Whereas,  It  was  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of 
Representatives  of  the  United  States  of  America  in  Con- 
gress assembled,  that  the  sum  of  thirty-five  thousand  ($35- 
000)  dollars  be  appropriated  for  the  construction  of  a via- 
duct from  the  south  end  of  wagon  bridge  between  Rock 
Island  and  the  City  of  Rock  Island  over  the  railroad  tracks 
which  adjoin  the  approach  to  said  bridge,  and  an  approach 
thereto  at  its  southerly  end ; and 

Whereas,  In  said  act  it  is  among  other  things  pro- 
vided, “that  appropriations  shall  not  be  available  until  the 
City  of  Rock  Island  shall,  by  proper  instrument,  have  con- 
veyed to  the  United  States,  title,  authority  and  control  over 
the  premises  to  be  used  for  the  construction  and  mainte- 
nance of  said  viaduct;”  now,  therefore, 


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Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island : § 1.  That  the  City  of  Rock  Island  hereby  author- 

izes the  Mayor  and  City  Clerk  of  this  city  in  consideration 
that  the  United  States  will  construct  and  maintain  said 
viaduct  and  a public  highway  as  an  approach  thereto, 
and  the  great  benefit  which  will  accrue  to  said  city  by 
the  accommodation  and  safety  of  the  travel  on  said  street 
to  convey  to  the  United  States  of  America  for  the  purpose 
of  constructing  and  maintaining  such  viaduct  and  a public 
highway  as  an  approach  thereto  at  its  southerly  end,  title, 
authority  and  control  over  the  certain  tracts  or  parcels  of 
land  lying  and  being  in  the  corporate  limits  of  said  City  of 
Rock  Island: 

Commencing  at  the  point  of  intersection  of  the  north 
line  of  lot  five  (5),  block  two  (2),  in  Bailey  & Boyle’s  addi- 
tion to  said  City  of  Rock  Island,  with  the  section  line  be- 
tween sections  thirty-five  (35)  and  thirty-six  (36),  in 
township  eighteen  (18),  north,  range  two  (2),  west  of  the 
fourth  (4th)  principal  meridian;  thence  south  along  said 
section  thirteen  (13)  feet;  thence  in  a southeasterly  direc- 
tion along  the  southerly  line  of  the  right  of  way  of  the 
Chicago  and  Rock  Island  Railroad  Company,  now  the  Chi- 
cago, Rock  Island  and  Pacific  Railroad  Company,  thirty- 
three  (33)  feet  seven  and  one-half  ( 7 V2)  inches  to  a point 
in  said  south  line  of  said  right  of  way,  which  is  thirty  (30) 
feet  and  nine  (9)  inches  at  right  angles  east  of  said  section 
line;  thence  south  parallel  with  and  thirty  (30)  feet  and 
nine  (9)  inches  east  of  said  section  line  two  hundred  and 
ninety-five  (295)  feet  and  nine  (9)  inches;  thence  west  at 
right  angles  fifty  (50)  feet;  thence  north  parallel  with  and 
nineteen  (19)  feet  and  three  (3)  inches  west  of  said  sec- 
tion line  through  lots  six  (6)  and  five  (5),  in  said  block 
two  (2),  and  alley  lying  between  said  lots  three  hundred 
and  twenty  (320)  feet  to  a point  in  north  line  of  said  lot 
five  (5)  ; thence  east  along  said  lot  five  (5)  nineteen  (19) 
feet  and  three  (3)  inches  to  said  section  line  at  place  of 
beginning. 


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Also  that  certain  other  tract  of  land  that  lies  between 
the  tract  herein  above  described  and  the  south  epd  of  the 
United  States  wagon  bridge,  now  located  and  existing 
across  the  south  branch  of  the  Mississippi  river  at  the 
City  of  Rock  Island  as  aforesaid,  and  fifty  (50)  feet  in 
width,  being  twenty-five  (25)  feet  on  either  side  of  the 
axis,  were  produced  in  a straight  line  in  a southwesterly 
direction  to  the  north  end  of  the  tract  of  land  first  herein- 
before described  and  conveyed,  all  situated  and  being  in  the 
County  of  Rock  Island  and  State  of  Illinois. 

§ 2.  That  the  Mayor  and  Clerk  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  and  they  are  hereby  directed  to  convey  by  the 
deed  of  conveyance  herewith  presented,  duly  executed  and 
acknowledged,  with  the  corporate  seal  of  said  City  of  Rock 
Island  duly  affixed  thereunto,  the  above  described  premises 
and  all  right,  title  and  interest  therein  owned  by  the  said 
City  of  Rock  Island,  and  full  authority  and  control  over 
the  same  and  deliver  said  deed  to  the  United  States  of 
America  for  the  uses  and  purposes  herein  set  forth. 

§ 3.  All  ordinances  and  parts  of  ordinances  incon- 
sistent herewith  are  hereby  repealed.  (Passed  December 
15,  1890.  2 Mss.  Ord.,  438.) 


BOND  INDEMNIFYING  FREDERICK  WEYERHAEUS- 
ER AND  BEN  T.  CABLE. 

An  Ordinance  providing  for  the  execution  of  an  indemnify- 
ing bond  to  Frederick  Weyerhaeuser  and  Ben  T.  Cable. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  That  the  Mayor  and  City  Clerk  be  and 

hereby  are  authorized  and  directed,  for  and  in  behalf  of 
the  City  of  Rock  Island,  to  execute  under  the  seal  of  said 
city  and  to  deliver  unto  Frederick  Weyerhaeuser  and  Ben 
T.  Cable,  the  bond  of  said  city  in  the  penal  sum  of 
three  thousand  ($3,000.00)  dollars,  in  the  form  now 
herewith  presented,  conditioned  for  the  indemnity  of 


584 


Viaduct. 


said  Weyerhaeuser  and  Cable,  their  respective  heirs,  exec- 
utors and  administrators,  from  and  against  the  one-third 
part  of  any  and  all  damages,  costs,  charges,  expenses,  ac- 
tions and  suits,  to  which  they  or  either  of  them  may  become 
liable  or  may  be  put  to  or  suffer  by  reason  of  their  certain 
bond,  bearing  date  the  seventh  day  of  October,  A.  D.  1890, 
in  the  penal  sum  of  eight  thousand  five  hundred  ($8,500) 
dollars,  given  unto  the  United  States  of  America,  and  con- 
ditioned in  substance  to  secure,  indemnify  and  save  harm- 
less said  United  States  of  America  against  all  claims,  dam- 
ages and  expenses  in  favor  of  adjacent  property  holders,  by 
reason  of  the  construction  of  a viaduct  from  the  south  end 
of  the  wagon  bridge  between  Rock  Island  and  the  City  of 
Rock  Island,  over  the  railroad  tracks  which  adjoin  the  ap- 
proach to  said  bridge.  (Passed  October  21,  1890.  2 Mss. 
Ord.,  428.) 

BOND. 

Know  all  men  by  these  presents:  That  the  City  of 

Rock  Island,  in  the  County  of  Rock  Island,  and  State  of 
Illinois,  is  held  and  firmly  bound  unto  Frederick  Weyer- 
haeuser and  Ben  T.  Cable,  of  said  city,  in  the  sum  of  three 
thousand  ($3,000)  dollars  good  and  lawful  money  of  the 
United  States,  to  be  paid  to  the  said  Weyerhaeuser  and 
Cable,  their  executors,  administrators  or  assigns,  for  which 
payment,  well  and  truly  to  be  made,  said  city  hereby  binds 
itself  and  its  successors  firmly  by  these  presents. 

In  witness  whereof  said  city  has  caused  its  corporate 
seal  to  be  hereto  affixed,  and  these  presents  to  be  signed  in 
its  behalf  by  the  Mayor  and  City  Clerk  of  said  city,  this 
twenty-first  day  of  October,  A.  D.  1890. 

Whereas,  Said  Weyerhaeuser  and  Cable  did  execute 
and  deliver  unto  the  United  States  of  America  their  certain 
bond  or  obligation  bearing  date  the  seventh  day  of  October, 
A.  D.  1890,  in  the  penal  sum  of  eight  thousand  five  hundred 
($8,500)  dollars,  and  conditioned  that  they  shall  secure  and 
well  and  truly  indemnify  and  save  harmless  said  United 
States  of  America  against  and  from  all  claims  for  damages 


Water  Works  Filter. 


585 


rendered  by  any  court  of  law  or  court  of  claims,  in  favor 
of  the  adjacent  property  holders  upon  the  erection  by  said 
United  States  of  a viaduct  from  the  south  end  of  the  wagon 
bridge  between  Rock  Island  and  the  City  of  Rock  Island, 
over  the  railroad  tracks  which  adjoin  the  approach  to  said 
bridge  and  against  all  expenses  of  every  kind  and  nature 
incident  to  any  litigation  that  may  arise  or  by  reason  or  in 
consequence  of  the  building  and  construction  of  said  via- 
duct; and, 

Whereas,  It  is  desired  by  said  City  of  Rock  Island  to 
indemnify  and  save  harmless  said  Weyerhaeuser  and  Cable 
from  all  loss,  liability  or  damage  by  reason  of  their  having 
executed  and  delivered  their  said  bond  to  the  United  States 
of  America  as  aforesaid,  to  the  extent  of  one-third  of  all 
such  loss,  liability  and  damage. 

Now  the  condition  of  the  above  obligation  is  such,  that 
if  the  above  bonded,  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  or  its  success- 
ors, or  either  of  them,  shall  well  and  truly  indemnify  and 
save  harmless  the  said  Frederick  Weyerhaeuser  and  Ben  T. 
Cable,  their  respective  heirs,  executors  and  administrators, 
from  and  against  one-third  part  of  any  and  all  actions  for 
which  they,  said  Weyerhaeuser  and  Cable,  may  become  lia- 
ble, be  put  to,  or  suffer,  by  reason  of  their  having  executed 
and  delivered  their  said  bond  to  the  United  States  of  Amer- 
ica as  aforesaid,  then  this  obligation  to  be  void,  otherwise 
to  remain  in  full  force. 


WATER  WORKS  FILTER. 

An  Ordinance  relating  to  the  water  supply  of  the  City  of 
Rock  Island. 

Whereas,  The  Hon.  Ben  T.  Cable  proposes,  in  mem- 
ory of  his  father,  the  late  P.  L.  Cable,  at  his  own  charge 
and  expense,  to  build  and  construct  upon  the  land  belong- 
ing to  the  City  of  Rock  Island  to  the  north  of  the  present 
water  works  building  therein,  a filtering  plant  composed  of 
three  Jewell  filters,  together  with  the  pipes,  pumps,  en- 


586 


Weigh  Scales. 


gines,  buildings  and  all  the  necessary  appurtenances,  the 
same  to  be  used  as  a part  of  the  public  system  of  water 
supply  for  said  city,  upon  the  condition  that  if  the  city  shall 
cease  to  maintain  and  operate  the  same,  or  shall  sell  or  dis- 
pose of  its  system  of  water  supply  or  said  premises,  such 
filtering  plant  shall  revert  to  the  donor  and  may  be  removed 
from  said  premises  pursuant  to  the  terms  of  the  writing 
now  here  presented. 

Now,  be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of 
Rock  Island:  That  the  Mayor  and  City  Clerk  of  this  city 

be  and  they  are  hereby  authorized  to  execute  in  behalf  of 
this  city  and  under  its  corporate  seal  the  contract  concern- 
ing the  same  now  herewith  presented.  (Passed  January  5, 
1891.  2 Mss.  Ord.,  442.) 


WEIGH  SCALES. 

An  Ordinance  “granting  to  the  County  of  Rock  Island  the 
right  and  privilege  to  erect  and  build  a weigh  scales  on 
Fourteenth  (14th)  street  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island.” 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111. : § 1.  That  right  and  permission  is  hereby 

given  to  the  County  of  Rock  Island  to  construct  and  erect 
on  the  sidewalk  space  on  the  east  side  of  Fourteenth  (14th) 
street  between  Second  (2d)  and  Third  (3d)  avenues  in  the 
City  of  Rock  Island  a common  weigh  scales ; the  said  weigh 
scales  to  be  constructed  so  as  to  conform  with  the  present 
grade  of  said  sidewalk  space,  so  as  to  render  that  part  of 
said  sidewalk  of  a uniformly  level  appearance. 

§ 2.  It  is  agreed  by  the  County  of  Rock  Island  in  ac- 
cepting the  terms  of  this  ordinance  and  acting  on  the  per- 
mission herein  granted,  it  assumes  liability  for  all  accidents 
or  damages  that  may  arise  or  may  be  occasioned  because 
of  the  existence  of  said  weigh  scale,  and  said  County  of 
Rock  Island  agrees  to  keep  harmless  the  City  of  Rock  Island 
for  all  claims  for  damages  because  thereof,  and  this  ordi- 
nance is  accepted  upon  that  condition. 


Moline  Stone  Company. 


587 


§ 3.  The  erection  of  said  weigh  scales  shall  be  taken 
to  be  an  acceptance  of  the  terms  of  this  ordinance.  (Passed 
November  5,  1902.  4 Mss.  Ord.,  263.) 


MOLINE  STONE  COMPANY. 

An  Ordinance  granting  certain  privileges  to  the  Moline 

Stone  Company. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111.:  That  the  Moline  Stone  Company  be,  and  the 
same  is  hereby  authorized  and  granted  permission  to  exca- 
vate and  cut  through  the  alley  which  runs  north  and  south 
in  the  block  between  Forty-fifth  (45th)  street  in  this  city 
and  First  (1st)  street,  in  Moline,  and  Second  (2d)  and 
Third  (3d)  avenues;  the  width  of  said  excavation  is  not 
to  exceed  fifteen  (15)  feet  and  is  necessary  in  order  to 
make  a driveway  between  the  properties  owned  by  said 
Moline  Stone  Company,  in  said  block. 

This  permission  is  granted  on  the  express  condition, 
that  the  Moline  Stone  Company  shall  build  a proper  bridge 
over  the  cut  thus  made  in  the  alley  of  good  three  (3)  inch 
plank,  with  a rail,  and  shall  maintain  around  the  entire 
premises,  in  said  block,  a good  and  sufficient  fence,  and  in 
further  condition  that  the  said  Stone  Company  shall  not 
excavate,  blast  or  remove  any  rock  from  said  premises  at 
a point  nearer  than  one  hundred  (100)  feet  from  said 
Forty-fifth  (45)  street.  That  said  company  shall  give  to 
the  City  of  Rock  Island,  properly  crushed,  all  the  rock  that 
shall  be  removed  from  said  excavation  and  when  the  said 
driveway  is  no  longer  used,  the  said  company  shall  fill  same 
at  its  expense,  to  conform  with  the  established  grade  of 
said  alley.  It  is  further  agreed,  in  consideration  of  the  per- 
mission herein  granted,  that  the  said  company  shall  execute 
to  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  before  this  permission  takes 
effect  a good  and  sufficient  bond  in  the  sum  of  five  thousand 
($5,000)  dollars.  Said  bond  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor 
and  Clerk,  the  same  to  indemnify  and  keep  harmless  the 
City  of  Rock  Island  from  all  accidents  or  claims  for  dam- 
ages caused  or  arising  on  account  of  said  driveway,  and  the 
permission  herein  granted.  (Passed  November  2,  1903.) 


588 


Race  Across  Rock  Island  Avenue. 


RACE  ACROSS  ROCK  ISLAND  AVENUE. 

An  Ordinance  authorizing  the  enlargement,  use  and  main- 
tenance of  a race  across  Rock  Island  avenue. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  111. : § 1.  That  permission  and  authority  is  hereby 
granted  tq  Samuel  S.  Davis,  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  Illi- 
nois, his  heirs  or  assigns,  to  enlarge  the  canal  or  race 
heretofore  excavated  across  Rock  Island  avenue,  in  the 
Village  of  Sears,  Rock  Island  County,  Illinois,  to  the  width 
of  one  hundred  and  fifty  (150)  feet,  and  to  use  and  main- 
tain the  same  when  enlarged,  as  a mile  race,  such  race  may 
be  excavated  to  any  convenient  depth,  without  thereby  weak- 
ening or  impairing  the  peers,  abuttment  or  other  parts  of 
said  bridge  across  said  canal. 

§ 2.  The  said  Samuel  S.  Davis,  his  heirs  or  assigns, 
shall  pay  one-half  of  the  cost  of  construction  of  a highway 
bridge  across  such  race  when  enlarged,  the  plans  for  which 
shall  be  drawn  by  the  City  Engineer,  and  approved  by  the 
City  Council. 

§ 3.  Nothing  in  said  ordinance  contained  shall  be  con- 
strued as  impairing  or  abridging  the  right  of  said  Samuel 
S.  Davis,  his  heirs  or  assigns,  to  maintain  and  use  said  exist- 
ing canal. 

§ 4.  The  said  Samuel  S.  Davis,  his  heirs  or  assigns, 
shall  upon  the  acceptance  of  this  ordinance,  give  to  said 
City  of  Rock  Island,  a Bond  in  the  penal  sum  of  Eight 
Thousand  ($8,000.00)  Dollars,  to  be  approved  by  the  City 
Council  of  said  city,  that  he  or  they  shall  defray  his  or  their 
proportion  of  the  cost,  as  fixed  in  Section  2 of  this  Ordi- 
nance of  the  bridge  to  be  constructed  across  said  race. 

§ 5.  The  said  bridge  shall  be  the  sole  property  of  the 
City  of  Rock  Island  and  the  said  Samuel  S.  Davis,  his  heirs 
or  assigns,  shall  have  no  vested  right,  title  or  interest  there- 
in or  thereto. 

§ 6.  This  Ordinance  shall  be  null  and  void,  unless  ac- 
ceptance thereof  in  writing  shall  be  filed  in  the  office  of  the 
City  Clerk  of  said  City  of  Rock  Island  within  ten  (10)  days 
after  its  passage.  (Passed  August  12,  1907.) 


Miscellaneous  Ordinances. 


589 


An  Ordinance  granting  certain  privileges  to  the  Moline 

Stone  Company. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  Illinois : § 1.  That  the  Moline  Stone  Company,  its 

successors  and  assigns,  be,  and  the  same  are,  hereby  author- 
ized and  granted  permission  to  quarry  and  crush  stone'  on 
the  property  now  owned  by  them  or  that  may  hereafter  be 
owned  by  them  in  the  following  described  territory,  bounded 
as  follows : On  the  east  by  Forty-sixth  street ; on  the  south 
by  Third  avenue;  on  the  west  by  Forty-fifth  street,  and  on 
the  north  by  Second  avenue  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  in 
the  county  of  Rock  Island  and  State  of  Illinois;  provided, 
however,  that  the  Moline  Stone  Company  shall  within  sixty 
days  from  this  date,  build  and  maintain  a good  and  sufficient 
fence  around  the  entire  premises  in  said  block,  for  which 
permission  is  hereby  given  to  quarry  stone.  And  provided 
further,  that  said  Company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  shall 
execute  to  the  City  of  Rock  Island  before  this  ordinance  takes 
effect,  a good  and  sufficient  bond  in  the  sum  of  five  thousand 
($5,000)  dollars  to  indemnify  and  keep  harmless  the  City  of 
Rock  Island  from  all  claims  and  demands  for  damages  that 
may  arise  by  reason  of  the  privileges  herein  granted ; said 
bond  to  be  approved  by  the  Mayor  and  City  Clerk  of  said 
City  of  Rock  Island. 

§ 2.  All  ordinances  and  resolutions  of  said  City  of 
Rock  Island  heretofore  passed  and  in  conflict  with  this  ordi- 
nance are  hereby  repealed.  (Passed  Sept.  22,  1908.) 


PRIVATE  SEWER. 

An  Ordinance  for  the  construction  of  a ten-inch  sewer  on 
Fifth  street  from  Fifth  avenue  to  Seventh  avenue. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  Illinois:  § 1.  That  the  West  End  Settlement  House 
be,  and  it  is  hereby  authorized  to  construct  a private  10-inch 
sewer  on  Fifth  street  from  Fifth  to  Seventh  avenue. 


590 


Miscellaneous  Ordinances. 


§ 2.  Said  West  End  Settlement  House  shall  construct 
said  sewer  at  their  own  cost  and  expense,  under  the  direction, 
supervision  and  control  of  the  Board  of  Local  Improvements ; 
that  the  amount  of  the  cost  of  the  same  shall  be  reported  to 
the  clerk  of  said  city,  who  shall  keep  a record  of  the  same. 

§ 3.  Said  sewer,  when  completed,  shall  become  the 
property  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  Illinois.  (Passed  March 
8th,  1909.) 


An  Ordinance  regulating  the  minimum  charge  for  electric 
service  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island. 

Whereas,  An  ordinance  passed  and  approved  February, 
1906,  the  minimum  charge  for  electric  meters  was  made 
one  dollar  and  twenty  cents  ($1.20)  per  month  for  each  elec- 
tric meter  with  a discount  of  20  cents  if  the  bill  was  paid  on 
or  before  the  tenth  (10th)  day  of  the  following  month,  and 
Whereas,  It  is  now  desired  to  have  this  limit  reduced, 
be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock  Isl- 
and : 

§ 1.  That  the  Peoples  Power  Company  shall  be  per- 
mitted to  charge  a minimum  bill  of  one  ($1)  per  month  for 
each  electric  meter,  from  which  minimum  charge  it  shall 
allow  a discount  of  fifty  ($.50)  cents  if  the  bill  is  paid  on  or 
before  the  tenth  (10th)  day  of  the  next  month  following 
that  for  which  the  bill  is  rendered. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  be  null  and  void  unless  ac- 
cepted by  the  Peoples  Power  Company,  and  a written  notice 
of  such  acceptance  filed  with  the  City  Clerk  of  the  City  of 
Rock  Island,  within  thirty  (30)  days  after  the  passage  and 
approval  thereof.  (Passed  April  13th,  1910.)  Accepted 
by  Company  May  12th,  1910. 


Miscellaneous  Ordinances. 


591 


VACATION  OF  CERTAIN  STREETS. 

An  Ordinance  for  the  vacation  of  certain  parts  of  Sixth 
street,  Fifth  street  and  First  avenue  in  the  Chicago  or 
lower  addition  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  County  of 
Rock  Island,  State  of  Illinois. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  County  of  Rock  Island,  State  of  Illinois:  § 1.  That 
all  that  part  of  Sixth  street  (designated  as  Main  street  on  the 
plat  of  the  Chicago  or  lower  addition  to  the  City  of  Rock 
Island)  from  the  north  line  of  Second  avenue  (designated 
on  said  plat  as  Illinois  street)  extending  north  five  hundred 
and  eighteen  (518)  feet,  and  also  that  part  of  Fifth  street 
(designated  on  said  plat  as  Huron  street)  from  the  north' 
line  of  Second  avenue  (designated  on  said  plat  as  Illinois 
street)  to  the  south  line  of  First  avenue  (designated  on  said 
plat  as  Water  street)  extended  from  the  east  to  the  west  side 
of  said  Fifth  street,  and  also  all  that  part  of  First  avenue 
(designated  on  said  plat  as  Water  street)  from  the  east  line 
of  said  Si^th  street  to  the  east  line  of  said  Fifth  street  are 
hereby  declared  to  be  no  longer  used  or  necessary  as  public 
streets. 

§ 2.  That  said  part  of  Fifth  street  and  all  that  part  of 
Sixth  street  and  all  that  of  First  avenue,  described  in  first 
section  hereof,  be  and  the  same  are  hereby  vacated.  (Passed 
November  14th,  1904.) 


An  Ordinance  for  the  vacation  of  a portion  of  First  avenue 
in  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  County  of  Rock  Island,  and 
State  of  Illinois. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of- the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  Illinois:  § 1.  All  that  portion  of  said  First  avenue 
(known  on  the  plat  of  the  original  town  of  Stephensdn  as 
Mississippi  street)  described  as  follows,  to-wit:  Beginning 
at  a point  on  the  prolongation  of  the  east  line  of  Fifteenth 
street  (known  as  Buffalo  street  on  said  plat)  which  point  is 


592 


Miscellaneous  Ordinances. 


two  hundred  and  seventy  (270)  feet  northerly  from  the 
northwest  corner  of  Block  one  (1)  measured  on  the  prolong- 
ation of  said  east  line  of  Fifteenth  street ; thence  easterly  in 
a straight  line  to  a point  in  the  prolongation  of  the  west 
line  of  East  Seventeenth  street  (known  as  East  Eagle  street) 
which  is  one  hundred  and  twenty  (120)  feet  northerly  from 
the  northeast  corner  of  Block  0;  thence  north  on  the  pro- 
longation of  the  said  west  line  of  said  East  Seventeenth 
street  sixty  (60)  feet;  thence  westerly  parallel  to  the  south 
line  of  the  tract  herein  described,  one  hundred  and  twenty- 
five  (125)  feet;  thence  northerly  parallel  to  the  west  line  of 
East  Seventeenth  street  twenty-eight  (28)  feet;  thence  west- 
erly in  a straight  line  to  a point  in  the  prolongation  of  the 
west  line  of  West  Seventeenth  street,  which  is  two  hundred 
and  sixty-five  (265)  feet  northerly  from  the  northeast  cor- 
ner of  said  Block  one  (1)  ; thence  westerly  in  the  arc  of  a 
circle  whose  radius  is  forty-six  hundred  and  thirty  (4,630) 
feet  curving  to  the  south  to  a point  on  the  prolongation  of 
the  east  line  of  Sixteenth  street,  distance  three  hundred  and 
four  (304)  feet  from  the  northwest  corner  of  Block  one  (1) 
aforesaid;  thence  southerly  thirty-four  (34)  feet  to  the  point 
of  beginning,  is  hereby  declared  to  be  no  longer  used  or 
necessary  as  public  streets. 

§ 2.  That  the  said  part  of  First  avenue  described  in 
the  first  preceding  section  be  and  the  same  is  hereby  vacat- 
ed. (Passed  November  14th,  1904.) 


An  Ordinance  vacating  certain  parts  of  Second  avenue, 
Fourth  street,  Fifth  street,  Sixth  street  and  Seventh 
street,  all  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  Illinois. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  Illinois:  § 1.  That  all  that  part  of  Second  avenue 

(formerly  Illinois  street)  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  Illinois, 
that  lies  west  of  the  west  line  of  Seventh  street  (formerly 
Pearl  street)  in  said  city,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby  vacated ; 
that  all  that  part  of  Fourth  street  (formerly  Carroll  street) 


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593 


in  said  city,  that  lies  between  the  north  line  of  Third  avenue 
(formerly  Orleans  street)  in  said  city  and  the  north  line  of 
said  Second  avenue,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby  vacated ; that 
all  that  part  of  Fifth  street  (formerly  Huron  street)  in  said 
city,  not  heretofore  vacated,  that  lies  north  of  the  north  line 
of  said  Third  avenue,  be,  and  the  same  is  hereby  vacated; 
that  all  that  part  of  Sixth  street  (formerly  Maine  street) 
in  said  city,  that  lies  between  the  north  line  of  said  Third 
avenue  and  the  north  line  of  said  Second  avenue,  be,  and  the 
same  is  hereby  vacated ; and  that  the  west  forty  (40)  feet 
of  all  that  part  of  Seventh  street  (formerly  Pearl  street)  in 
said  city,  that  lies  between  the  north  line  of  said  Second 
avenue  and  the  south  line  of  the  right  of  way  of  the  Chicago, 
Rock  Island  & Pacific  Railway  Company,  be,  and  the  same 
is  hereby  vacated. 


An  Ordinance  concerning  levee  improvement  at  the  expense 
of  the  Rock  Island  Sand  and  Gravel  Company  and  the 
granting  of  the  right  to  said  company  to  lay  a side  or 
switch  track  and  a spur  track  andv  to  operate  a steam 
locomotive  crane,  and  providing  for  the  lease  by  the  city 
to  said  company  of  a portion  of  the  levee  for  the  exclu- 
sive use  of  said  company  for  certain  purposes  and  fixing 
the  maximum  charge  for  sand  at  said  levee  and  estab- 
lishing the  maximum  charge  for  transferring  freight. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  Illinois:  § 1.  That  the  Rock  Island  Sand  and  Gravel 
Company  is  hereby  authorized  and  empowered  to  improve 
all  that  part  of  the  levee  in  front  of  said  city  which  lies  north 
of  the  existing  railway  tracks  and  between  the  center  line 
of  Nineteenth  (19th)  street  extended  north  and  the  east  line 
of  Twentieth  (20th)  street  extended  north,  by  constructing 
a stone  rip-rap  wall,  the  top  of  which  rip-rap  wall  shall  be 
in  a straight  line  which  intersects  the  west  line  of  Twentieth 
(20th)  street  extended  northerly  at  a point  one  hundred 
and  seventy-eight  (178)  feet  north  of  the  south  line  of  First 


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(1st)  avenue,  and  which  line  intersects  the  east  line  of  Nine- 
teenth (19th)  street  extended  northerly  at  a point  one  hun- 
dred and  eighty-nine  (189)  feet  north  from  the  south  line 
of  First  (1st)  avenue;  the  said  top  of  said  rip-rap  wall  both 
east  and  west  of  said  points  above  described  to  be  in  the 
same  line  produced  easterly  and  westerly  therefrom  respec- 
tively. The  top  of  said  rip-rap  wall  to  conform  to  the  grade 
of  the  present  tracks  existing  in  First  (1st)  avenue,  the 
north  face  of  the  rip-rap  wall  to  have  a batter  or  slope 
of  one  (1)  foot  in  one  (1)  foot  to  the  north,  the  north  face 
of  said  wall  to  be  grouted  with  cement  mortar  in  such  man- 
ner as  to  bind  the  stones  comprising  said  wall  firmly  in  place, 
and  to  have  embedded  in  said  wall  suitable  ringbolts  for 
the  mooring  and  tying  up  of  steamboats,  barges  and  other 
watercraft,  and  by  filling  into  the  present  grade  of  the  ex- 
isting tracks  all  that  portion  of  said  levee  south  from  said 
wall  to  the  present  existing  tracks  on  First  (1st)  avenue,  and 
by  macadamizing  the  surface  of  said  filling  between  said 
wall  and  the  said  present  existing  tracks  for  the  purpose 
of  a driveway.  Said  company  shall  at  its  own  expense,  con- 
struct, extend  and  hereafter  maintain  the  sewer  across  said 
- levee  at  Twentieth  (20th)  street,  and  shall  construct  a forty- 
two  (42)  inch  sewer  through  the  fill,  from  the  present  exist- 
ing railroad  tracks  north  to  the  river,  and  also  construct  a 
flood  gate  and  gate  box  on  said  sewer  to  be  located  directly 
north  of  said  present  existing  railway  tracks,  the  same  to 
be  constructed  under  the  supervision  of  the  City 
Engineer  and  Street  and  Alley  Committee  of  said 
city,  and  said  Rock  ’ Island  Sand  and  Gravel  Com- 
pany, its  successors  and  assigns,  shall  thereafter  main- 
tain said  sewer  in  good  repair  during  the  term  of  the  grant 
hereinafter  mentioned ; said  work  to  be  done  at  the  expense 
of  said  Rock  Island  Sand  and  Gravel  Company,  under  the 
direction  of  the  Mayor  and  Street  and  Alley  Committee  of 
said  city  and  in  accordance  with  a plan  which  is  hereto  at- 
tached and  made  a part  hereof,  showing  the  elevations  of 
said  levee  as  it  now  exists,  and  as  it  is  proposed  to  be  im- 
proved, the  existing  tracks  and  the  tracks  for  the  laying  of 


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595 


which  the  right  is  hereby  granted  (said  last  named  tracks 
being  shown  upon  said  plan  in  white  dotted  lines)  the  line 
of  the  rip-rap  wall  proposed  to  be  built  and  the  boundaries 
of  that  part  of  said  levee  herein  described;  provided,  how- 
ever, that  said  Rock  Island  Sand  and  Gravel  Company,  at 
its  own  expense  continue  said  rip-rap  wall  and  filling  to  the 
east  beyond  the  east  line  of  Twentieth*  (20th)  street  in  the 
same  line  produced  easterly  to  meet  the  present  existing  high 
bank  of  the  river  as  is  shown  upon  said  plan ; and  provided 
further,  that  all  of  said  improvement  be  completed  within 
eighteen  (18)  months  from  the  date  of  the  acceptance  of 
this  ordinance  as  is  hereinafter  provided. 

§ 2.  That  upon  the  completion  of  said  levee  improve- 
ment as  herein  provided,  permission  be  and  hereby  is  grant- 
ed to  said  Rock  Island  Sand  and  Gravel  Company  to  lay 
down,  construct,  operate  and  maintain  in  First  (1st)  Avenue 
a side  or  switch  track,  the  center  line  of  which  track  is  de- 
scribed as  follows : 

Beginning  at  a point  in  the  center  line  of  the  most  north- 
erly track  of  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  and  Pacific  Railway 
Company  known  as  the  “Coal  Dump  Track,”  which  point  is 
ninety  (90)  feet  west  of  the  west  line  of  Twentieth  (20th) 
street  extended  north ; thence  running  easterly  by  a ten  de- 
gree curve  to  the  left  for  a distance  of  ninety-one  (91)  feet; 
thence  on.  a tangent  from  said  curve  running  easterly  parallel 
with  and  distant  thirteen  feet  northerly  from  the  north  lad- 
der track  of  said  railway  company  to  a point  two  hundred 
and  ten  (210)  feet  east  of  the  west  line  of  Twentieth  (20th) 
street  extended  northerly. 

Also  a spur  track  in  said  First  avenue,  the  center  line 
of  which  is  described  as  follows : 

Beginning  at  a point  in  the  center  line  of  the  track  last 
above  described,  which  is  fifty  (50)  feet  westerly  from  the 
east  end  of  the  side  or  switch  track  above  described,  and 
running  thence  westerly  on  a twenty-five  degree  curve  to 
the  right  from  the  above  described  track  one  hundred  (100) 


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Miscellaneous  Ordinances. 


feet ; thence  running  westerly  on  a twenty-five  degree  curve 
to  the  left  to  a point  twenty  (20)  feet  west  of  the  west  line 
of  Twerftieth  (20th)  street  extended  north  and  distant  north 
one  hundred  and  seventy  ( 170  > feet  from  the  south  line  of 
First  (1st)  avenue;  thence  running  westerly  parallel  with 
and  distant  one  hundred  and  seventy  (170)  feet  north  of 
and  parallel  to  the  sbuth  line  of  First  (1st)  avenue,  for  a 
distance  of  three  hundred  and  ten  (310)  feet,  the  said  last 
described  spur  track  to  be  used  for  a locomotive  crane  and 
for  no  other  purpose. 

§ 3.  That  the  said  Rock  Island  Sand  and  Gravel  Com- 
pany, its  successors  and  assigns,  is  hereby  granted  until 
March  5th,  A.  D.  1925,  next  after  the  passage  of  this  ordi- 
nance, the  exclusive  privilege  of  using  and  occupying  said 
portion  of  the  levee  so  improved,  and  between  the  said 
center  line  of  Nineteenth  (19th)  street  and  the  east  line  of 
Twentieth  (20th)  street  and  north  of  the  present  existing 
tracks,  for  the  purpose  of  operating  a steam  locomotive 
crane  stationed  upon  the  said  spur  or  stub  track  above  de- 
scribed, for  the  transferring  and  delivery  of  coal  to  steam- 
boats or  other  watercraft  upon  the  Mississippi  river  ad- 
jacent thereto,  for  fuel  or  for  shipments,  and  for  the  pur- 
pose of  transferring  sand  and  gravel  from  boats  or  barges 
on  said  river  there  to  or  upon  railway  cars  on  the  said  switch 
track  above  herein  described,  or  to  or  upon  wagons  or  other 
vehicles  other  than  railway  cars  upon  the  said  driveway  so 
to  be  constructed  as  aforesaid,  and  for  the  purpose  of  load- 
or  unloading  freight  onto  and  off  of  steamboats  or  other 
watercraft  in  said  river  onto  or  from  said  levee  or  onto  or 
off  railway  cars  on  said  switch  track  above  described  with 
said  steam  locomotive  crane  for  hire;  provided,  however, 
that  the  said  Rock  Island  Sand  and  Gravel  Company  shall 
confine  its  sand  and  gravel  business  and  its  business  of  trans- 
ferring and  shipping  of  coal  and  the  mooring  of  barges  in 
connection  with  said  sand,  gravel  and  coal  business,  to  that 
part  of  said  levee  so  improved,  which  lies  east  of  the  center 
line  of  Block  Three  (3),  Spencer  & Cases’  Addition  to  the 
City  of  Rock  Island,  produced  northerly,  and  provided  fur- 


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597 


ther,  however,  that  neither  said  Rock  Island  Sand  and  Gravel 
Company,  nor  any  person  nor  corporation  shall  be  permitted 
by  said  city  to  lay  down,  maintain  or  operate  any  railway 
track  or  tracks  upon  any  portion  of  said  levee  so  improved 
other  than  the  tracks  provided  for  in  this  ordinance,  and 
that  no  person  or  corporation  shall  be  permitted  by  said 
city  to  erect  any  structures  or  place  any  obstructions  upon 
said  portion  of  said  levee  so  improved  that  will  interfere 
with  the  said  purpose  of  shipping,  delivering  and  trans- 
ferring of  coal,  sand  and  gravel  or  freight  and  the  moving 
along  said  stub  track  and  the  operation  of  said  steam  loco- 
motive crane. 

The  Rock  Island  Sand  and  Gravel  Company,  by  ac- 
cepting this  ordinance,  hereby  agree  to  conduct,  on  that  part 
of  the  premises  hereinafter  specified,  lying  west  of  the 
center  line  of  Block  Three  (3),  Spencer  & Case’s  Addition 
to  said  city  produced  northerly  as  aforesaid,  a public  dock 
or  wharf,  for  the  loading  and  unloading  of  freight  of  every 
description  except  sand  and  gravel,  to  or  from  the  tracks 
herein  specified  to  or  from  the  river,  and  in  the  conduct  of 
said  public  dock  or  wharf  the  said  Rock  Island  Sand  and 
Gravel  Company  shall  deal  fairly  and  impartially  with  the 
public  and  with  all  persons  or  corporations  desirous  of  en- 
gaging said  Rock  Island  Sand  and  Gravel  Company,  for  hire, 
to  load  or  unload  such  freight;  then  said  Rock  Island  Sand 
and  Gravel  Company  shall  not  discriminate  between  per- 
sons, firms  or  corporations  desiring  to  avail  themselves  of 
the  privileges  of  said  public  dock  or  wharf,  but  that  it  shall 
serve  all  persons  or  corporations  applying  for  such  services 
both  with  the  tracks  herein  specified  and  with  said  public 
crane,  at  a uniform  rate  for  the  same  class  of  freight  and 
without  discrimination. 

ness  of  said  public  dock  or  wharf,  the  premises  herein  de- 

It  is  further  provided  that  in  the  carrying  on  the  busi- 
scribed  shall  at  all  times  be  subject  to  the  control  of  the 
Mayor  and  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  and  in 
the  management  of  its  tracks  herein  described  it  shall  like- 


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Miscellaneous  Ordinances. 


wise  be  subject  to  the  control  of  the  Mayor  and  City  Coun- 
cil of  the  said  city. 

It  is  further  provided  that  the  tracks  herein  described 
shall  not  be  used  as  storage  tracks  by  any  railway  company, 
but  may  only  be  used  for  the  storage  of  cars  which  are  being 
loaded  or  unloaded  by  said  Rock  Island  Sand  and  Gravel 
Company,  either  in  its  business  of  conducting  a public  dock 
or  wharf  or  in  its  own  private  business;  that  as  soon  as 
practicable  after  said  cars  are  brought  onto  said  tracks 
they  shall  be  either  loaded  or  unloaded  as  the  case  may  be, 
and  when  loaded  or  unloaded  they  shall  be  moved  from  off 
said  tracks  without  delay,  so  that  said  tracks  may  at  all  times 
be  open  for  use  by  the  public  in  loading  and  unloading 
freight  to  and  from  the  river. 

It  is  further  provided  that  in  case  said  Rock  Island 
Sand  and  Gravel  Company  shall  abandon  the  use  of  said 
premises  herein  granted  for  the  purpose  herein  specified,  or 
if  it,  or  any  of  its  assigns  shall  cease  the  business  of  conduct- 
ing a public  dock  or  wharf  or  of  the  public  transfer  of 
freight  from  said  levee  to  the  river  or  said  river  to  the 
levee,  then  all  rights  hereby  granted  shall  cease  and  deter- 
mine, and  the  premises  herein  described,  together  with  the 
improvements  constructed  in  accordance  with  this  ordi- 
nance, excepting,  however,  the  machinery  and  equipment, 
may  be  taken  over  and  controlled  and  managed  by  the  City 
of  Rock  Island  without  any  compensation  being  made  there- 
for by  said  City  to  said  Rock  Island  Sand  and  Gravel  Com- 
pany. 

§ 4.  Whereas  the  provisions  of  this  ordinance  are  in 
conflict  with  the  provisions  of  a certain  ordinance  entitled 
“An  Ordinance  Concerning  Levee  Improvement  at  the  ex- 
pense of  the  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railway  Company  and 
granting  of  a right  to  said  company  to  lay  a coal  dump  track, 
and  providing  for  the  lease  by  the  city  to  said  company  of 
a portion  of  the  levee  for  the  exclusive  use  thereof  for  cer- 
tain purposes,”  which  said  ordinance  was  passed  March 
5th,  1900,  and  is  now  in  full  force  and  effect,  and  whereas 


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599 


the  rights  of  said  Rock  Island  and  Peoria  Railway  Company 
in  the  rights  and  privileges  granted  by  said  ordinance  have 
passed  to  its  assigns,  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  and  Pacific 
Railway  Company,  it  is  therefore  hereby  provided  that  the 
rights  and  privileges  hereby  granted  to  the  Rock  Island 
Sand  and  Gravel  Company  by  this  ordinance  are  subject 
to  the  rights  and  privileges  contained  in  the  said  prior  ordi- 
nance passed  March  5th,  1900,  and  before  proceeding  with 
the  levee  improvement  contemplated  by  this  ordinance  the 
said  Rock  Island  Sand  and  Gravel  Company  shall  first  secure 
and  file  in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk  of  this  city  the  written 
consent  of  said  Chicago,  Rock  Island  and  Pacific  Railway 
Company  to  the  granting  to  said  Rock  Island  Sand  and 
Gravel  Company  of  the  rights  and  privileges  in  this  ordi- 
nance contained. 

§ 5.  Nothing  in  this  ordinance  contained  shall  be  con- 
strued as  in  any  way  abridging  or  restricting  the  right  of 
said  city  to  control  the' landing  of  steamboats  or  other  water- 
craft at  said  levee,  or  the  right  to  the  collection  of  wharf- 
age from  said  boats  or  watercraft,  or  as  to  prohibit  the  use 
of  such  levee  for  the  landing  or  deposit  for  shipment  of 
articles  of  merchandise  other  than  sand  and  gravel  by  per- 
sons or  corporations  other  than  the  Rock  Island  Sand  and 
Gravel  Company ; on  the  contrary,  it  is  the  express  inten- 
tion of  said  City  of  Rock  Island  Sand  and  Gravel  Company 
to  encourage  river  traffic  and  the  landing  and  embarkation 
of  passengers  and  freight  over  said  portion  of  said  levee, 
and  it  is  the  desire  and  purpose  of  said  Rock  Island  Sand  and 
Gravel  Company  for  hire  to  use  the  said  locomotive  crane 
for  the  purpose  of  loading  and  unloading  coal  and  freight 
other  than  sand  and  gravel  for  all  persons  or  corporations 
delivering  freight  or  coal  at  said  levee  or  using  said  levee 
as  a steamboat  landing  place.  And  it  is  hereby  provided 
that  the  said  Rock  Island  Sand  and  Gravel  Company  may 
charge  a sum  not  to  exceed  twenty  (20c)  cents  per  ton  for 
transferring,  loading  or  unloading  coal  or  freight  to  and 
from  steamboats,  barges  or  other  watercraft  at  said  levee 
with  said  locomotive  crane,  and  that  during  the  period  of 


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Miscellaneous  Ordinances. 


navigation  on  said  Mississippi  river,  during  each  year  the 
price  of  sand  on  barges  at  said  levee  shall  not  exceed  the 
sum  of  forty  (40c)  cents  per  cubic  yard. 

§ 6.  That  for  and  in  consideration  of  the  grants  and 

privileges  herein  contained,  the  said  Rock  Island  Sand  and 

Gravel  Company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  shall  pay  to  the 

City  Clerk  of  said  city  during  the  month  of  April  of  each 

and  every  year  after  the  passage  and  acceptance  of  this 

ordinance,  during  the  term  contemplated  by  this  ordinance, 

the  sum  of  two  hundred  ($200)  dollars  as  rental. 

» 

§ 7.  The  said  Rock  Island  Sand  and  Gravel  Company 
shall,  upon  the  acceptance  of  this  ordinance,  file  with  the 
City  Clerk  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  together  with  the 
written  acceptance  hereinafter  provided  for,  a bond  in  the 
penal  sum  of  twenty-five  hundred  ($2,500)  dollars  payable 
to  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  conditioned  that  the  said  Rock 
Island  Sand  and  Gravel  Company  shall  complete  the  im- 
provement of  said  levee  within  the  time  and  in  the  manner 
specified  in  this  ordinance,  and  upon  its  failure  to  so  com- 
plete said  improvement  to  forfeit  the  penalty  in  said  bond 
named. 

§ 8.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  upon  the  filing  in 
the  office  of  the  City  Clerk  of  said  city,  within  thirty  (30) 
days  after  the  passage  hereof,  by  said  Rock  Island  Sand  and 
Gravel  Company,  its  written  acceptance  of  this  ordinance, 
and  after  said  acceptance  is  filed  this  ordinance  and  said 
acceptance  shall  have  the  force  and  effect  of  and  be  a con- 
tract between  said  city  and  said  Rock  Island  Sand  and  Gravel 
Company,  its  successors  and  assigns. 

(Passed  April  6th,  1910.) 


An  Ordinance  granting  the  Rock  Island  Plow  Company  the 
right  to  lay  an  extension  to  a side  track  now  on  Second 
avenue. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 


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601 


be  and  hereby  is  granted  the  right  to  lay  down,  use,  con- 
struct, maintain,  use  and  operate  on  Second  avenue,  an  ex- 
tension of  the  switch  track  which  said  company  now  has 
upon  said  avenue  and  which  lies  on  the  north  side  of  Second 
avenue  and  terminates  at  a point  about  115  feet  east  of  the 
east  line  of  Fifth  street;  said  extension  to  extend  easterly 
along  and  on  said  Second  avenue  to  the  west  line  of  Seventh 
street,  about  422  feet,  the  center  line  of  which  to  be  parallel 
to  and  seventeen  feet  from  the  north  property  line  of  said 
* avenue. 

§ 2.  The  tracks  to  be  laid  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of 
this  ordinance,  shall  be  laid  under  the  supervision,  and  to 
the  satisfaction  of  the  street  and  alley  committee  of  said 
city.  (Passed  July  1st,  1907.) 


An  Ordinance  granting  permission  to  the  Tri-City  Railway 
Company,  and  its  successors,  to  erect  and  maintain 
poles  along  Eleventh  street,  between  Twentieth  avenue 
and  Eighteenth  avenue,  and  to  carry  theron  the  neces- 
sary overhead  construction  for  the  operation  of  its 
street  railway. 

The  Tri-City  Railway  Company  now  has  its  street  rail- 
way track  located  upon  its  right-of-way  in  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  from  Twentieth  avenue  to  Eighteenth  avenue,  and 
has  its  poles  on  such  right-of-way,  carrying  the  overhead  con- 
struction necessary  for  the  operation  of  its  street  railway. 
There  is  now  opened  a street  highway  along  side  of  said  pri- 
vate right-of-way  of  said  Street  Railway  Company,  which  is 
known  as  Eleventh  street.  Property  owners  of  a majority 
of  the  frontage  on  Eleventh  street,  between  Tenth  avenue 
and  Eighteenth  avenue  have  presented  to  the  City  Council 
a written  request  and  consent  that  the  said  Street  Railway 
Company  may  be  authorized  to  erect  and  maintain  its  poles 
on  the  curb  lines  of  Eleventh  street,  as  now  located,  and 
carry  thereon  the  necessary  overhead  construction  in  connec- 
tion with  the  operation  of  said  street  railway  system. 


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§ 1.  That  permission  be  and  hereby  is  given  to  the  Tri- 
City  Railway  Company,  and  its  successors  and  assigns,  to 
erect  and  maintain  at  the  curb  line  on  each  side  of  Eleventh 
street  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  Illinois,  between  Tenth 
avenue  and  Eighteenth  avenue,  the  necessary  poles  to  carry 
the  overhead  construction  for  the  operation  of  a street  rail- 
way of  the  said  company,  on  Eleventh  street,  and  to  car^y 
on  said  poles  the  necessary  overhead  construction  that  may 
be  required  by  said  company  in  the  operation  of  its  street 
railway. 

§ 2.  This  ordinance  shall  take  effect  and  be  in  full  force 
from  and  after  the  filing  with  the  City  Clerk,  by  said  com- 
pany, and  the  written  acceptance  of  the  same,  provided  such 
acceptance  shall  be  filed  within  fifteen  (15)  days  from  its 
passage  and  approval.  (Passed  November  9th,  1908.) 


An  Ordinance  granting  to  the  Tri-City  Railway  Company, 
its  vendees,  lessees,  mortgagees,  successors  and  assigns, 
the  right  to  use, ’enjoy,  possess  and  maintain,  for  a 
period  of  twenty  (20)  years,  all  the  rights,  privileges 
and  franchises,  to  construct,  operate  and  maintain  street 
railways  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  Illinois,  heretofore 
granted  to  the  Moline  and  Rock  Island  Horse  Railroad 
Company,  The  Union  Street  Railway  Company,  The 
Rock  Island  & Milan  Street  Railway  Company,  The 
Davenport  & Rock  Island  Railway  Company,  and  said 
Tri-City  Railway  Company,  as  the  said  rights,  priv- 
ileges and  franchises  are  now  used  and  enjoyed  by  said 
Tri-City  Railway  Company,  the  successors  of  the  com- 
panies severally  above  named,  in  the  operation  and 
maintenance  of  said  street  railways ; and  also  to  grant 
to  said  Tri-City  Railway  Company,  its  successors  and 
assigns,  the  right  to  construct,  maintain  and  operate  a 
single  or  double  track  street  railway  on  the  following 
streets  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  Illinois,  to-wit : 

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(9th)  avenue  and  Twenty-fifth  (25th)  street;  thence  south 
on  Twenty-fifth  (25th)  street  to  Thirteenth  (13th)  avenue; 
thence  east  on  Thirteenth  (13th)  avenue  to  connection  with 
present  tracks  on  Thirtieth  (30th)  street;  beginning  at  con- 
nection with  present  tracks  at  Seventh  (7th)  avenue;  thence 
south  on  Thirty-eighth  (38th)  street  to  Eighteenth  (18th) 
avenue,  with  connections  to  present  tracks  on  Fourteentn 
(14th)  avenue;  on  Seventh  (7th)  street  from  Second  (2d) 
avenue  to  Eleventh  (11th)  avenue;  thence  west  on  Eleventh 
11th)  avenue  to  Second  (2d)  street;  thence  south  on  Second 
(2d)  street  to  Thirteenth  (13th)  avenue. 

Whereas,  The  Tri-City  Railway  Company  is  now  the 
sole  owner  of  all  the  street  railway  properties  and  street  rail- 
way rights  of  way,  with  all  of  the  appurtenances  thereto  be- 
longing, now  located  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  and  in 
operation  therein  on  divers  streets  and  avenues  of  said  city, 
together  with  all  the  rights,  privileges  and  franchises  which 
were  heretofore  granted  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City, of 
Rock  Island,  by  ordinance  or  resolution,  of  said  City  Council 
to  the  Moline  & Rock  Island  Horse  Railroad  Company,  the 
Union  Street  Railroad  Company,  the  Rock  Island  & Milan 
Street  Railway  Company,  the  Davenport  & Rock  Island 
Railway  Company,  and  the  Tri-City  Railway  Company, 
under  which  said  street  railways  have  been  and  are  now 
operated  and  maintained  by  said  Tri-City  Railway  Com- 
pany; and 

Whereas,  It  is  desired  by  the  citizens  of  Rock  Island, 
and  the  Mayor  and  City  Council  of  said  city,  that  the  said 
Tri-City  Railway  Company  shall  extend  its  railway  tracks, 
and  operate  the  same  upon  the  additional  streets  in  said 
city,  upon  which,  at  this  time,  there  is  no  street  car  service, 
and  which  streets  are  as  follows,  to-wit : 

Beginning  at  the  present  terminus  of  tracks  at  Ninth 
(9th)  avenue  and  Twenty-fifth  (25th)  street,  thence  south 
on  Twenty-fifth  (25th)  street  to  Thirteenth  (13th)  avenue, 
thence  east  on  Thirteenth  (13th)  avenue  to  connection  with 
present  tracks  on  Thirtieth  (30th)  street;  beginning  at  con- 


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nection  with  present  tracks  at  Seventh  (7th)  avenue,  thence 
south  on  Thirty-eighth  (38th)  street  to  Eighteenth  (18th) 
avenue,  with  connections  to  present  tracks  on  Fourteenth 
(14th)  avenue;  on  Seventh  (7th)  street  from  Second  (2d) 
avenue  to  Eleventh  (11th)  avenue,  thence  west  on  Eleventh 
(11th)  avenue  to  Second  (2d)  street,  thence  south  on  Second 
(2d)  street  to  Thirteenth  (13th)  avenue;  and 

Whereas,  Prior  to  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  peti- 
tions of  the  owners  of  the  land  representing  more  than  oner 
half  (V2)  of  the  frontage  on  each  and  all  of  the  streets  and 
avenues,  or  so  much  thereof  as  is  sought  to  be  used  for  street 
railway  purposes,  as  particularly  last  described;  and  also 
signed  by  the  owners  of  the  land  representing  more  than 
one-half  (I/2)  of  the  frontage  of  each  mile,  and  of  the  frac- 
tion of  a mile,  if  any,  in  excess  of  the  whole  miles,  measuring 
respectively  from  the  initial  points  respectively  named  in 
such  petitions,  of  each  and  all  of  such  streets  and  avenues, 
or  of  the  respective  parts  thereof  sought  to  be  used  for  street 
railway  purposes,  as  specially  described  aforesaid,  request- 
ing the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  and  State 
of  Illinois,  to  grant  unto  the  Tri-City  Railway  Company, 
its  successors  and  assigns,  the  rights,  privileges,  franchises, 
concessions  and  authority,  upon  the  said  streets  and  avenues, 
were  duly  filed  with  the  City  Clerk  and  presented  to  the  City 
Council  of  said  City  of  Rock  Island ; and 

Whereas,  The  said  City  Council  of  the  said  City  of  Rock 
Island,  after  the  filing  of  said  petitions,  but  before  the  pass- 
age of  this  ordinance,  fully  heard,  examined,  and  considered 
said  petitions,  and  it  appeared  to  them,  and  they  found  that 
said  petitions  were  signed  by  the  owners  of  the  land  repre- 
senting more  than  one-half  (V2)  of  the  frontage  on  each  and 
all  of  the  said  streets  and  avenues,  or  as  much  thereof  as  is 
sought  to  be  used  for  street  railway  purposes,  and  as  de- 
scribed aforesaid ; and  also  signed  by  the  owners  of  the  land 
representing  more  than  one-half  (V2)  of  the  frontage  of 
each  mile,  and  of  the  fraction  of  a mile,  if  any,  in  excess  of 
the  whole  miles,  measured  respectively  f!rom  the  initial 


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points  respectively  named  in  such  petitions,  of  each  and  all 
of  said  streets  and  avenues,  or  of  the  respective  parts  there- 
of sought  to  be  used  for  street  railway  purposes  as  described 
aforesaid,  in  accordance  and  in  full  compliance  with  the 
statute  of  the  State  of  Illinois,  and  in  such  case  made  and 
provided;  and 

Whereas,  The  petition  of  the  said  Tri-City  Railway 
Company  addressed  to  the  Mayor  and  City  Council  of  said 
City  of  Rock  Island,  for  an  ordinance  granting  unto  the  said 
company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  the  right  to  use,  enjoy, 
possess  and  maintain,  for  a period  of  twenty  (20)  years, 
all  the  rights,  privileges  and  franchises,  to  use,  operate  and 
maintain  street  railways  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  as  here- 
tofore granted  to  the  Moline  & Rock  Island  Horse  Railroad 
Company,  the  Union  Street  Railway  Company,  the  Rock  Isl- 
and & Milan  Street  Railway  Company,  the  Davenport  & 
Rock  Island  Railway  Company,  and  said  Tri-City  Railway 
Company,  as  the  said  rights,  privileges  and  franchises  are 
now  used  and  enjoyed  by  said  Tri-City  Railway  Company, 
the  successor  of  the  companies  severally  above  named;  and 
also  to  grant  to  said  Tri-City  Railway  Company,  its  succes- 
sors and  assigns,  the  right  to  construct,  maintain  and  oper- 
ate a single  or  double  track  street  railway  upon  the  follow- 
ing additional  streets  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  to-wit : 

Beginning  at  the  present  terminus  of  tracks  at  Ninth 
(9th)  avenue  and  Twenty-fifth  (25th)  street;  thence  south 
on  Twenty-fifth  (25th)  street  to  Thirteenth  (13th)  avenue, 
thence  east  on  Thirteenth  (13th)  avenue  to  connection  with 
present  tracks  on  Thirtieth  (30th)  street;  beginning  with 
connection  at  present  tracks  at  Seventh  (7th)  avenue;  thence 
south  on  Thirty-eighth  (38th)  street  to  Eighteenth  (18th) 
avenue,  with  connections  to  present  tracks  on  Fourteenth 
(14th)  avenue;  on  Seventh  (7th)  street  from  Second  (2d) 
avenue  to  Eleventh  (11th)  avenue,  thence  west  on  Eleventh 
(11th)  avenue  to  Second  (2d)  street,  thence  south  on  Sec- 
ond (2d)  street  to  Thirteenth  (13th)  avenue;  and, 

Whereas,  In  order  to  locate  and  construct  the  said  rail- 


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way  tracks  upon  certain  of  the  streets  and  avenues,  as  here- 
inbefore described,  it  will  be  necessary  to  do  a very  large 
amount  of  grading  and  filling,  and  will  call  for  the  expendi- 
ture of  a large  amount  of  money,  the  greater  part  of  which 
grading  and  filling  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock  Isl- 
and requests  and  desires  the  railway  company  to  do  and 
perform,  and  which  such  grading  and  filling  will  be  of  mate- 
rial benefit  to  the  city  of  Rock  Island,  and  the  citizens  there- 
of; and, 

Whereas,  the  said  Tri-City  Railway  Company  is  willing, 
in  consideration  of  an  extension  at  this  time,  for  a period 
of  twenty  (20)  years  from  the  date  of  this  ordinance,  all  of 
the  rights,  privileges  and  franchises,  to  construct,  operate 
and  maintain  street  railways  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island  and 
on  its  bridges,  as  they  are  now  owned,  possessed,  and  main- 
tained and  operated  by  the  said  Tri-City  Railway  Company, 
to  make  the  extensions  of  its  railway  system  upon  the  streets 
hereinbefore  described,  and  to  do  and  perform  such  portion 
of  the  necessary  grading  and  filling  upon  the  said  streets 
and  avenues  as  may  be  agreed  upon,  such  filling  and  grading 
to  be  done  and  performed  by  said  railway  company,  and  ac- 
cepted and  received  by  the  City  of  Rock  Island  as  compensa- 
tion hereunder,  and  not  as  a part  of  the  construction  of  any 
of  the  railway  tracks  hereinafter  authorized. 

Now,  be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of 
Rock  Island,  Illinois : § 1.  That  in  consideration  of  the  ac- 

ceptance hereof,  and  the  undertaking  of  the  Tri-City  Rail- 
way Company  to  comply  with  the  provisions  hereof,  all  the 
certain  rights,  privileges  and  franchises  which  were  hereto- 
fore granted  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island, 
by  ordinance  or  resolution  of  said  City  Council,  to  the  Mo- 
line & Rock  Island  Horse  Railroad  Company,  the  Union 
Street  Railway  Company,  the  Rock  Island  & Milan  Street 
Railway  Company,  the  Davenport  & Rock  Island  Railway 
Company,  and  the  Tri-City  Railway  Company,  and  which 
are  now  owned,  possessed  and  enjoyed  by  said  Tri-City  Rail- 
way Company,  the  lawful  successor  of  said  companies,  be, 


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and  the  same  hereby  are  granted,  renewed,  continued  and 
confirmed  unto  said  Tri-City  Railway  Company,  its  vendees, 
lessees,  mortgagees,  successors  and  assigns,  for  and  during 
the  full  term  of  twenty  (20)  years  from  the  passage  of  this 
ordinance. 

§ 2.  That  in  consideration  of  the  acceptance  hereof, 
and  the  undertaking  of  the  Tri-City  Railway  Company  to 
comply  with  the  provisions  hereof,  full  power,  right  and 
authority  be,  and  the  same  hereby  is  granted  to  said  Tri- 
City  Railway  Company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  to  con- 
struct and  maintain  for  a period  of  twenty  (20)  years  from 
and  after  the  passage  and  approval  of  this  ordinance,  a sin- 
gle or  double  track  street  railway  upon  the  following  streets 
and  avenues  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  Illinois,  to-wit: 

Beginning  at  present  terminus  of  tracks  at  Ninth  (9th) 
avenue  and.  Twenty-fifth  (25th)  street,  thence  south  on 
Twenty-fifth  (25th)  street  to  Thirteenth  (13th)  avenue, 
thence  east  on  Thirteenth  (13th)  avenue  to  connection  with 
present  tracks  on  Thirtieth  (30th)  street;  beginning  at  con- 
nection with  present  tracks  at  Seventh  (7th)  avenue,  thence 
1 south  on  Thirty-eighth  (38th)  street  to  Eighteenth  (18th) 
avenue,  with  connections  to 4 present  tracks  on  Fourteenth 
(14th)  avenue;  on  Seventh  (7th)  street  from  Second  (2d) 
avenue  to  Eleventh  (11th)  avenue,  thence  west  on  Eleventh 
(11th)  avenue  to  Second  (2d)  street,  thence  south  on  Second 
(2d)  street  to  Thirteenth  (13th)  avenue  ; work  on  the  above 
to  be  commenced  within  sixty  days  after  the  passage  -and 
approval  of  this  ordinance. 

§ 3.  The  right  and  franchises  for  the  location  of  said 
railway  tracks  upon  the  streets  and  avenues  described  in 
the  preceding  section,  is  upon  the  express  condition  that  the 
tracks  shall  be  operated  and  maintained  as  a part  of  the 
existing  system  of  the  Tri-City  Railway  Company  in  the  City 
of  Rock  Island,  and  shall  be  located,  maintained  and  oper- 
ated under  the  terms  and  conditions  as  now  exist  in  relation 
to  the  operation  of  those  tracks  to  which  the  same  shall  be 
connected  and  form  a part,  as  is  provided  for  by  the  ordi- 
nances to  the  said  Tri-City  Railway  Company. 


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§ 4.  The  Tri-City  Railway  Company  has  agreed  to  re- 
move its  rails  on  Second  (2d)  avenue  between  Seventh  (7th) 
and  Fifth  (5th)  streets  and  on  Fifth  (5th)  street  between 
Second  (2d)  and  Fourth  (4th)  avenues,  provided  the  City 
Council  order  it  so  to  do,  which  order  the  City  Council  here- 
by gives,  which  instructions  to  remove  the  rails  immediately 
upon  the  completion  of  the  tracks  on  Seventh  street  between 
Second  (2d)  and  Eleventh  (11th)  avenues. 

§ 5.  Said  Tri-City  Railway  Company  further  agrees  to 
the  following  conditions  and  requirements : 

First.  The  City  of  Rock  Island  promises  and  agrees 
to  establish  a grade  on  that  part  of  Thirty-eighth  (38th) 
street  to  be  occupied  hereunder,  at  no  greater  percentage 
than  at  present  established,  and  on  that  part  of  Twenty- 
fifth  (25th)  street  to  be  occupied  hereunder,  the  grade  not 
to  exceed  six  per  cent  (6%),  and  the  Tri-City  Railway  Com- 
pany agrees  to  construct,  maintain  and  operate  a street  rail- 
way line  on  said  Thirty-eighth  (38th)  street  from  Seventh 
(7th)  to  Eighteenth  (18th)  avenues,  at  the  same  time  said 
street  is  being  improved  by  grading  and  paving,  even  though 
the  improvement  is  not  undertaken  within  five  (5)  years 
from  the  passage  and  approval  of  this  ordinance,  and  when 
completed,  to  maintain  a thirty  (30)  minute  schedule  there- 
on. 

The  said  railway  company  further  agrees  that  when 
said  Thirty-eighth  street  is  improved,  that  said  company 
will  pay  for  that  portion  of  the  whole  grading  and  paving 
as  the  space  between  the  rails  and  for  eighteen  (18)  inches 
outside  of  the  said  rails  bears  to  the  total  width  of  the  street 
from  curb  to  curb. 

Second.  The  Railway  Company  agrees  to  do  a fair  pro- 
portion of  the  necessary  grading  and  filling  of  said  streets, 
to  bring  the  same  to  said  established  grades,  such  propor- 
tion to  be  agreed  upon  between  the  City  of  Rock  Island  and 
the  Railway  Company,  upon  conditions,  and  provided,  that 
the  City  will  permit  the  Railway  Company  to  obtain  the 
necessary  dirt  from  the  adjoining  streets;  the  City  will  pro- 


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tect  and  hold  the  Railway  Company  harmless  from  any  and 
all  claims  for  damages  by  abutting  property  owners  on  said 
streets,  because  of  and  on  account  of  the  change  of  grade 
and  the  grading  and  filling  of  said  streets  to  conform  to  the 
grade  established  by  the  City;  and  further  provided,  that 
the  Railway  Company  shall  be  permitted  to  remove  the  pres- 
ent bridge  on  said  Thirteenth  (13th)  avenue,  and  to  fill  to 
the  width  of  the  present  bridge,  the  avenue  at  that  place  to 
conform  to  the  established  grade,  to  do  and  perform  which 
work  and  improvement  the  right  is  hereby  granted  the  said 
Railway  Company. 

Third.  The  Railway  Company  agrees  that  it  will  pro- 
ceed promptly,  after  the  passage  of  this  ordinance,  to  do  the 
grading  and  filling  hereinbefore  defined,  which  it  is  to  do, 
and  bring  the  same  to  completion,  and  have  its  railway  upon 
said  additional  streets,  located,  constructed  and  in  operation 
within  eighteen  (18)  months  after  the  passage  of  this  ordi- 
nance, provided  the  City  will  do  its  part  so  as  not  to  delay 
the  work  hereunder. 

§ 6.  It  is  understood  and  agreed  that  the  Tri-City 
Railway  Company  shall  furnish  transportation  from  any 
point  on  its  lines  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island  to  any  other 
point  on  its  lines  in  said  city,  to  mail  carriers  of  the  United 
States,  when  in  uniform,  for  such  sums  as  shall  be  the 
amount  of  the  annual  appropriation  of  the  United  States 
for  transportation  purposes,  applicable  to  the  Post  Office  of 
Rock  Island. 

§ 7.  It  is  further  provided  and  understood  that  the  Tri- 
City  Railway  Company  shall,  as  it  becomes  necessary  to 
remove  old  poles,  or  re-set  them,  within  the  fire  limits  of  the 
City  of  Rock  Island,  replace  the  same  with  iron  poles,  or  in 
case  the  city  or  citizens  thereof  undertake  to  beautify,  or 
pave,  or  illuminate  any  special  block  in  said  fire  district, 
•the  said  Tri-City  Railway  Company  will,  at  the  same  time 
that  the  said  improvement  is  being  made,  replace  the  existing 
wooden  poles  with  iron  poles. 

§ 8.  It  is  further  agreed  that  the  Tri-City  Railway 


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Company  shall  double  track  its  lines  on  Third  avenue  be- 
tween Fifteenth  (15th)  and  Twentieth  (20th)  streets. 

§ 9.  It  is  further  agreed  that  the  Tri-City  Railway 
Company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  shall  sprinkle  or  cause 
to  be  sprinkled,  all  paved  portions  of  streets  and  avenues  on 
which  its  tracks  are  laid  and  operated  in  the  City  of  Rock 
Island,  north  of  the  south  curb  line  of  Seventh  (7th)  avenue 
and  on  Twenty-first  (21st)  street,  between  Seventh  (7th) 
and  Ninth  (9th)  avenues,  and  on  Fifteenth  (15th)  street  be- 
tween Seventh  (7th)  and  Eleventh  (11th)  avenues,  said 
sprinkling  to  be  done  at  least  twice  each  day  from  the  first 
day  of  April  to  the  first  day  of  October,  each  and  every  year 
after  the  passage  and  approval  of  this  ordinance,  the  water 
for  such  sprinkling  purposes  to  be  furnished  by  the  City  of 
Rock  Island  to  the  Railway  Company  without  charge.. 

§ 10.  The  Tri-City  Railway  Company  agrees  to  pay  to 
the  City  of  Rock  Island,  for  the  use  of  certain  Rock  river 
bridges,  belonging  to  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  near  Milan, 
(being  the  bridges  now  used  by  the  railway  company)  the 
sum  of  twelve  hundred  and  fifty  ($1,250)  dollars  per  annum 
during  the  period  of  this  franchise,  payable  May  1st  in  each, 
year. 

Provided,  however,  that  in  case  the  city  is  in  need  of 
funds  to  repair  or  reconstruct  said  bridges,  and  shall  have 
entered  into  contract  therefor,  the  Railway  Company  agrees, 
upon  request  through  resolution  of  the  City  Council,  to  pay 
in  advance  such  portion  of  said  rental,  not  to  exceed  the 
aggregate  sum  of  twenty-five  thousand  ($25,000)  dollars, 
as  may  be  shown  to  be  needed  under  said  contract  for  repairs 
or  reconstruction. 

And,  provided,  further,  that  the  sum  aforesaid,  whether 
paid  annually  or  in  advance,  shall  be  paid  by  said  Railway^ 
Company  and  received  and  accepted  by  the  said  City  of  Rock 
Island  in  satisfaction  of  all  claims,  rentals  or  charge  due, 
or  to  become  due,  to  said  City  of  Rock  Island,  or  its  grantees, 
for  the  use  of  said  bridges  by  said  company  during  the  period 


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of  twenty  (20)  years  from  the  passage  and  approval  of  this 
ordinance. 

And,  provided,  further,  that  all  the  terms  and  conditions 
in  existing  ordinances,  applicable  to  the  use  of  said  bridges 
by  said  railway  Company  inconsistent  herewith,  be  hereby 
repealed. 

§ 11.  First.  All  the  franchises  in  this  ordinance  ex- 
tended and  renewed  to  said  Tri-City  Railway  Company,  its 
vendees,  lessees,  mortgagees,  successors  and  assigns,  shall 
be  subject  to  all  the  terms,  conditions  and  requirements 
of  the  original  and  supplemental  ordinances,  granting  the 
said  franchises,  and  subject  further  to  all  the  rights,  priv- 
ileges and  reservations  reserved  to  the  City  of  Rock  Island 
by  the  said  original  and  supplemental  ordinances,  except  as 
hereinotherwise  provided. 

Second.  It  is  agreed  that  the  Tri-City  Railway  Com- 
pany, during  the  life  of  the  franchise  granted  by  this  ordi- 
nance, give  to  the  City  of  Rock  Island  the  same  minimum 
rate  of  fare  that  said  Railway  Company,  during  said  time, 
shall  give  to  the  cities  of  Moline,  Illinois,  and  Davenport, 
Iowa. 

Third.  It  is  further  agreed  that  the  Tri-City  Rail- 
way Company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  will,  from  and 
after,  the  passage  and  approval  of  this  ordinance,  continue 
to  repair  its  cars,  and  such  cars  as  the  Railway  Company 
may  itself  build,  shall  be  built  in  the  shops  of  said  Railway 
Company  in  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  and,  provided,  further, 
that  the  sub-station  (formerly  power  house)  on  Twenty- 
third  street,  shall  be  continued  as  at  present. 

Fourth.  Said  Railway  Company  agrees  that  within 
two  (2)  years  after  the  passage  and  approval  of  this  ordi- 
nance, a twelve  (12)  minute  schedule  will  be  provided  on 
its  line  now  known  as  the  “Blue  Line.” 

Fifth.  It  is  further  agreed  that  the  Tri-City  Railway 
Company,  its  successors  and  assigns,  will  from  and  after 
the  passage  and  approval  of  this  ordinance,  run  a car  hourly 


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from  Davenport,  Iowa,  to  Rock  Island,  Illinois,  and  return, 
from  twelve  o’clock  midnight  until  six  o’clock  a.  m.,  and  then 
continue  the  service  on  the  same  schedule  as  at  present. 

§ 12.  The  said  Tri-City  Railway  Company  shall  be 
liable  for  and  pay  to  persons  injured,  whether  in  person  or 
property,  all  damages  which  may  result  from  the  negligence 
or  carelessness  of  said  company,  or  any  of  its  agents,  ser- 
vants or  employes,  in  the  erection,  maintenance  or  opera- 
tion of  its  lines  of  railway,  and  said  Railway  Company  shall 
save  and  hold  said  City  of  Rock  Island  harmless  from  all 
damages,  costs  and  causes  of  action  which  may  accrue 
against  it  by  reason  of  the  erection,  maintenance  and  opera- 
tion of  the  said  lines-of  railway. 

§ 13.  The  Tri-City  Railway  Company,  its  successors 
and  assigns,  shall  maintain  during  the  period  hereof  a first- 
class  street  railway  system,  with  reasonable  and  proper 
extensions  and  betterments  of  the  system  and  service  as  the 
growth  of  the  city  and  the  increase  in  the  population  de- 
mands in  handling  street  railway  business. 

The  said  Tri-City  Railway  Company,  its  successors  and 
assigns,  shall  furnish  for  the  service  of  its  patrons,  first- 
class,  modern  cars  and  equipment,  and  they  shall  be  kept 
reasonably  comfortable  and  well  lighted  at  all  times. 

The  said  Railway  Company  in  event  of  disagreement  or 
dispute  with  reference  to  wages  or  working  hours  with  its 
motormemand  conductors,  which  may  result  in  a strike  or 
lock-out,  shall  submit  the  question  at  issue  to  a board  of 
arbitration,  such  board  to  be  composed  of  one  member  ap- 
pointed by  the  Railway  Company,  one  by  the  employes,  and 
the  two  so  chosen  shall  elect  a third  party,  which  board  of 
arbitration  shall  consider  the  points  at  issue,  and  their 
decision  shall  be  final,  and  binding  on  both  parties  to  the  ar- 
bitration. 

§ 14.  The  cars  of  interurban  companies  shall  be  per- 
mitted to  enter  to  the  business  district  of  the  city  of  Rock 
Island,  over  the  tracks  of  the  Tri-City  Railway  Company, 


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613 


as  hereto  authorized,  for  the  purpose  of  delivering  in-com- 
ing  business  which  originates  beyond,  and  out-going  busi- 
ness destined  beyond  the  territory  served  by  this  company, 
under  such  equitable  allowance  for  compensation  for  the  use 
of  tracks,  terminals,  power,  etc.,  as  may  be  agreed  upon  or 
arrived  at  in  the  usual  way,  due  consideration  being  given 
to  the  weight  of  equipment,  operating  conditiohs  and  de- 
mand on  power  of  this  company. 

§ 15.  Said  company  further  agrees  that  its  cars  on  the 
“Elm”  street  line  will  turn  on  Seventh  (7th)  street  and 
Second  (2d)  avenue,  and  go  thence  south  to  Fourth  (4th) 
avenue,  thence  west  bn  Fourth  (4th)  avenue  to  terminus  at 
First  (1st)  street. 

§ 16.  It  is  further  understood  and  agreed  by  and  be- 
tween the  said  Tri-City  Railway  Company,  its  vendees, 
lessees,  mortgagees,  successors  and  assigns,  and  the  City 
of  Rock  Island,  that  no  ordinance  granting  any  rights,  priv- 
ileges or  franchise  to  the  said  Tri-City  Railway  Company, 
or  its  predecessors,  by  said  city,  or  binding  the  said  company 
or  its  predecessors  to  do  or  perform  any  act  or  thing,  shall 
be  repealed,  except  it  be  in  direct  conflict  with  the  terms  of 
this  ordinance. 

§ 17.  The  said  Railway  Company  shall,  within  thirty 
(30)  days  from  the  passage  and  approval  of  this  ordinance, 
file  with  the  City  Clerk  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  its  ac- 
ceptance in  writing,  of  the  terms  and  conditions  of  this 
ordinance,  and  upon  the  failure  of  said  Railway  Company  so 
to  do,  within  said  time,  this  ordinance  shall  be  void  and  of 
no  effect. 

Passed  April  13th,  A.  D.  1910. 

Vetoed  by  Mayor  April  18th,  1910. 

Reconsidered  and  passed  over  Mayor’s  veto  by  vote  of 
eleven  ayes  and  two  nays,  April  21st,  1910. 

Approved  May  2d,  A.  D.  1910. 

George  W.  McCaskrin,  Mayor. 

Attest : M.  T.  Rudgren,  City  Clerk. 


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Miscellaneous  Ordinances. 


I,  M.  T.  Rudgren,  City  Clerk  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island, 
do  hereby  certify  that  the  foregoing  ordinance  is  a true  and 
correct  copy  of  an  ordinance  passed  by  the  City  Council  of 
the  City  of  Rock  Island,  at  a regular  meeting  of  said  Council 
held  April  13,  1910,  and  which  said  ordinance  the  Mayor 
of  the  said  City  of  Rock  Island  returned  to  the  City  Council 
at  its  regular  meeting  held  April  18th,  1910,  with  his  veto 
thereof  attached,  and  that  at  an  adjourned  regular  meeting 
of  said  Council,  held  April  22,  1910,  Alderman  Blocklinger, 
a member  of  said  Council,  moved  an  immediate  reconsidera- 
tion of  the  foregoing  ordinance,  which  motion  was  properly 
seconded  and  carried.  Alderman  Blocklinger  then  moved 
the  adoption  of  the  foregoing  ordinance,  which  said  motion 
was  properly  seconded,  and  an  aye  and  nay  vote  of  the 
members  of  the  City  Council  was  taken  thereon;  and  that 
eleven  members  of  said  Council  voted  for  the  adoption  ol 
the  foregoing  ordinance  and  two  members  of  said  Council 
voted  against  the  adoption  of  the  foregoing  ordinance. 
Whereupon  the  Mayor  declared  said  ordinance  passed  and 
adopted. 

In  Witness  Whereof,  I have  hereunto  attached  my  sig- 
nature and  the  seal  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  Illinois,  this 
22d  day  of  April,  A.  D.  1910. 

(Signed)  M.  T.  Rudgren,  City  Clerk. 


PART  IV. 


GRADES  OF  STREETS 


(This  does  not  purport  to  give  all  the 
grades  of  the  City) 


GRADES  OF  STREETS 


An  Ordinance  establishing  grades  in  the  streets  of  the  City 

of  Rock  Island. 

Be  it  ordained  by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock 
Island:  § 1.  The  system  and  plans  of  general  grades  for 

the  streets  of  this  city  prepared  by  Special  Engineer  W. 
G.  Paddock,  comprising  sheets  numbered  one  (1)  to  nine 
(9)  inclusive,  approved  by  the  City  Council  March  18,  1889, 
and  filed  in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk  of  this  city,  are  hereby 
adopted. 

§ 2.  Said  grades  are  referred  to  permanent  bench 
marks,  the  description,  location  and  elevation  of  which  are 
given  in  the  book  marked  “Bench  Marks,  City  of  Rock  Isl- 
and,” filed  in  the  office  of  the  City  Clerk  of  this  city,  and 
these  bench  marks  are  adopted  as  a means  of  locating  the 
grades  specified.  The  iron  stakes,  the  description,  location 
and  approximate  elevation  of  which  are  given  in  the  same 
book  are  not  adopted  as  a means  of  ascertaining  the  grades, 
but  shall  only  be  regarded  as  a convenient  means  of  approxi- 
mating them. 

§ 3.  All  ordinances  or  parts  of  ordinances  inconsistent 
with  this  ordinance  are  hereby  repealed.  (Passed  April  5, 
1889.  2 Mss  Ord.,  303.) 

(COPY  OF  BOOK  ABOVE  REFERRED  TO.) 

C.  B.  M.  No.  1 is  on  Mr.  McMaster’s  dwelling  house 
near  the  southwest  corner  of  Thirtieth  street  and  Fifth 
avenue.  It  is  center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set  horizontally 
in  the  east  wall  .6  of  a foot  from  the  northeast  corner  of  the 
same  and  1 foot  above  the  ground.  Elevation,  44.231  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  2 is  on  main  building  of  the  Huber  Brewery 
near  the  southeast  corner  of  Thirtieth  street  and  Seventh 


618 


Grades  of  Streets. 


avenue.  It  is  center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set  horizontally  in 
the  west  side  of  the  stone  foundation  2.2  feet  below  a stone 
marked  “1880”  and  8 inches  south  of  the  northwest  corner 
of  the  same.  Elevation,  111.448  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  3 is  on  K.  Atkinson’s  dwelling  house  near 
the  southeast  corner  of  Thirtieth  street  and  Tenth  avenue. 
It  is  the  center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set  horizontally  in  the 
west  wall  20  inches  south*  of  the  northwest  corner  of  the 
same  and  1 foot  above  the  ground.  Elevation,  170.139  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  4 is  on  stone  foundation  of  T.  H.  Church’s 
dwelling  house  near  the  southwest  corner  of  Thirtieth  street 
and  Thirteenth  avenue.  It  is  the  center  of  hole  in  copper 
bolt  set  horizontally  6 inches  west  of  the  northeast  corner 
of  the  same  and  one  foot  above  the  ground.  Elevation,  156.- 
946  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  5 is  on  chimney  of  the  South  Park  Presby- 
terian church  near  the  southeast  corner  of  Thirtieth  street 
and  Fifteenth  avenue.  It  is  the  center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt 
set  horizontally  in  the  southside  of  said  chimney  3 feet  above 
the  ground.  Elevation,  162.097  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  6 is  on  the  stone  foundation  of  Mr.  Hardy’s 
dwelling  house  near  the  southeast  corner  of  Twenty-fourth 
street  and  Fifth  and  a Half  avenue.  It  is  the  center  of  hole 
in  copper  bolt  set  horizontally  in  said  foundation  14  inches 
south  of  the  northwest  corner  of  the  same  and  20  inches 
above  the  ground.  Elevation,  37.453  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  7 is  on  the  stone  foundation  of  Ed.  Shield’s 
dwelling  house  near  the  southeast  corner  of  Twenty-fifth 
street  and  Fifth  and  a Half  avenue.  It  is  center  of  hole  in 
copper  bolt  set  horizontally  in  west  wall  of  said  foundation 
8 inches  south  of  the  northwest  corner  and  6 inches  above 
the  ground.  Elevation,  36.805  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  8 is  on  stone  foundation  of  Mrs.  Kerby’s 
dwelling  house  near  southeast  corner  of  Twenty-sixth  street 
and  Fifth  and  a Half  avenue.  It  is  center  of  hole  in  copper 
bolt  set  horizontally  in  said  foundation  10  inches  south  of  the 


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619 


northwest  corner  of  the  same  and  6 inches  above  the  ground. 
Elevation,  36.425  feet. 

% 

C.  B.  M.  No.  9 is  on  foundation  of  city  water  works.  It 
is  center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set  horizontally  in  upper  foun- 
dation stone  in  the  east  side  of  the  southeast  corner.  Ele- 
vation, 20.476  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  10  is  on  the  west  stone  abutment  of  the  rail- 
road culvert  through  which  pass  the  Davenport  and  Rock 
Island  street  cars.  It  is  top  of  copper  bolt  set  vertically  in 
said  abutment  near  the  top  and  near  the  south  end  of  the 
same.  Elevation  30.169  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  11  is  on  the  west  side  of  the  retaining  wall 
of  a culvert  on  Fifth  avenue  near  Twenty-seventh  street.  It 
is  center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set  horizontally  >in  said  re- 
taining wall  6 inches  b$low  the  capstone.  Elevation,  31.906 
feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  12  is  on  the  west  wall  of  the  Bean  block. 
It  is  center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set  horizontally  in  said  wall 
9 inches  north  of  the  northeast  corner  of  Twelfth  street  and 
Third  avenue  and  3%  feet  above  the  sidewalk.  Elevation, 
24.120  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  13  is  on  south  side  of  stone  foundation  wall 
of  saloon  building.  It  is  center  of  hole  in^  copper  bolt  set 
horizontally  in  said  wall  IV2  feet  east  of  the  northeast  cor- 
ner of  Twelfth  street  and  Fifth  avenue.  Elevation,  16.791 
feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  14  is  on  stone  foundation  wall  of  building. 
It  is  center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set  horizontally  in  said  wall 
on  the  west  side  of  Twelfth  street  and  about  40  feet  north 
of  northwest  corner  of  Twelfth  street  and  Seventh  avenut 
and  being  10  inches  south  of  the  northeast  corner  of  said 
building  and  3 inches  above  the  sidewalk.  Elevation  18.966 
feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  15  is  on  north  wall  of  school  building  near 
the  southeast  corner  of  Twelfth  street  and  Ninth  avenue.  It 
is  center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set  horizontally  in  said  wall 


620 


Grades  of  Streets. 


2.8  feet  west  of  the  northeast  corner  of  said  building  and  5 
feet  above  a walk.  Elevation,  37.555  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  16  is  on  east  wall  of  a store  at  southwest 
corner  of  Twenty-first  street  and  Fifth  avenue.  It  is  center 
of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set  horizontally  in  said  east  wall,  8 
inches  south  of  the  southwest  corner  of  Twenty-first  street 
and  Fifth  avenue,  and  10  inphes  above  the  sidewalk.  Ele- 
vation, 27.601  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  17  is  on  north  wall  of  foundation  of  house. 
It  is  center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set  horizontally  in  said  wall 
12  inches  east  of  the  southeast  corner  of  Ninth  street  and 
Fifth  avenue,  and  17  inches  above  the  ground.  Elevation, 
16.024  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  18  is  on  the  south  foundation  wall  of  a 
house  near  the  northeast  corner  of  Ninth  street  and  Second 
avenue.  It  is  center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set  horizontally  in 
said  wall  2.3  feet  east  of  the  southwest  corner  of  said  house 
and  1.4  feet  above  the  ground.  Elevation,  27.504  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  19  is  on  foundation  of  saloon  on  the  south- 
west corner  of  Ninth  street  and  Seventh  avenue.  It  is  center 
of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set  horizontally  in  said  foundation  .8 
of  a foot  south  of  the  northeast  corner  of  said  building,  and 
one  foot  above  the  ground.  Elevation,  19.515  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  20  is  on  the  south  end  of  east  wing  wall  of 
stone  culvert.  It  is  center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set  horizon- 
tally in  said  wall  one  foot  below  the  capstone  and  12  feet 
north  of  the  southeast  corner  of  Ninth  street  and  Tenth 
avenue.  Elevation,  20.980  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  21  is  on  brick  store  building  at  the  south- 
east corner  of  Twentieth  street  and  Third  avenue.  It  is 
center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set  horizontally  in  the  north  wall 
of  said  building,  8V2  feet  east  of  the  northwest  corner  and 
1.8  feet  above  the  sidewalk.  Elevation,  22.216  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  22  is  on  the  south  wall  of  house  No.  705 
Fourth  avenue.  It  is  center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set  hori- 
zontally in  said  wall  4 inches  west  of  the  southeast  corner 


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621 


of  said  house,  being  6 inches  above  the  ground  and  75  feet 
east  of  the  northeast  corner  of  Seventh  street  and  Fourth 
avenue.  Elevation  26.023  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  23  is  on  a stone  wall.  It  is  center  of  hole  in 
copper  bolt  set  horizontally  in  a stone  wall  8 feet  south  of  the 
southwest  corner  of  Fourth  street  and  Fourth  avenue,  and 
is  two  feet  above  the  ground.  Elevation,  28.935  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  24  is  on  south  wall  around  Hugh  Warnock’s 
house.  It  is  center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set  horizontally  in 
said  wall,  2 feet  east  of  the  southwest  corner  of  the  same,  1 
foot  above  the  ground,  being  73 */2  feet  north  of  the  north- 
east corner  of  Second  street  and  Fifth  avenue.  Elevation, 
23.519  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  25  is  on  south  side  stone  foundation  wall  of 
house  No.  423  Sixth  street.  It  is  center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt 
set  horizontally  in  said  wall  .7  feet  east  of  the  southwest 
corner  of  the  same  and  2 feet  above  the  ground.  It  is  also 
about  75  feet  north  of  Fifth  avenue.  Elevation,  17.850  feet. 

• C.  B.  M.  No.  26  is  on  brick  Armory  building  at  the  south- 
west corner  of  Sixteenth  street  and  Third  avenue.  It  is 
center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set  horizontally  in  the  east  wall 
of  said  building  9%  feet  south  of  the  northeast  corner  of 
the  same  and  3U/2  F|et  above  the  sidewalk.  Elevation,  24.- 
960  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  27  is  on  the  brick  Harper  House  building 
at  the  southwest  corner  of  Nineteenth  street  and  Second 
avenue.  It  is  the  center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set  hori- 
zontally in  the  east  wall  of  said  building  2.9  feet  south  of 
the  northeast  corner  of  the  same  and  2.84  feet  above  the 
sidewalk.  Elevation,  23.352  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  28  is  on  brick  store  building  at  the  south- 
east corner  of  Seventeenth  street  and  Second  avenue.  It  is 
center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set  horizontally  in  the  west  wall 
of  said  building  21 1/2  feet  south  of  the  northwest  corner  of 
the  same  and  3 feet  above  the  sidewalk.  Elevation,  25.031 
feet. 


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Grades  of  Streets. 


C.  B.  M.  No.  29  is  on  north  wall  of  WideAwake  Hook 
and  Ladder  House.  It  is  center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set 
horizontally  in  said  wall,  19.4  feet  east  of  the  southeast  cor- 
ner of  Fourteenth  street  and  Second  avenue,  and  2.8  feet 
above  the  sidewalk.  Elevation,  21.945  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  30  is  on  the  foundation  wall  near  the  north- 
east corner  of  house  No.  1028  Second  avenue.  It  is  center 
of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set  horizontally  in  said  wall  about  20 
feet  south  and  about  25  feet  west  of  the  southwest  corner  of 
Eleventh  street  and  Second  avenue  and  1.2  feet  above  ground. 
Elevation,  24.414  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  31  is  on  the  south  wall  of  the  Rock  Island 
Plow  Co.’s  main  building,  .85  feet  east  of  the  southwest  cor- 
ner of  said  building.  It  is  center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set 
horizontally  in  said  wall  about  in  line  with  the  west  side  of 
Fifth  street  and  on  the  north  side  of  Second  avenue.  Ele- 
vation, 20.804  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  32  is  on  the  stone  foundation  wall  of  new 
Stove  Works  building,  3 feet  above  the  ground  and  2 feet 
east  of  the  southwest  corner  of  said  building.  It  is  center 
of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set  horizontally  in  said  wall  and  it  is 
about  2 feet  east  of  the  west  line  of  Third  street  and  on  the 
north  side  of  Third  avenue.  Elevation,  17.450  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  33  is  on  the  north  wall  of  school  build- 
ing .7  feet  east  of  the  northwest  corner  of  said  building  and 
3 feet  above  the  ground.  It  is  center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt 
set  horizontally  in  said  wall  about  80  feet  east  and  25  feet 
south  of  the  southeast  corner  of  Seventh  street  and  Third 
avenue.  Elevation,  30.846  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  34  is  on  stone  foundation  of  the  Catholic 
church  spire  at  the  southeast  corner  of  Twenty-second  street 
and  Fourth  avenue.  It  is  center  of  hole  in  a copper  bolt 
set  horizontally  on  the  north  side  of  said  spire,  1.6  feet  east 
of  the  northwest  corner  of  the  same  and  is  3.2  feet  above 
the  sidewalk.  Elevation,  28.207  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  35  is  on  brick  building  near  the  southwest 


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corner  of  Nineteenth  street  and  Fourth  avenue.  It  is  center 
of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set  horizontally  in  the  east  wall  of 
said  building  .7  feet  south  of  the  northeast  corner  of  the 
same  and  3 feet  above  the  ground.  Elevation,  21.296  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  36  is  on  stone  foundation  wall  of  saloon 
building  on  the  northwest  corner  of  Fifth  Avenue  and  Twen- 
ty-fourth street.  It  is  center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set  hori- 
zontally in  said  wall  5 inches  west  of  the  southeast  corner 
of  the  same  and  11  inches  above  the  sidewalk.  Elevation, 
30.818  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  37  is  on  stone  foundation  wall  of  house  No. 
2405  Seventh  avenue.  It  is  center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set 
horizontally  in  said  wall,  7 feet  east  of  the  southwest  cor- 
ner of  said  house,  and  it  is  2 feet  above  the  ground.  It  is 
also  8 feet  north  and  40  feet  east  of  the  northeast  corner 
of  Twenty-fourth  street  and  Seventh  avenue.  Elevation,  46.- 
441  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  38  is  a cross  cut  on  top  of  a large  boulder 
near  the  northwest  corner  of  Second  street  and  Thirteenth 
avenue.  Elevation,  18.973  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  39  is  top  of  a railroad  spike  driven  into 
the  east  side  of  a black  oak  tree,  about  77  feet  to  right  of 
station  30  plus  96  of  the  line  of  levels  on  the  R.  I.  & P.  R. 
R.  and  is  6 inches  above  the  ground.  Elevation,  18.263  feet, 

C.  B.  M.  No.  40  is  top  of  a railroad  spike  driven  into  the 
root  of  a white  oak  tree  14  inches  in  diameter,  about  35  feet 
to  the  left  of  station  20  plus  10  of  the  Twenty-second  street 
line.  Elvation,  73.394  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  41  is  top  of  railroad  spike  driven  into  the 
root  of  a black  oak  tree  18  inches  in  diameter,  about  45  feet 
to  the  right  of  station  27  plus  60  of  the  Twenty-second  street 
line  and  is  on  the  south  side  of  the  tree.  Elevation,  141.043 
feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  42  is  a top  of  railroad  spike  driven  into  the 
root  of  a black  oak  tree  12  inches  in  diameter.  It  is  on  west 
side  of  said  tree  and  it  is  about  45  feet  to  left  of  station  34 


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plus  6 of  the  Twenty-second  street  line.  Elevation,  164.660 
feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  43  is  top  of  railroad  spike  driven  in  the 
root  of  Honey  Locust  about  one  foot  above  the  ground  and  on 
southwest  side  of  the  same,  and  15  feet  to  left  of  station  39 
plus  27  of  the  Twenty-second  street  line.  Elevation,  161.188 
feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  44  is  on  stone  foundation  wall  of  Thos. 
Davis’  house  on  Twenty-sixth  street,  1.8  feet  from  the 
ground  and  .9  of  a foot  south  of  the  northwest  corner  of  the 
same.  It  is  center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set  horizontally  in 
said  wall  233  feet  north  of  Seventh  avenue.  Elevation, 
44.230  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  45  is  on  stone  foundation  wall  of  ho^se  No. 
2709  Sixth  avenue.  It  is  center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set 
horizontally  in  said  wall  four  inches  east  of  the  southwest 
corner  of  the  same  and  three  feet  above  the  ground.  Said 
B.  M.  is  about  100  feet  east  of  the  northeast  corner  of  Twen- 
ty-seventh street  and  Sixth  avenue.  Elevation,  39.496  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  46  is  on  stone  foundation  wall  of  house  No. 
2638  Seventh  avenue.  It  is  center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set 
horizontally  in  said  wall  M1/^  feet  west  of  the  northeast  cor- 
ner of  the  same,  3 inches  above  the  ground.  Said  B.  M.  is 
about  33  feet  west  of  the  southwest  corner  of  Twenty- 
seventh  street  and  Seventh  avenue.  Elevation,  47.951  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  47  is  on  south  wall  of  Sixth  ward  school 
house.  It  is  center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set  horizontally  in 
said  wall  12  inches  east  of  the  southwest  corner  of  the  same 
and  5!/2  feet  above  the  ground.  Elevation,  64.790  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  48  is  on  south  side  of  stone  foundation  of 
the  front  part  of  Mr.  Downes’  residence.  It  is  center  of 
hole  in  copper  bolt  set  horizontally  in  said  wall,  it  is  .9  of  a 
foot  north  of  the  southeast  corner  of  the  same,  and  1.4  feet 
above  the  ground.  It  is  also  about  120  feet  north  of  the 
northwest  corner  of  Thirtieth  street  and  Seventh  avenue. 
Elevation,  88.021  feet. 


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C.  B.  M.  No.  49  is  on  the  north  wall  of  a brick  house  at 
the  southeast  corner  of  Twenty-third  street  and  Sixth 
avenue.  It  is  center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set  horizontally  in 
said  wall  1.8  feet  east  of  the  northwest  corner  of  the  same 
and  2 feet  above  the  ground.  Elevation,  39.484  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  50  is  on  north  wall  of  stone  foundation  of 
last  buttress  of  a church  on  the  southwest  corner  of  Nine- 
teenth street  and  Sixth  avenue.  It  is  center  of  hole  in  cop- 
per bolt  set  horizontally  in  said  wall  1.9  feet  above  the 
ground.  Elevation,  25.861  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  51  is  on  the  stone  foundation  wall  of  a 
dwelling  house  at  the  southeast  corner  of  Seventeenth  street 
and  Sixth  avenue.  It  is  center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set  hori- 
zontally in  said  wall  3 inches  south  of  the  northwest  corner 
of  the  same,  and  18  inches  above  the  ground.  Elevation, 
23.208  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  52  is  on  the  north  wall  of  stone  foundation 
of  house  No.  1412  Sixth  avenue.  It  is  center  of  hole  in 
copper  bolt  set  horizontally  in  said  wall  4 inches  east  of  the 
northwest  corner  of  the  same  and  5 inches  above  the  ground. 
Said  B.  M.  is  about  113  feet  east  of  Fourteenth  street.  Ele- 
vation, 22.402  feet. 

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C.  B.  M.  No.  53  is  on  north  wall  of  stone  foundation  of 
building  at  the  southwest  corner  of  Twelfth  street  and  Sixth 
avenue.  It  is  center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set  horizontally 
in  said  wall  5 inches  south  of  the  northeast  corner  of  the 
same  and  6 inches  above  the  sidewalk.  Elevation,  17.437 
feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  54  is  on  north  wall  of  stone  foundation  of 
north  L of  house  No.  605  Tenth  street.  It  is  center  of  hole 
in  copper  bolt  set  horizontally  in  said  wall  8 inches  east  of 
the  northwest  corner  of  the  same  and  12  inches  above  the 
ground.  Said  B.  M.  is  about  40  feet  south  and  about  36  feet 
east  of  the  southeast  corner  of  Tenth  street  and  Sixth  avenue. 
Elevation,  16.486  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  55  is  on  stone  foundation  wall  of  a dwelling 


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house  at  the  southeast  corner  of  Eighth  street  and  Sixth 
avenue.  It  is  center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set  horizontally 
in  said  wall  12  inches  south  of  the  northwest  corner  of  the 
same  and  15  inches  above  ground.  Elevation,  15.492  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  56  is  on  stone  foundation  wall  of  dwelling 
house  at  the  northwest  corner  of  Fifteenth  street  and  Fifth 
and  a Half  avenue.  It  is  center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set 
horizontally  in  said  wall  10  inches  east  of  the  southwest 
corner  of  the  same,  and  22  inches  above  the  ground.  Ele- 
vation, 16.040  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  57  is  on  the  north  wall  of  a church  at  the 
southwest  corner  of  Twenty-third  street  and  Seventh  avenue. 
It  is  center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set  horizontally  in  said  wall 
32  inches  west  of  the  northeast  corner  of  the  same  and  8 
inches  above  the  ground.  Elevation,  44.847  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  58  is  on  the  east  wall  of  stone  foundation 
under  the  south  L of  D.  T.  Robinson’s  house  3 inches  north  of 
the  southeast  corner  of  the  same.  It  is  center  of  hole  in  cop- 
per bolt  set  horizontally  in  said  wall  26  inches  above  the 
ground.  Said  B.  M.  is  about  110  feet  north  and  about  60 
feet  west  of  the  northwest  corner  of  Twentieth  street  and' 
Seventh  avenue.  Elevation,  36.736  feet. 

• 

C.  B.  M.  No.  59  is  on  north  wall  of  stone  foundation 
of  dwelling  house  at  the  southeast  corner  of  Nineteenth 
street  and  Seventh  avenue.  It  is  center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt 
set  horizontally  in  said  wall  8 inches  east  of  the  northwest 
corner  of  the  same  and  8 inches  above  the  ground.  Eleva- 
tion, 35.673  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  60  is  on  brick  foundation  wall  of  building 
on  the  southeast  corner  of  Fourteenth  and  a Half  street  and 
Seventh  avenue.  It  is  center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set  hori- 
zontally in  said  wall,  27  inches  east  of  the  northwest  corner 
of  the  same  and  11  inches  above  the  sidewalk.  Elevation, 
23.299  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  61  is  on  the  north  wall  of  stone  foundation 
wall  under  front  part  of  house  at  the  northeast  corner  of 


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Sixth  street  and  Nihth  and  a Half  avenue.  It  is  center  of 
hole  in  copper  bolt  set  horizontally  in  said  wall  7 inches  east 
of  the  northwest  corner  of  the  same  and  two  feet  above  the 
ground.  Said  B.  M.  is  about  43  feet  north  of  Ninth  and  a 
Half  avenue.  Elevation,  19.936  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  62  is  on  north  wall  of  stone  foundation  of 
house  No.  716  Third  street.  It  is  center  of  hole  in  copper 
bolt  set  horizontally  in  said  wall,  2.8  feet  above  the  ground, 
and  2.8  feet  south  of  the  northeast  corner  of  the  same.  Said 
B.  M.  is  about  180  feet  south  of  the  southwest  corner  of 
Third  street  and  Ninth  avenue.  Elevation,  14.178  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  63  is  on  north  wall  of  stone  foundation  of 
house  No.  1416  Fifth  avenue.  It  is  center  of  hole  in  copper 
bolt  set  horizontally  in  said  wall,  12  inches  above  the  ground 
and  3 inches  east  of  the  northwest  corner  of  the  same.  Said 
B.  M.  is  about  175  feet  east  of  the  southeast  corner  of  Four- 
teenth street  and  Fifth  avenue.  Elevation,  15.711  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  64  is  on  north  wall  of  stone  foundation  of 
house  No.  1714  Fifth  avenue.  It  is  center  of  hole  in  copper 
bolt  set  horizontally  in  said  wall,  12  inches  above  the  ground 
and  10  inches  west  of  the  northeast  corner  of  the  same.  Said 
B.  M.  is  about  150  feet  west  of  the  southwest  corner  of 
Eighteenth  street  and  Fifth  avenue.  Elevation,  19.138  feet.  „ 

C.  B.  M.  No.  65  is  on  south  wall  of  brick  barn.  It  is 
center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set  horizontally  in  said  wall,  40 
inches  above  the  stone  foundation  of  said  barn  and  7 feet 
east  of  the  southwest  corner  of  the  same.  Said  B.  M.  is  about 
122  feet  west  of  the  northwest  corner  of  Nineteenth  street 
and  Eighth  avenue.  Elevation,  39.069  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  66  is  on  the  south  wall  of  stone  foundation 
of  house  No.  740  Fourteenth  street.  It  is  center  of  hole  in 
copper  bolt  set  horizontally  in  said  wall,  22  inches  above  the 
ground,  and  8 inches  east  of  the  southwest  corner  of  the 
same.  Said  B.  M.  is  about  19  feet  west  of  the  northwest 
corner  of  Fourteenth  street  and  Eighth  avenue.  Elevation, 
23.598  feet. 


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C.  B.  M.  No.  67  is  on  south  wall  of  (Swelling  house  at  the 
northwest  corner  of  Eleventh  street  and  Eighth  avenue.  It 
is  center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set  horizontally  in  wall  11 
inches  above  the  ground  and  35  inches  west  of  the  southeast 
corner  of  the  same.  Elevation,  18.656  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  68  is  on  the  south  wall  of  stone  foundation 
of  dwelling  house  near  the  northeast  corner  of  Twentieth 
street  and  Ninth  avenue.  It  is  center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt 
set  horizontally  in  said  wall  3 inches  above  the  ground  and  3 
inches  east  of  the  southwest  corner  of  the  same.  Said  B. 
M.  is  about  40  feet  north  of  Ninth  avenue.  Elevation,  40.258 
feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  69  is  on  south  wall  of  stone  foundation  of 
dwelling  house  at  the  northwest  corner  of  Seventeenth  street 
and  Ninth  avenue.  It  is  the  center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set 
horizontally  in  said  wall  13  inches  above  the  ground  and  5 
inches  east  of  the  southwest  corner  of  the  same.  Elevation, 
39.088  feet. 

C.  B.  M.  No.  70  is  U.  S.  P.  B.  M.  No.  41  is  on  the  founda- 
tion of  the  Atlantic  Brewery  near  C.,  R.  I.  & P.  R.  R.  depot 
at  Rock  Island,  111.  It  is  center  of  hole  in  copper  bolt  set 
horizontally  in  upper  foundation  stone  on  the  north  side  at 
the  northeast  corner.  Marked  U.  S.  P.  B.  M.  Elevation, 
39.024  feet. 

Iron  stake  206  is  gas  pipe  at  northwest  corner  of  Thir- 
ty-eighth street  and  Seventh  avenue.  Elevation  45.828  feet. 

Iron  stake  207  is  15  feet  south  of  northeast  corner  of 
Thirtieth  street  and  Sixteenth  avenue.  Elevation  157.622 
feet. 

Iron  stake  208  is  gas  pipe  in  southeast  corner  of  Thir- 
tieth street  and  Fifteenth  avenue.  Elevation,  159.070  feet. 

Iron  stake  209  is  6 inches  west  of  northeast  corner  of 
Thirtieth  street  and  Fourteenth  avenue.  Elevation,  155.665 
feet. 

Iron  stake  210  is  6 inches  north  of  southwest  corner  of 


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Thirtieth  street  and  Thirteenth  avenue.  Elevation,  153.843 
feet. 

Iron  stake  211  is  25  feet  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Thirtieth  street  and  Twelfth  avenue.  Elevation,  158.455 
feet. 

Iron  stake  212  is  6 inches  east  of  northwest  corner  of 
Thirtieth  street  and  Eleventh  and  a Half  avenue.  Elevation, 
152.692  feet. 

Iron  stake  213  is  6 inches  west  of  northeast  corner  of 
Thirtieth  street  and  Tenth  avenue.  Elevation,  162.114  feet. 

Iron  stake  214  is  6 inches  west  of  fence  and  left  of  sta- 
tion 20  of  Thirtieth  street  line.  Elevation,  162.170  feet. 

Iron  stake  215  is  6 inches  west  of  fence  and  left  of  sta- 
tion 18  of  Thirtieth  street  line.  Elevation,  152.136  feet. 

Iron  stake  216  is  .2  feet  east  of  west  line  of  Thirtieth 
street  and  to  right  of  station  15  plus  81.  Elevation,  138.312 
feet. 

Iron  stake  217  is  on  west  line  of  Thirtieth  street  and  to 
right  of  station  13  plus  91.  Elevation  122.792  feet. 

Iron  stake  218  is  6 inches  west  of  northeast  corner  of 
Twenty-second  street  and  Eighteenth  avenue.  Elevation, 
157.854  feet.  % 

Iron  stake  219  is  6 inches  south  of  northeast  corner  of 
Twenty-second  street  and  Ninth  avenue.  Elevation,  43.530 
feet. 

Iron  stake  220  is  3 inches  east  of  southwest  corner  of 
Twenty-third  street  and  Second  avenue.  Elevation,  18.712 
feet. 

Iron  stake  221  is  6 inches  east  of  southwest  corner  of 
Twenty-second  street  and  Second  avenue.  Elevation,  18.389 
feet. 


Iron  stake  222  is  6 inches  north  of  southeast  corner  of 
Twenty-first  street  and  Second  avenue.  Elevation,  17.821 
feet. 


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Iron  stake  223  is  at  the  southwest  corner  of  Twentieth 
street  and  Second  avenue.  Elevation,  18.846  feet. 

Iron  stake  225  is  14  feet  west  of  the  southeast  corner  of 
Eighteenth  street  and  Second  avenue.  Elevation,  20.260 
feet.  > 

Iron  stake  226  is  at  southwest  corner  of  Seventeenth 
street  and  Second  avenue.  Elevation,  22.076  feet. 

Iron  stake  227  is  2 inches  south  of  the  northwest  corner 
of  Sixteenth  street  and  Second  avenue.  Elevation,  24.474 
feet. 

Iron  stake  228  is  6 inches  west  of  southeast  corner  of 
Fifteenth  street  and  Second  avenue.  Elevation,  21.577  feet. 

Iron  stake  229  is  at  southwest  corner  of  Fourteenth 
street-  and  Second  avenue.  Elevation,  18.497  feet. 

Iron  stake  230  is  6 inches  east  of  southwest  corner  of 
Thirteenth  street  and  Second  avenue.  Elevation,  19.836  feet. 

Iron  stake  231  is  6 inches  west  of  northeast  corner  of 
Twelfth  street  and  Second  avenue.  Elevation,  20.000  feet. 

Iron  stake  232  is  6 inches  west  of  northeast  corner  of 
Eleventh  street  and  Second  avenue.  Elevation,  21.663  feet. 

Iron  stake  233  is  6 inches  north  of  southeast  corner  of 
Tenth  street  and  Second  avenue.  Elevation,  25.712  feet. 

Iron  stake  234  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Ninth  street  and  Second  avenue.  Elevation,  26.060  feet. 

Iron  stake  235  is  6 inches  north  of  northeast  corner  of 
Eighth  street  and  Second  avenue.  Elevation,  25.877  feet. 

Iron  stake  236  is  6 inches  south  of  northeast  corner  of 
Seventh  street  and  Second  avenue.  Elevation,  19.512  feet. 

Iron  stake  237  is  6 inches  west  of  southeast  corner  of 
Sixth  street  and  Second  avenue.  Elevation,  19.340  feet. 

Iron  stake  238  is  6 inches  east  of  southwest  corner  of 
Fifth  street  and  Second  avenue.  Elevation,  16.490  feet. 


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Iron  stake  239  is  6 inches  west  of  southeast  corner  of 
Fourth  street  and  Second  avenue.  Elevation,  15.443  feet. 

Iron  stake  245  is  3 inches  east  of  Southwest  corner  of 
Twenty-fourth  street  and  Third  avenue.  Elevation,  24.390 
feet. 

Iron  stake  246  is  6 inches  north  of  southwest  corner  of 
Twenty-third  street  and  Third  avenue.  Elevation,  20.776 
feet. 

Iron  stake  247  is  6 inches  west  of  northeast  corner  of 
Twenty-second  street  and  Third  avenue.  Elevation,  19.444 
feet. 

Iron  stake  248  is  6 inches  west  of  northeast  corner  of 
Twenty-first  street  and  Third  avenue.  Elevation,  18.653 
feet. 

Iron  stake  249  is  at  northwest  corner  of  Twentieth 
street  and  Third  avenue.  Elevation,  18.011  feet. 

Iron  stake  250  is  at  northeast  corner  of  Nineteenth 
street  and  Third  avenue.  Elevation,  17.614  feet. 

Iron  stake  251  is  6 inches  west  of  southeast  corner  of 
Eighteenth  street  and  Third  avenue.  Elevation  18.217  feet. 

Iron  stake  252  is  6 inches  west  and  4 inches  south  of 
southeast  corner  of  Seventeenth  street  and  Third  avenue. 
Elevation,  19.039  feet. 

Iron  stake  253  is  6 inches  west  of  northeast  corner  of 
Sixteenth  street  and  Third  avenue.  Elevation,  21.371  feet. 

Iron  stake  254  is  at  northwest  corner  of  Fifteenth  street 
and  Third  avenue.  Elevation,  22.721  feet. 

Iron  stake  255  is  6 inches  north  of  southwest  corner  of 
Fourteenth  street  and  Third  avenue.  Elevation,  18.935  feet. 

Iron  stake  256  is  6 inches  west  of  northeast  corner  of 
Thirteenth  street  and  Third  avenue.  Elevation,  19.436  feet. 

Iron  stake  257  is  6 inches  north  of  southwest  corner  of 
Eleventh  street  and  Third  avenue.  Elevation,  20.880  feet. 


632 


Grades  of  Streets. 


Iron  stake  258  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Tenth  street  and  Third  avenue.  Elevation,  21.914  feet. 

Iron  stake  259  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Ninth  street  and  Third  avenue.  Elevation  24.930  feet. 

Iron  stake  260  is  6 inches  east  of  southwest  corner  of 
Eighth  street  and  Third  avenue.  Elevation,  25.964  feet. 

Iron  stake  261  is  6 inches  east  of  southwest  corner  of 
Seventh  street  and  Third  avenue.  Elevation,  26.782  feet. 

Iron  stake  262  is  6 inches  east  of  northwest  corner  of 
Sixth  street  and  Third  avenue.  Elevation,  26.458  feet. 

Iron  stake  263  is  6 inches  north  of  southwest  corner  of 
Fifth  street'  and  Third  avenue.  Elevation,  24.096  feet. 

Iron  stake  264  is  6 inches  west  of  southeast  corner  of 
Fourth  street  and  Third  avenue.  Elevation,  19.153  feet. 

Iron  stake  265  is  6 inches  east  of  southwest  corner  of 
Third  street  and  Third  avenue.  Elevation,  14.137  feet. 

Iron  stake  266  is  14  feet  east  of  southeast  corner  of 
Second  street  and  Third  avenue.  Elevation,  15.458  feet. 

Iron  stake  271  is  6 inches  east  of  northwest  corner  of 
Twenty-fourth  street  and  Fourth  avenue.  Elevation,  25.495 
feet. 


Iron  stake  272  is  16  inches  west  of  southeast  corner  of 
Twenty-third  street  and  Fourth  avenue.  Elevation,  25.747 
feet. 

Iron  stake  273  is  6 inches  east  of  southwest  corner  of 
Twenty-first  street  and  Fourth  avenue.  Elevation,  23.272 
feet. 

Iron  stake  274  is  3 inches  north  of  southeast  corner  of 
Twentieth  street  and  Fourth  avenue.  Elevation,  21.420 
feet. 

Iron  stake  275  is  6 inches  west  of  southeast  corner  of 
Nineteenth  street  and  Fourth  avenue.  Elevation,  17.966 
feet. 


Grades  of  Streets. 


633 


Iron  stake  276  is  6 inches  east  of  southwest  corner  of 
Eighteenth  street  and  Fourth  avenue.  Elevation,  17.063 
feet. 

Iron  stake  277  is  6 inches  west  of  southeast  corner  of 
Seventeenth  street  and  Fourth  avenue.  Elevation,  15.728 
feet. 

Iron  stake  278  is  6 inches  west  of  northeast  corner  of 
Sixteenth  street  and  Fourth  avenue.  Elevation,  16.970  feet. 

Iron  stake  279  is  6 inches  west  of  southeast  corner  of 
Fifteenth  street  and  Fourth  avenue.  Elevation,  16.610  feet. 

Iron  stake  280  is  at  southwest  corner  of  Fourteenth 
street  and  Fourth  avenue.  Elevation,  17.260  feet. 

Iron  stake  281  is  6 inches  east  of  northwest  corner  of 
Thirteenth  street  and  Fourth  avenue.  Elevation,  16.673 
feet. 

Iron  stake  282  is  6 inches  west  of  northeast  corner  of 
Twelfth  street  and  Fourth  avenue.  Elevation,  18.760  feet. 

Iron  stake  283  is  6 inches  east  of  southwest  corner  of 
Eleventh  street  and  Fourth  avenue.  Elevation,  18.785  feet. 

Iron  stake  284  is  6 inches  west  of  southeast  corner  of 
Tenth  street  and  Fourth  avenue.  Elevation,  19.691  feet. 

Iron  stake  285  is  6 inches  east  of  northwest  corner  of 
Ninth  street  and  Fourth  avenue.  Elevation,  20.920  feet. 

Iron  stake  286  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Eighth  street  and  Fourth  avenue.  Elevation,  22.327  feet. 

Iron  stake  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of  Sev- 
enth street  and  Fourth  avenue.  Elevation,  24.018  feet. 

Iron  stake  288  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Sixth  street  and  Fourth  avenue.  Elevation,  26.766  feet. 

Iron  stake  289  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Fifth  street  and  Fourth  avenue.  Elevation,  28.303  feet. 

Iron  stake  290  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Fourth  street  and  Fourth  avenue.  Elevation,  28.531  feet. 


634 


Grades  of  Streets. 


Iron  stake  291  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Third  street  and  Fourth  avenue.  Elevation,  26.941  feet. 

Iron  stake  292  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Second  street  and  Fourth  avenue.  Elevation,  24.100  feet. 

Iron  stake  293  is  6 inches  south  of  northeast  corner  of 
Twenty-fifth  street  and  Fifth  avenue.  Elevation  29.673  feet. 

Iron  stake  294  is  6 inches  north  of  southeast  corner  of  * 
Twenty-fourth  street  and  Fifth  avenue.  Elevation  29.685 
feet. 

Iron  stake  295  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Twenty-third  street  and  Fifth  avenue.  Elevation,  27.564 
feet. 

Iron  stake  296  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Twenty-second  street  and  Fifth  avenue.  Elevation,  26.230 
feet. 

Iron  stake  297  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Twenty-first  street  and  Fifth  avenue.  Elevation  24.838  feet. 

Iron  stake  300  is  3 feet  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Eighteenth  street  and  Fifth  avenue.  Elevation,  16.821  feet. 

Iron  stake  301  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Seventeenth  street  and  Fifth  avenue.  Elevation,  15.889  feet. 

Iron  stake  302  is  6 inches  east  of  northwest  corner  of 
Sixteenth  street  and  Fifth  avenue.  Elevation,  15.698  feet. 

Iron  stake  303  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Fifteenth  street  and  Fifth  avenue.  Elevation,  15.307  feet. 

Iron  stake  304  is  4 feet  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Fourteenth  street  and  Fifth  avenue.  Elevation,  14.228  feet. 

Iron  stake  305  is  4 inches  south  of  northeast  corner  of 
Thirteenth  street  and  Fifth  avenue.  Elevation,  12.848  feet. 

Iron  stake  306  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Twelfth  street  and  Fifth  avenue.  Elevation,  13.665  feet. 

Iron  stake  307  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Eleventh  street  and  Fifth  avenue.  Elevation,  14.386  feet. 


Grades  of  Streets. 


635 


Iron  stake  308  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Tenth  street  and  Fifth  avenue.  Elevation,  13.077  feet. 

Iron  stake  309  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Ninth  street  and  Fifth  avenue.  Elevation,  15.636  feet. 

Iron  stake  310  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Eighth  street  and  Fifth  avenue.  Elevation,  13.774  feet. 

Iron  stake  311  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Seventh  street  and  Fifth  avenue.  Elevation,  11.681  feet. 

Iron  stake  312  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Sixth  street  and  Fifth  avenue.  Elevation,  12.940  feet. 

Iron  stake  313  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Fifth  street  and  Fifth  avenue.  Elevation,  14.080  feet. 

Iron  stake  314  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Fourth  street  and  Fifth  avenue.  Elevation,  15.595  feet. 

Iron  stake  315  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Third  street  and  Fifth  avenue.  Elevation,  15.537  feet. 

Iron  stake  316  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Second  street  and  Fifth  avenue.  Elevation,  16.756  feet. 

Iron  stake  321  is  6 inches  east  of  southwest  corner  of 
Twenty-sixth  street  and  Sixth  avenue.  Elevation,  40.767 
feet. 

Iron  stake  322  is  5 inches  east  of  southwest  corner  of 
Twenty-fifth  street  and  Sixth  avenue.  Elevation,  39.565 
feet. 


Iron  stake  323  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Twenty-fourth  street  and  Sixth  avenue.  Elevation,  37.780 
feet. 

Iron  stake  324  is  5 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Twenty- third  street  and  Sixth  avenue.  Elevation,  34.115 
feet. 

Iron  stake  325  is  6 inches  south  of  northeast  corner  of 
Twenty-second  street  and  Sixth  avenue.  Elevation,  30.818 
feet. 


636 


Grades  of  Streets. 


Iron  stake  326  is  7 inches  west  of  west  side  of  north 
stone  steps  to  High  school  and  7 inches  north  of  foundation 
wall,  corner  Twenty-first  street  a ndSixth  avenue.  Elevation, 
32.337  feet. 

Iron  stake  327  is  6 inches  south  of  northeast  corner  of 
Twentieth  street  and  Sixth  avenue.  Elevation,  26.274  feet. 

Iron  stake  329  is  at  northwest  corner  of  Sixth  avenue 
running  west  and  Nineteenth  street.  Elevation,  22.987  feet. 

Iron  stake  330  is  6 inches  north  of  southeast  corner  of 
Eighteenth  street  and  Sixth  avenue.  Elevation,  20.634  feet. 

Iron  stake  331  is  6 inches  south  of  northeast  corner  of 
Seventeenth  street  and  Sixth  avenue.  Elevation,  18.801 
feet. 

Iron  stake  332  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner 
of  Sixteenth  street  and  Sixth  avenue.  Elevation,  20.050 
feet. 

Iron  stake  333  is  6 inches  north  of  southeast  corner  of 
Fifteenth  street  and  Sixth  avenue.  Elevation,  19.595  feet. 

Iron  stake  334  is  6 inches  south  of  northeast  corner  of 
Fourteenth  street  and  Sixth  avenue.  Elevation,  17.942  feet. 

Iron  stake  335  is  6 inches  south  of  northeast  corner  of 
Thirteenth  street  and  Sixth  avenue.  Elevation,  15.210  feet. 

Iron  stake  336  is  6 inches  west  of  southeast  corner  of 
Twelfth  street  and  Sixth  avenue.  Elevation,  15.193  feet. 

Iron  stake  337  is  6 inches  north  of  southwest  corner  of 
Eleventh  street  and  Sixth  avenue.  Elevation,  11.925  feet. 

Iron  stake  338  is  6 inches  north  of  southeast  corner  of 
Tenth  street  and  Sixth  avenue.  Elevation,  12.443  feet. 

Iron  stake  339  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Ninth  street  and  Sixth  avenue.  Elevation,  16.081  feet. 

Iron  stake  340  is  6 inches  north  of  southeast  corner  of 
Eighth  street  and  Sixth  avenue.  Elevation,  13.055  feet. 

Iron  stake  341  is  6 inches  north  of  southeast  corner  of 
Seventh  street  and  Sixth  avenue.  Elevation,  11.828  feet. 


Grades  of  Streets. 


637 


Iron  stake  342  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner 
of  Sixth  street  and  Sixth  avenue.  Elevation,  10.636  feet. 

Iron  stake  343  is  on  north  side  of  Sixth  avenue  and  about 
the  center  of  the  street.  Elevation,  10.617  feet. 

Iron  stake  349  is  12  inches  east  of  northwest  corner  of 
Thirtieth  street  and  Seventh  avenue.  Elevation,  90.331  feet. 

Iron  stake  351  is  6 inches  east  of  southwest  corner  of 
Twenty-eighth  street  and  Seventh  avenue.  Elevation,  50.166 
feet. 

Iron  stake  352  is  3 inches  north  and  6 inches  west  of 
northeast  corner  of  Twenty-seventh  street  and  Seventh  ave- 
nue. Elevation,  43.389.  feet. 

Iron  stake  353  is  6 inches  east  of  northwest  corner  of 
Twenty-sixth  street  and  Seventh  avenue.  Elevation,  44.402 
feet. 

Iron  stake  354  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest*  corner  of 
Twenty-fifth  street  and  Seventh  avenue.  Elevation,  44.166 
feet. 

Iron  stake  355  is  6 inches  east  of  northwest  corner  of 
Twenty-fourth  street  and  Seventh  avenue.  Elevation,  42.- 
610  feet. 

Iron  stake  356  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Twenty-third  street  and  Seventh  avenue.  Elevation,  41.289 
feet. 

Iron  stake  357  is  15  inches  south  and  15  inches  west  of 
southwest  corner  of  Twenty-second  street  and  Seventh  ave- 
nue. Elevation,  37.935  feet. 

Iron  stake  358  is  6 inches  north  of  southeast  corner  of 
Twenty-first  street  and  seventh  avenue.  Elevation,  35.930 
feet. 

Iron  stake  359  is  at  northwest  corner  of  Twentieth 
street  and  Seventh  avenue.  Elevation,  32.203  feet. 

Iron  stake  361  is  6 inches  east  of  northwest  corner  of 


638 


Grades  of  Streets. 


Nineteenth  street  and  Seventh  avenue.  Elevation,  30.734 
feet. 

Iron  stake  362  is  6 inches  east  of  northwest  corner  of 
Eighteenth  street  and  Seventh  avenue.  Elevation,  26.633 
feet. 

Iron  stake  363  is  6 inches  east  of  northwest  corner  of 
Seventeenth  street  and  Seventh  avenue.  Elevation,  21.300 
feet. 

Iron  stake  364  is  6 inches  east  of  northwest  corner  of 
Fifteenth  street  and  Seventh  avenue.  Elevation,  20.664  feet. 

Iron  stake  365  is  6 inches  east  of  northwest  corner  of 
Fourteenth  street  and  Seventh  avenue.  Elevation,  19.632 
feet. 

Iron  stake  366  is  6 inches  north  of  southwest  corner  of 
Fourteenth  street  and  Seventh  avenue.  Elevation,  19.590 
feet. 

Iron  stake  367  is  6 inches  north  of  southwest  corner  of 
Thirteenth  street  and  Seventh  avenue.  Elevation,  18.921 
feet. 

Iron  stake  368  is  6 inches  west  of  northeast  corner  of 
Twelfth  street  and  Seventh  avenue.  Elevation,  17.406  feet. 

Iron  stake  369  is  6 inches  north  of  southwest  corner  of 
Eleventh  street  and  Seventh  avenue.  Elevation,  17.171  feet. 

Iron  stake  370  is  6 inches  north  of  southeast  corner  of 
Tenth  street  and  Seventh  avenue.  Elevation,  18.815  feet. 

Iron  stake  371  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Ninth  street  and  Seventh  avenue.  Elevation,  16.633  feet. 

Iron  stake  372  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Eighth  street  and  Seventh  avenue.  Elevation,  14.695  feet. 

Iron  stake  373  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner 
of  Seventh  street  and  Seventh  avenue.  Elevation,  14.547 
feet. 

Iron  stake  374  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Sixth  street  and  Seventh  avenue.  Elevation,  13.300  feet. 


Grades  of  Streets. 


639 


Iron  stake  375  is  6 inches  north  of  southwest  corner  of 
Fifth  street  and  Ninth  avenue.  Elevation,  12.530  feet. 

Iron  stake  376  is  6 inches  north  of  southwest  corner  of 
Fourth  street  and  Ninth  avenue.  Elevation,  11.541  feet. 

Iron  stake  377  is  6 inches  north  of  southwest  corner  of 
Third  street  and  Ninth  avenue.  Elevation,  10.678  feet. 

Iron  stake  378  is  at  southwest  corner  of  Ninth  avenue 
and  Second  street.  Elevation,  12.872  feet. 

Iron  stake  379  is  6 inches  east  of  southwest  corner  of 
Twenty-sixth  street  and  Fifth  and  a Half  avenue.  Eleva- 
tion, 34.582  feet. 

Iron  stake  380  is  6 inches  east  of  southwest  corner  of 
Twenty-fifth  street  and  Fifth  and  a Half  avenue.  Elevation, 
35.302  feet. 

Iron  stake  381  is  center  of  Twenty-fourth  street  and 
Fifth  and  a Half  avenue.  Elevation,  33.700  feet. 

Iron  stake  382  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Sixteenth  street  and  Fifth  and  a Half  avenue.  Elevation, 
17.235  feet. 

Iron  stake  383  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Fifteenth  street  and  Fifth  and  a Half  avenue.  Elevation, 
15.308  feet. 

Iron  stake  384  is  at  southeast  corner  of  Fourteenth 
street  and  Fifth  and  a Half  avenue.  Elevation,  13.092  feet. 

Iron  stake  385  is  6 inches  north  of  southeast  corner  of 
Thirteenth  street  and  Fifth  and  a Half  avenue.  Elevation, 
13.027  feet. 

Iron  stake  386  is  6 inches  south  and  2 inches  west  of 
northwest  corner  of  Twenty-first  street  and  Eighth  avenue. 
Elevation,  39.102  feet. 

Iron  stake  387  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Twentieth  street  and  Eighth  avenue.  Elevation  35.515  feet. 

Iron  stake  388  is  at  northeast  corner  of  Nineteenth 
street  and  Eighth  avenue.  Elevation,  34.502  feet. 


640 


Grades  of  Streets. 


Iron  stake  389  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Eighteenth  street  and  Eighth  avenue.  Elevation,  34.151 
feet. 

Iron  stake  390  is  6 inches  north  of  southeast  corner  of 
Seventeenth  street  and  Eighth  avenue.  Elevation,  31.799 
feet. 

Iron  stake  391  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Fourteenth  and  a Half  street  and  Eighth  avenue.  Elevation, 
28.315  feet. 

Iron  stake  392  is  6 inches  west  of  southeast  corner  of 
Fourteenth  street  and  Eighth  avenue.  Elevation,  25.047 
feet. 

Iron  stake  393  is  6 inches  north  of  southeast  corner  of 
Thirteenth  street  and  Eighth  avenue.  Elevation,  18.004 
feet. 

Iron  stake  394  is  6 inches  west  of  northeast  corner  of 
Twelfth  street  and  Eighth  avenue.  Elevation,  18.103  feet. 

Iron  stake  395  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Eleventh  street  and  Eighth  avenue.  Elevation,  15.411  feet. 

Iron  stake  396  is  6 inches  w^est  of  southeast  corner  of 
Tenth  street  and  Eighth  avenue.  Elevation,  17.521  feet. 

Iron  stake  397  is  6 inches  south  of  northeast  corner  of 
Ninth  street  and  Eighth  avenue.  Elevation,  21.870  feet. 

Iron  stake  398  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Ninth  street  and  Ninth  and  a Half  avenue.  Elevation, 
22.997  feet. 

Iron  stake  399  is  6 inches  south  of  northeast  corner  of 
Eighth  street  and  Ninth  and  a Half  avenue.  Elevation, 
22.653  feet. 

Iron  stake  400  is  6 inches  south  of  northeast  corner  of 
Seventh  street  and  Ninth  and  a Half  avenue.  Elevation, 
19.201  feet. 

Iron  stake  401  is  6 inches  south  of  northeast  corner  of 


Grades  of  Streets. 


641 


Sixth  street  and  Ninth  and  a Half  avenue.  Elevation,  17.- 
633  feet. 

Iron  stake  402  is  6 inches  east  of  northwest  corner  of 
Fifth  street  and  Eleventh  avenue.  Elevation,  15.942  feet. 

Iron  stake  403  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Twenty-first  street  and  Ninth  avenue.  Elevation,  38.576 
feet. 

Iron  stake  404  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Twentieth  street  and  Ninth  avenue.  Elevation,  38.448  feet. 

Iron  stake  405  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Nineteenth  street  and  Ninth  avenue.  Elevation,  37.913  feet. 

Iron  stake  406  is  6 inches  south  of  northeast  corner  of 
Seventeenth  street  and  Ninth  avenue.  Elevation,  36.367 
feet. 

Iron  stake  407  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Fourteenth  and  a Half  street  and  Ninth  avenue.  Elevation, 
35.391  feet. 

Iron  stake  408  is  6 inches  south  of  northwest  corner  of 
Fourteenth  street  and  Ninth  avenue.  Elevation,  35.028  feet. 

Iron  stake  409  is  6 inches  west  of  northeast  corner  of 
Twelfth  street  and  Ninth  avenue.  Elevation,  27.240  feet. 

Iron  stake  410  is  12  inches  north  of  southwest  corner 
of  Thirty-eighth  street  and  Fifth  avenue.  Elevation,  33.273 
feet. 

Iron  stake  411  is  12  inches  north  of  southeast  corner  of 
Thirty-fifth  street  and  Fifth  avenue.  Elevation,  32.542  feet. 

Iron  stake  412  is  6 inches  north  of  southwest  corner 
of  Thirty-first  street  and  Fifth  avenue.  Elevation,  33.640 
feet. 

Iron  stake  413  is  at  southwest  corner  of  Thirtieth  street 
and  Fifth  avenue.  Elevation,  37.811  feet. 


CITY  CLERK’S  CERTIFICATE 


STATE  OF  ILLINOIS, 

City  of  Rock  Island, 

County  of  Rock  Island, 

City  Clerk’s  Office. 

I,  M.  T.  Rudgren,  City  Clerk  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island, 
do  hereby  certify  that  the  foregoing  “Revised  Ordinances” 
of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  Illinois,  published  by  authority  of 
the  City  Council,  and  revised  and  arranged  by  J.  F.  Witter, 
and  printed  by  Driffill  Printing  Company,  were  duly  passed 
by  the  City  Council  of  the  City  of  Rock  Island,  approved  by 
the  Mayor  and  published  according  to  law  as  of  the  dates 
therein  mentioned,  both  as  to  the  original  ordinances  and  to 
those  parts  amendatory,  the  same  as  noted  therein.  That 
the  aforesaid  ordinances,  both  original  and  amendatory,  are 
true  and  perfect  copies  of  the  original  ordinances,  as  passed 
and  approved,  and  now  of  record  and  on  file  in  my  office  as 
provided  by  law. 

In  Witness  Whereof,  I have  hereunto  set  my  hand 
and  affixed  the  corporate  seal  of  said  City  of  Rock  Island, 
this  1st  day  of  September,  A.  D.  1910. 

M.  T.  Rudgren, 

City  Clerk,  City  of  Rock  Island. 
(Corporate  Seal  of  City  of  Rock  Island,  111.) 


INDEX 


Actions:  — 

For  violating  ordinance,  how  brought 28 

Conviction  for  one  violation,  no  bar  to  another  at  the  same  time  28 

First  process  a summons 28 

When  warrant  may  issue  28 

Fine,  imprisonment  and  labor 28 

See  fines  and  penalties  174 

Additions:  — 

See  annexation. 

State  laws  relating  to 50 

Ordinance  annexing  territory  398 

Advertising:  — 

Structure  near  parks  273 

Aldermen : — 

Number  of  in  cities  7 

Term  of  office,  vacancy,  qualifications 7 

Not  to  be  interested  in  any  contract  with  city 32-37 

Not  eligible  if  he  has  been  convicted  cf  bribery,  etc 8 

Not  eligible  to  office  where  salary  is  payable  out  of  city  treasury, 

or  any  office  under  city  government 8 

Three  may  call  a special  meeting  of  council 9-157 

Conservators  of  the  peace  34 

Compensation  of  35 

Amusements:  — 

131 

Animals:  — 

Power  to  punish  cruelty  to 23 

Power  to  regulate  and  restrain  and  running  at  large 24 

Ordinance  for  regulating  and  restraining 135 

Pounds  to  be  provided,  control  of 136 

Animals  found  at  large  to  be  impounded 136 

Procedure  in  such  case  137 

Fees  of  pound-keeper,  neglect  of  duty 139 

Hindering  officer  or  letting  loose  impounded  animal 139 

Improperly  impounding  animal 140 

Indecent  exhibition  of  animals  236 

Cruelty  to,  forbidden  338 

Not  to  be  left  unhitched,  or  to  obstruct  streets 249 

Fast  driving  forbidden  240 

» f 


644 


Index 


Animals — Continued. 

Not  to  be  hitched  to  or  near  trees,  etc 248 

Dead  not  to  be  left  unburied  in  city  limits 258 

Keeping  or  slaughtering  offensively 259 

Not  allowed  in  public  squares  or  parks 272 

Not  allowed  on  sidewalks  341 

Annexations:  — 

Laws  relating  to  annexation  of  territory 50 

Ordinance  to  annex  certain  territory  to  the  city 398 

Appropriations:  — 

Power  to  make  . - 15 

Annual,  how  made 40 

Emergency,  borrowing,  money 41 

Objects  to  be  specified  41 

Areas:  — 

Power  to  regulate  construction  of 21 

Not  to  be  used  without  permit 33  f 

Arrest:  — 

Alderman  may  make,  when 34 

Power  to  make  without  warrant .34-238-304 

Penalty  for  resisting  or  preventing 307 

Assault  and  Battery:  — 

Penalty  for 242 

Ashes: — 

Power  to  regulate  17 

When  a nuisance  210 

Assemblies:  — 

Power  to  suppress 23 

Disturbing  i.245 

Attorney:  — 

Election  of,  duties  of 31-153 

Auctioneer:  — 

Power  to  tax,  license  and  regulate 25 

Ordinance  for  licensing  140 

Fraudulent  saleg  by,  forbidden 141 

Automobile:  — 

Speed,  light  359-361-241 

Automobile  Cabmen:  — 

195 

Automobile  Speeding:  — 

241 


Awnings:  — 

Porches,  signs,  etc.,  regulates 


340 


Index 


645 


Avenues:  — 

See  “Streets.” 

Bagtelle: — • 

Power  to  regulate  and  license 20 

Ordinance  for  licensing  133 

Ball  Alleys:  — 

Power  to  regulate  and  to  license 20 

Ordinance  for  licensing  .133 

Banners:  — 

Power  to  regulate,  use  of 17 

Bathing : — 

In  river  at  improper  hours  prohibited 236 

Bawdy  Houses:  — 

Power  to  suppress  20 

Ordinance  prohibiting  236 

When  police  may  forcibly  enter 23S 

Beef,  Pork,  etc.:  — 

Power  to  regulate  inspection  of 21 

Billiards:  — 

Power  to  license,  regulate  or  prohibit 20 

Ordinance  for  licensing  133 

Bill  Posting:  — 

Power  to  regulate  and  prevent 17 

Ordinance  for  licensing  142 

Births:  — 

To  be  registered  212 

Blacksmith  Shops:  — 

Power  to  regulate  24 

Blocks  and  Lots:  — 

Map  to  be  approved 80 

Ordinance  regulating  223 


Board  of  Health:  — 

, .196 

Board  of  Local  Improvements:  — 

265 

Boats:  — 


Jurisdiction  over  19 

Landing  of,  ordinance  regulating 217 

Bonds: — 

Power  of  City  to  issue 16 

City  officers  to  give 31 


646 


Index 


Bonds — Continued. 

Of  bank  on  deposit  of  City  funds T 43 

Appeal,  City  not  to  give 71 

Bond  indemnifying  Weyerhaeuser  and  Cable 583-585 

Books: — 

Officer  to  deliver  to  successor 32 

City  official,  preservation  of 32 

Of  public  library 219 

Boundaries:  — 

City  defined  2 

Power  to  define  fire  limits 22 

Fire  limits  defined 184 

Wards  11-371 

Breach  of  the  Peace: — 

Penalty  for 244 

Bread : — 

Power  to  regulate  weight,  quality  and  sale 21 

Breweries:  — 

Power  to  regulate,  location  and  management 24-26 

Ordinance  licensing  143 

Bribery:  — 

Persons  convicted  of,  not  eligible  to  City  office 8 

City  officer  not  to  take,  penalty 33 

Brick:  — 

Power  to  regulate  sale,  size  and  quality 22 

Bridges:  — 

Power  to  erect,  maintain,  regulate,  etc 19-25 

Ordinance  for  the  purchase  of 143 

Act  legalizing  sale  of  144 

Penalty  for  fast  driving  on .'147 

Bridge  tender,  duties  of 147 

Bridge  tender  to  be  appointed 263 

Salary  of  bridge  tender  318 

Brokers:  — 

Power  to  regulate,  tax  and  license 26 

Buildings:  — 

Power  to  regulate  erection  and  removal 22 

Public  care  of  25 

.Erection  of  in  violation  of  ordinance 186 

Covering  of  in  fire  limits 189 

To  have  iron  shutters  on  doors  and  windows 189 

Unfit  for  habitation  to  be  vacated 208 

Penalty  for  injury  to  public  buildings 247 

Unsafe  when  a unisance  258 


Index 


647 


Burial  of  the  Dead:  — 

Power  to  regulate  148 

Prohibited  in  City 148 

Permit  to  be  obtained 149 

Registry  of  death  to  be  made  and  certified 148 

Butchers:  — 

Premises  subject  to  inspection 151 

Ordinance  for  licensing 159 

Butter:  — 

Power  to  regulate  sale  of  21 

Bicycles,  etc.:  — 

Riding  on  streets  250 

Cabmen : — 

Power  to  regulate  and  license  20 

Ordinance  for  licensing 193 

Canals:  — 

Power  to  construct 19 

Carbolic  Acid:  — 

213- 

Carters: — 

Power  to  regulate  and  license  20 

Ordinance  for  licensing  ,..168 

Cellars:  — 

Power  to  regulate  24 

Offensive,  a nuisance  259 

Leaving  open  door  on  sidewalk 241 

Cemeteries:  — 

Power  to  establish  and  regulate 24 

Census:' — 

Power  to  take 24 

Certificates:  — 

Of  weights  and  measures  to  be  given 387 

Of  vaccination  to  be  given 201 

Chandleries:  — 

Power  to  compel  owners  to  cleanse,  abate  or  remove 24 

Ordinance  for  licensing  and  regulating 151 

City  Charter:  — 

.V 1 

Cheese: — 

Power  to  regulate  sale  of 21 


648 


Index 


Chimneys:  — 

Power  to  regulate 22 

How  to  be  built 187 

Power  to  license,  tax,  regulate,  etc 20 

Circuses:  — 

Ordinance  for  licensing  131 

Cisterns: — 

Power  to  regulate  and  construction  of 21 

Cities:  — 

Officers  of,  their  powers  and  duties 30 

Appointment,  vacancies,  duties  and  powers 31 

Compensation  of  officers 35 

Finances  of  36-40 

City  Attorney:  — 

When  and  how  elected  11-30 

Duties  of  153 

Salary  of  316 

City  Bridges:  — 

To  be  donated  to  County 82 

City  Clerk:  — 

Election  of 11-30 

Election  returns  to  be  made  to 13-14 

Notice  to  persons  elected  or  appointed 14 

To  sign  commissions  of  officers 32 

To  hold  no  other  City  office 34 

Keeper  of  corporate  seal,  papers  and  records 34-164 

Attend  meeting  of  City  Council,  certify  to  transcripts  of  records 

and  files 34 

Keep  record  of  ordinances  and  proceedings 34 

Administer  oaths  36 

Countersign  warrants,  publish  annual  report  of  treasurer 43 

In  adjustment  in  accounts  of  treasurer,  appeal  to  finance  com- 
mittee  46 

May  appoint  subordinates,  responsible  for 46 

May  deliver  papers  to  attorney 153 

To  give  notice  of  special  and  adjourned  meetings 157 

To  provide  and  furnish  dog  checks 166 

To  sign  and  register  all  licenses 221-222 

Salary  of 316 

To  give  notice  of  record  of  street  numbers 350 

Make  report,  list  of  City  furniture,  etc 162 

Made  collector  of  water  rates 377 

To  issue  licenses  and  certificates  to  weighers  and  measurers. . .385 

City  Collector:  — 

Appointment  of,  duties,  bond 44-154 


Index 


649 


City  Council : — 

Mayor  to  preside  over,  may  elect  temporary  chairman 3 

Mayor  to  make  reports  and  send  messages  to 4 

How  composed  6 

Number  of  aldermen,  term  of  office,  vacancy 6-7 

Judge  of  its' own  members,  determine  rules  of  proceeding 8 

May  punish  and  expel  members 8 

Sit  with  open  doors,  keep  journal  : 9 

Quorum,  may  compel  attendance 8 

When  not  to  reconsider  vote  of  special  meeting 9 

Territorial  jurisdiction 9 

Special  meetings,  how  called 9 

Ordinances,  approval,  veto 9 

Reconsideration  10 

Divide  City  into  wards  11 

Designate  places  of  election  and  give  notice 13 

Call  special  election  when 15 

General  powers  of  City  Council 15-30 

Control  finance,  appropriate  money,  levy  taxes 15 

Issue  and  revoke  licenses,  borrow  money 16 

Issue  bonds  16 

Lay  out,  etc.,  streets,  plant  trees 11 

Regulate  sewers,  sidewalks,  ashes,  garbage 16-17-19 

Regulate  cross-walks,  prevent  obstructions 17 

Regulate  traffic,  speed  of  horses,  locomotives,  etc 17 

Number  houses,  name  streets « 17 

Horse  railroads  18 

Railroad  crossings,  fences 18 

Railroad  flagmen 18 

Bridges,  culverts,  water  courses,  canals,  landing  places 19 

Anchorage,  wharfage,  harbors,  waters 19 

License  peddlers,  hawkers,  pawn  brokers,  shows  and  revoke 

same 20 

License  hackmen,  draymen,  carters,  porters,  runners,  etc 20 

Billiards,  bagatelle,  etc 20 

Suppress  bawdy  and  disorderly  houses,  etc 20 

License,  regulate  and  prohibit  liquor  traffic 20 

Regulate  markets,  sale  of  meat 21 

Prevent  forestalling  and  regrating * 21 

Regulate  sale,  weight  and  quality  of  bread 21 

Regulate  inspection  weights  and  measures 21 

Regulate  construction  and  use  of  vaults,  cisterns,  hydrants, 

sewers 21 

Regulate  places  of  amusement 21 

Prevent  intoxication,  fighting  and  disorderly  conduct 22 

Regulate  fences  and  walls 22 

Prescribe  fire  limits,  regulate  chimneys,  gunpowder,  etc 22 


650 


Index 


City  Council — Continued. 

Regulate  police,  establish  jails,  suppress  riots,  prohibit  cruelty 

to  animals 23 

Punish  vagrants,  declare  and  abate  nuisances 23 

Appoint  board  of  health,  erect  hospitals  23 

Promote  health,  establish,  regulate  and  prohibit  cemeteries ....  24 

Regulate  and  restrain  animals  24 

Regulate  packing  houses,  breweries,  distilleries,  etc 24 

Prohibit  any  offensive  business  and  regulate  same 24 

Take  census 24 

Erect  and  care  for  public  buildings  25 

Establish  and  license  ferries  and  toll  bridges 25 

Authorize  construction  of  mills,  etc. . . ^ 25 

Not  to  grant  streets  for  railroads  except  on  petition  of  owners . . 25 
License  and  regulate  auctioneers,  livery  stables,  public  sales,  etc.,  25 

Regulate  playing  ball,  hoop,  kites,  etc 26 

Regulate  lumber  yards,  etc.,  in  fire  limits 26 

Provide  printing,  stationery,  blanks,  etc... 26 

Pass  all  ordinances,  etc.,  necessary  for  powers  granted 26 

License,  regulate  or  prohibit  itinerant  merchants 26 

Style  of  ordinances,  publication,  proof  of 27 

Suits  for  violating  ordinances 28 

May  appoint  officers  and  prescribe  duties 30 

Shall  pass  annual  appropriation  bill 40 

Not  to  be  increased  except  on  emergency '. 41 

No  contract  to  be  made  unless  appropriation  made  therefor. ...  41 

May  assess  taxes  for  corporate  purposes 48 

Power  to  provide  for  water  supply 78 

Maps  or  plats  to  be  submitted  to  and  approved  by 80 

May  not  give  appeal  bond 81 

Meetings  of  Council,  where  and  when  held % 157 

Special  meetings,  how  called,  notice 157 

Forfeit  for  non-attendance  of  members 157 

City  Enginer:  — 

158 

City  Officers:  — 

Tie  in  election,  how  determined 14 

Annul  election  of ^ 10 

Special  elections  of 15 

Bribery  of,  penalty  for 33 

Compensation  of  35-315 

Officers  who  are  * 263 

Officers  appointed  by  Council,  term,  etc 263 

City  and  township  officers  264 

City  Officers:  — 

Oath,  bond,  commission,  duties,  emoluments 264 


Index 


651 


City  Officers — Continued. 

Property  and  effects  to  be  delivered  to  successors 2G5 

Past  city  officers vii-xxix 

City  Superintendent  of  Streets:  — 

City  may  appoint 31 

Ordinance  for  appointment  of 263 

Salary 316 

City  Tools  and  Implements:  — 

162 

City  Treasurer:  — 

Election  of  30 

Duties  of  accounts,  how  kept 42-43 

Make  monthly  statements,  deposit  of  funds  kept  separate 42 

Deposit  of  funds  to  be  regulated  by  ordinance  43 

Annual  report  to  be  made  q.nd  published 43 

Warrants  on,  how  drawn 44 

Special  assessment  funds  kept  separate..... 44 

May  be  required  to  perform  other  duties 46 

Adjustment  of  accounts,  appeal 46 

May  appoint  subordinates  46 

Foreign  insurance  companies  to  pay  tax  to 46-47 

Clairvoyant:  — 

163 

Coal : — 

To  be  sold  by  weight 21-384 

Coal  Valley  Mining  Company:  — 

Ordinance  locating  depot  grounds 457 

Granting  right-of-way  on  levee 461 

Commission  form  of  Government:  — 

‘ 83 

Appoint  board  of  health,  erect  hospitals 23 

Constable:  — 

May  serve  process  and  make  arrests 29 

City  Council  may  regulate  number  of 30-263 

Contracts,  City:  — 

156 

Contracts:  — 

Officers  not  to  be  interested  in 32 

Not  to  be  made  unless  appropriation  made  therefor 40 

Concealed  Weapons:  — 

Permit,  etc 246 

Corporate  Seal:  — 

rr 164 


652 


Index 


Corporation  Counsel:  — 

May  be  appointed  31 

Costs:  — 

Not  to  be  taxed  against  City  in  certain  cases 174 

Cross  Walks:  — 

Power  to  regulate 17 

To  be  kept  free  from  obstructions .342 

Dairymen : — 

To  have  license 225 

Deaths:  — 

Registration 148 

Defaulters:  — 

Ineligible  to  office 32 

Denkmann  Square:  — 

. 272 

Depot  Grounds: — 

Chicago  & Rock  Island 411 

Rock  Island  & Peoria 422-432 

Rockford,  Rock  Island  & St.  Louis.... 45,5-458 

Coal  Valley  Mining  Company 459 

St.  Louis,  Rock  Island  & Chicago 462 

Davenport,  Rock  Island  & Northwestern  Railway 491 

Chicago,  Burlington  & Quincy  Railroad  Company 473-476 

Distilleries:  — 

Power  to  regulate  24 

When  a nuisance 259 

Disturbing  the  Peace:  — 

Breach  of  the  peace,  penalty 242 

Disorderly  conduct,  unlawful  gatherings 242 

Disturbing  school  or  assembly 245 

Processions,  music  and  picnics  on  Sunday 245 

Disorderly  Houses:  — 

Power  to  suppress 20 

Prohibited  .■> 236 

May  be  entered  forcibly 238 

Docks: — 

Power  to  regulate 19 

Dogs: — 

Power  to  restrain  and  tax 24 

Owner  to  register  and  get  check 164 

Penalty  for  not  paying  tax 166 

Dangerous,  not  to  run  at  large 166 


Index 


653 


Dogs — Continued. 

‘‘Dog”  defined 167 

Fees  of  marshal  and  police 167 

Doors  of  Public  Buildings:  — 

81 

Driving:  — 

Fast,  power  to  regulate. . . . * 17 

Fast  prohibited 240 

Fast,  over  bridges 14V 

Over  fire  hose 183 

Turning  to  the  right  on  streets  239 

Aproaching  crossings  or  turning  a corner 239 

Draymen : — 

Power  to  license 20 

To  have  license,  name  and  number  to  be  affixed 168 

Charges  allowed,  penalties 168 

Druggist:  — 

Liquor  permit 323 

Drugs,  Free  Distribution  of 213 

Drunkenness:  — 

Power  to  prevent 22 

Prohibited 322 

Eave  Trough : — 

Neglect  to  provide • 247 

Elections:  — 

Annual  election  for  city  officers 10 

For  mayor,  clerk,  treasurer  and  attorney  biennially 11 

Aldermen 11 

Place  of  election,  notice,  manner  of  conducting 13 

Judges  and  clerks,  how  appointed,  returns  to  city  clerk 14 

Notice  to  persons  elected 14 

When  no  quorum,  special  election 14 

Special  elections  on  failure  to  elect 15 

Electric  Lights:  — 

See  lights 

Engine  Houses:  — 

Power  to  erect  22 

Regulated  * 182 

Evidences:  — 

Proof  of  ordinances 28 

Excavations:  — 

In  streets  forbidden  .247-351 


654 


Index 


Exhibitions:  — 

Power  to  license 

To  have  license 

Indecent  prohibited 

Expectorating  on  Sidewalk:  — 


Expressmen : — 

Power  to  license 

To  have  license,  name  and  number  to  be  affixed 

Charges  allowed,  penalties .' 

Expenditures:  — 

Limitation  of 

False  Alarm  of  Fire:  — 

Penalty  for 

False  Representation  as  Police:  — 

Penalty  for 

Fast  Driving:  — 

Power  to  prohibit 

Over  bridges 

Prohibited 

Fees: — 

Poundkeeper  

Marshal  and  police,  killing  dogs,  etc J 

Scavenger 

Weigher  and  measurer 

Fences: — 

Power  to  regulate 

Injury  to,  penalty , 

Ferries:  — 

Power  to  regulate 

To  have  license 

License,  how  obtained,  fee  bond  

Term  of  license,  removal,  revocation 

Steamboat,  hours  of  running,  etc 

Fees  of  carrying 

Penalties  

Finances:  — 

Power  to  control 

Annual  appropriations  of 

Not  to  be  increased,  except 

Objects  for,  to  be  specified  

In  emergency  City  may  borrow 

Treasurer  to  keep  money  as  required  by  ordinance 


20 

131 

236 

215 

.20 

168 

168 


41 


2.43 


308 


17 

147 

240 


. .139 
. .167 
.'.327 
..386 


18-22 
. .248 


25 

170 

170 

171 
171 
l/2 
,173 


15 

40 

41 
41 
41 
43 


Index 


655 


Finances — Continued. 

To  be  kept  in  organized  bank 43 

Bank  to  give  bond . .• 43 

Special  assessment  funds  to  be  kept  separate 4^ 

Collector  to  pay  to  treasurer 44 

Fines  and  Penalties:  — 

Power  to  impose,  limitation 28 

To  be  paid  to  treasurer 28 

Suits  for,  how  brought *.174 

Fire  Arms:  — 

Use  of  regulated 139 

Fire:  — 

176 

False  alarm  of 245 

Fire  escapes,  power  to  require 22 

Fire  Department:  — 

Power  relating  to 22 

Of  what  it  shall  consist 177 

Officers,  appointment,  fire  committee 177 

Fire  committee,  meeting,  suspension  of  officers  and  employes.  .177 

Purchase  of  supplies 17,7 

Firemen,  appointment,  removal 178 

Chief  and  firemen,  salary,  etc 178 

Chief,  duties 179 

Assistant  chief . 180 

Firemen,  duties  of 181 

Employes  disobeying  orders A .187 

Tearing  down  buildings,  etc 181 

Limits  may  be  prescribed  at  fires 182 

Persons  under  suspicion  may  be  arrested  by  chief 182 

Firemen  to  wear  uniform 182 

Buildings  and  apparatus  of,  use  of 182 

Draymen  to  assist,  penalty 183 

Driving  over  hose  183 

Injury  to  property 184 

Fast  driving  prohibited,  penalty 184 

Violation,  penalty 184 

Fire  Limits:  — 

Power  to  define 184 

Defined  184 

Regulations  for  building 185 

Wooden  privies  and  sheds  may  be  erected. 186 

Smoke  and  ash  houses  of  fire-proof  material 186 

Wooden  buildings  not  to  be  repaired  or  removed 186 

Violations  hereof,  nuisances,  penalty 186-187 


656 


Index 


Fire  Limits — Continued. 

Combustible  material  not  to  be  left  so  as  to  endanger  build- 
ings  187 

Chimneys,  how  to  be  built 187 

Stove  pipes,  how  to  be  adjusted 188 

Penalty  for  violation 188 

Shavings,  etc,  not  to  be  burned  in  City 188 

Gunpowder,  how  to  be  kept,  penalty 188 

Covering  of  building  in  fire  limits 189 

Shutters  on  windows  and  doors  in  fire  limits 189 

Fireworks:  — 

1*89 

Fish:  — 

Power  to  regulate  sale  of 21 

Flags:  — 

Power  to  regulate 17 

Flagmen : — 

Power  to  require  on  railroads 18 

Flour:  — 

Power  to  regulate  sale  of 21 

Food: — 

Unwholesome,  prohibited  150 

Forestalling  and  Regrating:  — 

Regulate  and  punish 21 

Ordinance  on  forestalling 252 

Fraudulent  Devices:  — 

Power  to  suppress • 20 

Games:  — 

Power  to  suppress 21 

Ordinance  to  license  and  regulate 133 

To  be  licensed,  terms,  price,  use  of,  penalty 133 

Gaming  prohibited,  penalty 236 

Gaming  houses  prohibited,  penalty 237 

Gambling  instruments  may  be  destroyed 237 

Prohibited  on1  public  grounds 272 

Garbage:  — 

Power  to  regulate  17 

Not  to  be  thrown  out  or  exposed 209 

Gas:  — 

Ordinance  for  gas  works  and  laying  of  pipes 298 

Gasoline:  — 

.191 


Index 


657 


Grades: — 

(See  part  iv.) 

Grades: — 

Power  to  fix 16 

Of  sidewalks 337 

Of  streets 401 

Grain:  — 

To  be  weighed  and  certificate  given 385 

Gunpowder:  — 

And  other  explosives,  power  to  regulate  storage  of 22 

How  to  be  kept,  penalty 188 

Hackmen : — 

Power  to  license,  tax  and  regulate 20 

To  have  license  and  vehicle  numbered 193 

Charges  allowed,  penalty  for  not  conveying 193 

May  demand  fare  in  advance 194 

Police  to  enforce  ordinance 194 

To  give  name  and  number 194 

Standing  places  fixed 195 

Penalty  for  violation 196 

Harbor  Master:  — 

Power  to  appoint 19 

» 

Hawkers:  — 

See  peddlers 20 

Hay:  — 

Power  to  regulate  weighing  of 21 

To  be  weighed  and  certificate  given 385 

Health:  — 

Power  to  regulate  and  promote 23 

Ordinance  relating  to 156 

Board  of  health 197 

Commissioner  of  health  appointment,  duties,  power 197 

Health  officer 206 

Offenses  affecting  public  health 214 

General  sanitary  regulations 207 

Licences  of  manufactories  and  occupations  affecting 151 

Hennepin  Canal:  — 

402 

Hides:  — 

Licensing  the  dealing  in  and  storage  of 151 

Horses:  — 

Power  to  regulate  speed  of.. 17 

Not  to  be  driven  immoderately  or  left  unfastened 240 

Not  to  be  hitched  to  trees,  lamp  posts,  etc 248 


658 


Index 


Horse  Railways:  — 

See  street  railroads 

Hospitals:  — 

Power  to  establish 24 

See  health 

Hydrants:  — 

Power  to  regulate  and  control 21 

See  waterworks 

Ice:  — 

Sidewalks  to  be  kept  free  from 342 

Ice  Cream: — 

215 

Imprisonment:  — 

Mayor  may  release  from  4 

Power  to  impose 28 

Limitation  of 28 

Who  may  be  imprisoned  161 

Improvements:  — 

Board  of  local  improvements 265 

Insurance  Companies:  — 

Foreign,  to  pay  over  and  report  to  treasurer r 46 

Ordinance  for  insurance  tax 217 

Intoxication:  — 

Power  to  prevent 2! 

Penalty  for [ 235 

Jail : — 

City,  power  to  establish  and  regulate 22 

Ordinance  to  establish  and  regulate 161 

Judgments:  — 

City  may  borrow  money  to  pay 41 

For  costs,  not  to  be  against  the  City 174 

Junk  Stores:  — 

Power  to  license  and  regulate 26 

Ordinance  regulating 273 

Junk  yard 273 

Jurors:  — 

Inhabitants  competent  as 80 

Justices  of  the  Peace:  — 

Jurisdiction  of  29 

Number  of 264 

Justice  of  the  police  and  police  magistrate  synonymous 267 


Index 


659 


Kites:  — 

Flying  of,  power  to  prohibit,  prohibited 26-240 

Labor:  — 

By  prisoners  on  streets 29-174 

Landings:  — 

See  public  landings 

Landings  of  boats,  etc 217 

Lamp  Posts:  — 

Horses,  etc.,  not  to  be  hitched  to 24S 

Lard: — 

Power  to  regulate  sale  and  inspection  of 21 

Ordinance  relating  to  rendering  lard  and  lard  oil 151 

When  a nuisance 258 

Lewd : — 

Acts,  books,  pictures,  exhibitions,  etc.,  prohibited 236 

Levee: — 

Power  to  regulate •; 19 

Ordinance  relating  to 217 

Library: — 

General  law  for  54 

Ordinance  relating  to 219 

Marshal  to  search  for  and  return  books 220 

Penalty  for  injury  to  books  219 

License: — 

Power  to  grant 15-19-24-25 

General  ordinance  regulating 221 

Subject  to  all  ordinances,  violation  to  incur  forfeiture 221 

How  issued,  what  to  contain 221 

Not  transferable  without  permission,  use  restricted 222 

Assignment,  surrender,  new  license,  bond 222 

May  be  revoked  by  mayor  or  council 222 

Clerk  to  keep  register  of  fees 222 

Lights:  — 

Power  to  provide  for 16 

Gas  and  gas  pipes .398 

Rock  Island  Electric  Light  Company 402 

Merchants’  Electric  Light  Company 403 

Light  and  Light  franchises 404 

Gas  and  electric  light  rates 405-408 

Limits:  — 

Of  fines  and  imprisonment  28 

Hours  of  prison  labor . 29 

Of  expenditures 40-41 

Of  contract  liabilities 41 


660 


Index 


\ 


Liquors:  — 

Power  to  license,  restrain  and  prohibit 21-57 

Sale  of,  licensed,  conditions,  bond,  license  fee,  term  of 319 

Sale  without  license  prohibited,  penalty 321 

Intoxicating  liquors  defined,  acts  to  evade  held  as  unlawful  sell- 
ing  321 

Wholesale  dealer  or  keper  of  public  place  not  to  sell  without  li- 
cense  322 

Sale  to  minor,  intoxicated  person  when  forbidden,  penalty 322 

License  not  to  be  issued  to  disreputable  person,  etc 322 

License  not  to  be  issued  to  females,  except,  etc 323 

Licensed  place  to  be  kept  open,  after  midnight,  election 

days  6 323 

License  to  be  posted  in  place  of  business,  penalty 323 

Druggists’  permit 323 

Mail  Boxes:  — 

252 

Maps:  — 

To  be  approved  by  City  Council 80 

Ordinance  relating  to 223 

For  numbering  houses 349 

Of  grades 401 

Of  out-lots  authenticated 410 

Markets:  — 

Power  to  regulate 21 

Marshal : — 

Council  may  provide  for  election  of,  duties 30 

Appointment  by  mayor,  oath  and  bond 31 

To  give  notice  to  pay  dog  tax 164 

To  be  city  jailer 161 

To  keep  register  of  prisoners 161 

Make  search  for  library  books 220 

Report  to  council 304 

Tq  keep  office 307 

Policemen  to  assist. 307 

Salary  of 316 

Mayor:  — 

Qualifications,  vacancy,  pro  tern 3 

To  preside,  casting  vote 3 

May  remove  officers,  keep  peace,  release  prisoners 4 

General  duties,  examine  records,  messages  to  council 4 

Call  out  militia,  misconduct,  penalty 5 

Have  office  hours,  call  special  meetings 138 

Revoke  licenses 221-338 

Head  of  police 303 

May  appoint  special  policemen 303 

Salary  of 315 


Index 


661 


Mayor’s  Stenographer:  — 

265 

Meal : — 

Power  to  regulate  sale  of 21 

Meats:  — 

Power  to  inspect  and  regulate 21 

Unwholesome,  prohibited 214 

Measurers:  — 

City  to  provide  for 21 

Menageries:  — 

See  shows  and  exhibitions 131 

Milk  and  Cream  Inspection:  — 

224 

Milk  vendors’  license 225 

Inspection  of,  regulations 227 

Minors:  — 

Intoxicating  liquors  not  to  be  sold  to 322 

Not  to  frequent  saloons 235 

Pawnbrokers  not  to  deal  with 276-277 

Minority  Representation:  — 

May  be  submitted 12-13 

Misdemeanors:  — 

Defined 235 

Drunkenness  236 

Minors  not  to  frequent  saloons  . . 235 

Indecent  exposure,  indecent  books,  shows#  etc 236 

Exhibition  of  stud  horse  or  bull 236 

House  of  ill-fame,  disorderly  house,  gaming 236 

Gaming,  penalty 236 

Gaming  house  237 

Gambling  instruments 237 

Entry  and  arrest  in  disorderly  bouses,  penalty 238 

Cruelty  to  animals,  use  of  fire  arms  and  explosives 238 

Driving  on  streets,  turning  to  right 239 

Slackening  speed,  when 239 

Leaving  horses,  etc.,  unfastened,  fast  driving 240 

Obstructing  street  and  sidewalk  with  teams '.240 

Flying  kites,  throwing  stones,  etc.,  in  streets 240 

Getting  on  or  holding  to  cars,  vehicles,  etc 240 

Coasting  on  streets  prohibited,  exception 241 

Leaving  cellar  doors  or  other  openings  uncovered  or  unsafe. . . .241 

Scaffolds  to  be  safely  and  properly  built 241 

Automobile,  regulating  speed,  etc 241 

Unwholesome  meats,  provisions,  food  or  drink 214 


662 


Index 


Misdemeanors — Continued. 

Bringing  into  city  persons  or  articles  infected  with  contagious 

^disease 214 

Bringing  or  keeping  in  city  animals  having  contagious  disease.  .214 

Assault,  assault  and  battery  242 

Disturbing  the  peace  by  loud  noises,  etc 242 

Loafing  on  streets,  etc .242 

Keeping  dogs,  etc.,  barking,  howling 244 

Breach  of  peace,  threatening  language  and  conduct 244 

Disorderly  conduct,  unlawful  gatherings 244 

Disturbing  school  or  assembly 245 

Processions,  music  and  picnics  on  Sunday 245 

False  alarm  of  fire ...245 

Places  of  amusement,  time  of  closing 245 

Carrying  concealed  weapons 246 

Permit  to  carry  concealed  weapons 246 

Resistance  to  officers 246 

Destruction  or  injury  to  public  property 247 

Excavations  in  streets  of  sewers 247 

Neglecting  to  provide  eave  troughs 247 

Injury  to  trees,  fences,  lamp  posts,'  etc.,  and  hitching  thereto 248 

Depositing  rubbish  in  street 248 

Littering  streets  forbidden,  penalty 249 

Riding  of  bicycles,  etc.,  on  sidewalks 250 

Posting  bills,  etc.,  to  telegraph  poles,  etc 250 

Loose  papers  on  streets,  banana  peels. 251 

Public  squares,  injuring  trees,  shrubs,  plucking  flowers 251 

Moving  Picture  Machines:  — 

254- 

Name: — 

Corporate  name  of  City 1 

Of  street 18-344 

To  be  affixed  to  licensed  vehicles,  give  name  and  number 193 

Notice:  — 

Of  election  of  officers 13 

Of  impounding  136 

Of  council  meetings 157 

To  register  and  pay  dog  tax 166 

To  abate  nuisance 198-263 

To  remove  boat 218 

To  return  books  to  library 220 

To  revoke  license .’ 222 

To  remove  rubbish  from  street 248 

To  number  houses 351 

To  remove  obstruction  to  sidewalks 340 


Index 


663 


Nuisances:  — 

Power  to  define  and  abate 23 

Defined,  1.  Under  common  law  and  statute 258 

Defined,  2.  Unsafe  or  dilapidated  building 258 

Defined,  3.  Distillery  and  slaughter  house 258 

Defined,  4.  Blood  or  other  offensive  matter  flowing  into  the 

river  259 

Defined,  5.  Dead  animals  259 

Defined,  6.  Storing  green  hides,  etc 259 

Defined,  7.  Offensive  trades  or  manufactures 259 

Defined,  8.  Offensive  matter  on  or  from  distilleries,  etc. 259 

Defined,  9.  Filthy  cars,  buildings,  yards,  etc 260 

Defined,  10.  Slaughtering  animals  in  City 260 

Defined,  11.  Offensive  pig-sties,  stables,  etc 260 

Defined,  12.  Privies,  how  to  be  built  and  to  be  disinfected. ..  .260 

Defined,  13.  Opening  privy  vaults  without  permit 260 

Defined,  14.  Depositing  filth,  offal,  etc.,  in  street 260 

Defined,  15.  Conveying  offensive  matter  in  day  time 260 

Defined,  16.  Constructing  steps,  cellar  doors,  etc.,  in  street. ..  .261 

Defined,  17.  Frames  of  hatchways,  etc.,  in  sidewalks 261 

Defined,  18.  Building  steps  on  sidewalk 261 

Defined,  19.  Excavations  in  streets,  alleys,  etc 261 

Defined,  20.  Obstructing  street  with  building  material 262 

Defined,  21.  Goods  and  merchandise  on  sidewalk 262 

Marshal  to  investigate  and  abate  after  notice 262 

Penalty  for  violation,  repetition  or  continuance 263 

Numbering : — 

Number  of  licensed  vehicles  to  be  attached 193 

Street  numbers  of  buildings 350 


Oath : — 

City  officers  to  take  and  file  wilth  clerk 31 

Mayor  and  clerk  may  administer. 36 

Obstructions:  — 

To  streets  and  sidewalks,  power  to  regulate  and  prevent 17 

Obstructing  streets  and  sidewalks,  penalty 340 

Officers:  — 

Mayor  may  remove,  when ' 4 

Misconduct  of,  pena/lty 5 

Annual  election  of  in  cities 10 

Powers  of  in  cities 30 

To  subscribe  oath  and  give  bond 31 

Except  aldermen  to  be  commissioned 32 

Delivery  books  and  effects  to  successor,  penalty: 32 

Qualification  of,  not  interested  in  contracts,  etc 32 

Bribery,  penalty 33 

What,  conservators  of  the  peace 34 


664 


Index 


Officers — Continued. 

Compensation  of,  how  fixed 35^ 

What,  have  power  to  administer  oaths 36 

Ordinance  relating  to 263 

Appointed  by  council,  term  of  office,  vacancy,  removal 263 

City  and  township  officers ?264 

Oath,  bond,  commission,  duties,  emoluments 264 

Property  and  effects  to  be  delivered  to  successors,  penalty. ..  .265 
Official  Reporter:  — 

158 

Oil  Inspector:  — 

266 

Omnibuses:  — 


Power  to  license  20 

Owner  or  driver  to  have  license 195 

Ordinances:  — 

Yeas  and  nays  to  be  taken  upon  passage  of 9 

Vote  required  in  certain  cases 9' 

Ordinance  to  be  deposited  with  clerk 9 

Approval  and  veto  of 9 

Failure  to  return  an  approval 10 

Reconsideration  passing  over  veto 10 

Power  to  pass,  limit  of  penalty 26 

Style  of  ordinances,  publication,  how  proven 27 

Suits  for  violating 28 

Conviction  for  one,  no  bar  to  another  at  the  same  time 28 

City  Council  may  pass  for  election  of  officers 30 

Record  of  ordinance,  copy  of  evidence 34 

Construction  of  ordinances,  general  rules 266 

Repealed  to  remain  in  force  until 267 

Offense  punishable  under  different  ordinances 267 

Penalty  for  breach  of,  where  none  provided  therefor 268 

Repeal  of  repealing  ordinance  not  to  revive  former  one 268 

Rights  saved 268 

Ordinance  repealing  and  revising 388 

Ordinance  for  publication  of  Titles,  (See  Table  of  Contents.).. 
Outlots:  — 

Map  of,  authenticated 410 

Packing  Houses:  — 

Power  to  regulate 24 

To  have  license 161 

Park  Commissioners:  — 

To  be  appointed  by  mayor 269 

Duties,  report  to  council 269 

To  be  conservators  of  peace 270 

Oath,  bond 270 


Index 


665 


Pawnshops:  — 

273 

Pawnbrokers:  — 

Power  to  license 20 

To  be  licensed,  defined.. 273 

To  keep  record,  not  to  deal  with  minors 274 

Peddlers:  — 

Power  to  license,  tax,  regulate  and  prohibit 20 

To  be  licensed,  exceptions 278 

License,  how  obtained,  terms 278 

Penalties:  — 

See  fines  and  penalties 174 

Pigeon  Hole:  — 

Pool  tables,  license  of 20-133 

Pin  Alley:  — 

License*  of  20-133 

Physicians:  — . . 

To  make  and  certify  registry  of  death 148 

To  report  contagious  diseases 211 

Register  and  report  births 212 

Plats: — 

Of  additions  to  city 80 

To  be  approved  by  City  Council  (See  maps.) 

Plumbers:  — 

License,  who  may  obtain 65-283 

Board  of  examiners 281 

Plumbing  inspector,  duties 285 

Plumbing  regulations .,283 

Bond  required,  conditions  of  bond 285 

Permit  required  to  make  connections  with  water  works 301 

Excavations  in  streets,  etc.,  paving  material,  etc.,  kept  separate, 

street  to  be  kept  in  repair 301 

Pipe,  lead,  galvanized  or  calamined  iron  to  be  used  only 302 

Violation  of  ordinance,  penalty 302 

Police:  — 

Power  to  regulate 23 

Department,  how  constituted 303 

Mayor  head  of,  to  establish  police  regulations 303 

Special,  how  appointed 304 

City  marshal,  duties,  monthly  report 304 

Policemen,  powers  and  duties  of,  daily  report  to  marshal 305 

May  enter  building  by  force  and  make  arrests 306 

Duties  of,  not  to  engage  in  business  that  may  interfere,  nor  ab- 
sent themselves  without  permission 306 


666 


Index 


Pol  ice — Continued. 

Marshal  to  keep  an  office,  require  policemen  to  report 307 

To  report  to  and  render  assistance  to  marshal.. 307 

Guilty  of  neglect  of  duty,  etc.,  penalty 307 

Penalty  for  resisting  an  officer 307 

Persons  must  assist  police  when  called  on 308 

Falsely  representing  police 308 

Hackmen,  etc.,  to  obey  policeman  at  depot,  etc 308 

Police  Magistrate:  — 

City  Council  may  regulate  number  of 38 


Term  of  police  magistrate  and  justice  of  the  peace  are  the  same. 267 


Police  Matron  : — 

303 

Popcorn  Stands: — 

309 

Porches: — 

And  awnings,  power  to  regulate 17 

Regulation  of 340 

Pounds: — 

Power  to  provide 24 

Ordinance  providing  for 135 

Printing  and  Stationery:  — 

To  be  furnished  by  lowest  bidder 26 

Publication  : — 

Of  ordinances 27 

Public  Buildings:  — 

Power  to  provide  for  the  erection  of  and  care  of 25-81 

, Destruction  or  injury  of,  penalty 247 


Public  Improvement  Inspector:  — 

265 


Public  Landings:  — 

Power  to  erect  and  keep  in  repair 19 

Public  Library:  — 

See  Library. 

Public  Places:  — 

Power  to  regulate 19 

Public  Squares  and  Parks:  — 

Power  to  establish,  improve  and  vacate 16 

Ordinance  concerning 269 

Garnsey  Square 270 

Stephenson  Square 270 

Spencer  Square 270 


Index 


667 


Public  Squares  and  Parks — Continued. 

Reservoir  Park 271 

Long  View  Park 271 

Plays  and  games  prohibited  in  penalty 272 

Tramping  on  grass,  injury  to  trees,  etc.,  penalty 272 

Turning  in  animals,  penalty 272 

Quarantine:  — 

See  health 201 

Expense  of  quarantine  204 

Quorum : — 

See  City  Council 

Railroads:  — 

City  may  require  to  be  fenced 19 

Liability  to  owner  of  stock,  to  regulate  speed  of  cars 18 

May  require  flagmen  at  crossings 18 

To  conform  to  grade,  to  make  and  keep  in  repair  ditches,  etc.,  18 

No  power  to  grant  streets  for  except  on  petition 25 

Ordinance  regulating 310 

Speed  of  trains,  not  to  obstruct  streets,  exception 310 

Bell  to  be  rung,  use  of  whistle 310 

Escape  of  steam  prohibited,  proviso 311 

Engineers  and  conductors  to  have  copy  hereof,  penalty 311 

Gates,  guards  or  other  protection 311 

Penalty 312 

Construction  under  supervision  of  mayor  and  street  superintend- 
ent, maintenance 312 

Maintaining  sewers  under  streets 312 

Penalty  313 

Gates : 313 

Chicago  & Rock  Island 411-413 

Rock  Island  & Peoria.' 418-421-422-426 

Rockford,  Rock  Island  & St.  Louis 455-458 

Same  and  Coal  Valley  Mining  Company 459 

Peoria  & Rock  Island 427-428 

Coal  Valley  Mining  Company  459-461 

St.  Louis,  Rock  Island  & Chicago 462 

Rockford,  Rock  Island  & St.  Louis,  Rock  Island  & Chicago 

364-455-464 

Chicago,  Burlington  & Quincy,  468-469-470-472-473-475-476-477-478-479 

Use  of  roundhouses 429 

Rock  Island  Plow  Company 430-493-497 

Rock  Island  & Peoria  Railway  Company 

331-332-333-434-437-441-448-449-452-453 

Chicago,  Rock  Island  & Pacific  Railway  Company 414-416 

St.  Louis,  Rock  Island  & Chicago,  Chicago,  Burlington  & Quincy 

464-468 

Davenport  & Rock  Island  Bridge,  Railway  & Terminal  Co 480 


668 


Index 


Rail  roads — Continued. 

Rock  Island  & Eastern  Illinois  Railroad  Company 484-487-49U 

Davenport,  Rock  Island  & Northwestern  Railway 502 

Lewis  Roofing  Company 495 

H.  D.  Mack  track 496 

Railroads,  Street:  — 

Power  to  permit,  regulate  or  prohibit. 18 

Permission  not  to  be  longer  than  twenty  years 18 

Provisions  of  state  law  concerning 25 

Records: — 

Of  City  officers  may  be  inspected  by  mayor * 

City  Council  to  kep  journal 9 

Of  ordinances  to  be  kept 34 

Rules  of  order  of  council xxx 


Reporter:  — 

158 

Riot:  — 

68 

Runners: — 


Power  to  license,  regulate,  tax  and  restrain 20 

To  have  license,  term  and  price  of 314 

Not  to  use  deceit  or  create  disturbance 314 

To  obey  police  and  wear  badge,  penalty *.314 

Salaries:  — 

Compensation  of  officers  to  be  fixed  by  ordinance 36 

Ordinance  fixing  salaries  of  city  officers  and  employes 315 

Saloons:  — 

See  licenses,  liquors 319 

Scaffolds:  — 

To  be  safely  and  properly  built 241 

Scales:  — 

See  weighers  and  measurers 384 

Scavengers:  — 

To  be  appointed,  duties  prescribed 325 

Privy  vaults,  etc.,  to  be  cleaned  by  owner  on  notice 326 

Owner  not  permit  contents  to  be  disturbed  without  permission.  .327 

To  report  to  commissioner  of  health,  penalty  for  violation 327 

Compensation  of  scavengers 327 

Seal:  — 

Of  board  of  health 206 

Clerk  to  be  keeper  of 34 

Corporate  seal  established,  clerk  to  keep  and  use....# 164 


Index 


669 


Sewerage:  — 

Power  to  regulate 17 

Ordinance  to  provide  for  a general  system  of 328 

Private  sewers 331-504-536 

Concerning  connections  with  sewer '. 332 

Seventh  Avenue  Boulevard:  — 

Control  of 272 

Shoe  Shining  Stands:  — 

333 

Shows:  — 

Power  to  license 20 

To  be  licensed,  rates  of  license 131 

Licensee  to  keep  good  order,  mayor  may  refuse  or  revoke 132 

Shooting  Parks:  — 

To  be  licensed 133 

Sidewalks:  — 

Power  to  establish,  improve  and  regulate 17 

Power  to  regulate  traffic  on 17 

Obstruction  with  team  240 

Construction  of 334 

Width  for  sidewalks  and  shadetrees 334 

Location  of  gutters,  shade  trees 335 

How  and  of  what  to  be  constructed ' 335 

To  be  laid  at  grade 337 

Ordinance  for  construction  of,  what  to  contain 337 

Proceedings  to  be  in  conformity  with  the  general  laws 337 

Areas  under,  not  to  be  made  or  occupied  without  permit,  con- 
ditions  337 

Construction  of  vaults  under  walks  subject  to  supervision  of 

street  superintendent 338 

Opening  in  walk  to  be  covered 338 

Injury  to  walk  to  be  repaired  at  once 338 

Hitching  posts,  awnings 339 

Duty  of  officers  to  notify  owners  and  authorities  of  defects. ..  .339 

Penalty  for  violation 340 

Obstruction,  stoops,  platforms,  railings,  cellar  doors . .340 

Windows,  signs,  show  case,  steps,  penalty 340 

Porches,  signs,  awnings,  goods,  barrels,  boxes  etc.,  penalty. ..  .340 

Goods  in  front  of  stores,  hitching  posts 341 

Horses,  vehicles,  hand  carts,  forbidden  on  penalty 341 

Cross  walks  to  be  kept  free  of  obstructions,  penalty 345 

To  be  kept  free  from  snow  and  ice  and  all  obstructions 342 

Officers  to  cause  obstructions  to  be  removed 342 

Riding  bicycle  on  sidewalk 250 


670 


Index 


Slaughter  Houses:  — 

To  be  licensed 151 

Forbidden  in  the  City  without  permission  of  the  council 258 

Special  Meetings:  — 

See  City  Council 157 


Speed : — 

Across  bridges 147 

Of  horses  on  streets,  regulated 240 

Of  trains,  regulated 310 

Sprinkler  Company 558 

Spirituous  Liquors:  — 

See  saloon,  liquors 319 

Sports:  — 

Dangerous  sports  in  streets  prohibited  240 

Stable  Manure  Boxes:  — 

213 

Steamboat  Warehouse:  — 


£59 

Stove  Pipes: — 

How  to  be  adjusted 188 

Street  Car  Advertising:  — 

252 


Streets: — 


Powers  over,  control  of 16-17-25 

Ordinance  relating  to • 344 

Names  of  streets 344 

Names  of  avenues 348 

Street  names  to  be  affixed  at  corners 349 


Houses  and  lots  fronting  on  streets,  etc.,  to  be  numbered,  how.  .349 
Maps  and  record  of  .street  numbers  to  be  made  and  filed  in  city 

clerk’s  office 350 

Notice  to  be  given  when  record  is  filed  and  owners  to  number 

their  buildings  within  thirty  days 350 

Numbers,  how  to  be  affixed  to  buildings 350 


Owner  or  occupant  to  number  building,  penalty  for  neglect. ..  .351 
Buildings  hereafter  erected  to  be  numbered,  penalty  for  neglect. 351 

To  make  excavations,  forbidden,  except 351 

Application  for  permit,  what  to  contain 352 

Clerk  to  issue  permit 353 

Application  for  permit  to  occupy  portion  of  street,  what  to  con- 
tain   353 

Permit  to  be  issued  by  mayor 355 

Penalty  for  non-compliance  with  conditions  of  permit,  permit  to 
be  revoked 355 


Index 


671 


Streets — Continued. 


Special  permit  of  City  Council,  required  for  laying  pipes  in  im- 


proved streets,  conditions 355 

Laying  of  lead  water  pipes  to  be  included  in  improvement  of 

streets,  cost  thereof,  proviso  356 

Curbing,  where  to  be  set,  how  to  be  constructed 357 


All  permanent  improvements  to  be  made  by  special  taxation 


or  special  assessment 357 

To  be  kept  free  from  weeds  and  grass  357 

Obstructing  streets  and  sidewalks,  penalty 240-242-248-340 

Littering  streets,  penalty 249 

Grades  of 401 


Vacation  of 


Street  Railroads:  — 

Tri-City  Railway  Company 539-545-547 

Moline  & Rock  Island  Horse  Railroad  Company 539 

Union  Street  Railway  Company  539 

Rock  Island  & Milan  Street  Railway  Company 539 

Moline  & Rock  Island  Horse  Railroad  Co.,  Union  Street  Railroad 

Co.,  and  R.  I.  & Milan  Street  R’y  Co 539 

Davenport  & Rock  Island  Railway  Company 539 

Moline  Central  Street  Railway  Company 539 


Suits:  — 

See  actions,  fines 

Sunday: — 


Processions,  music  and  picnics  on,  prohibited 245 

Taxes: — 

Power  to  levy  by  ordinance 16-48 

Manner  of  collecting,  time  of  paying  over 49 

When  tax  levied  for  particular  purposes,  taxes  to  be  uniform. ...  49 

Telephones  and  Telephone  Poles:  — 

Ordinances  concerning 302 

Illinois  Independent  Telephone  Company 561 


Telegraph : — 

Telegraph,  telephone,  electric  light  and  other  poles 362 

Poles,  where  to  be  set 362 

Not  to  be  set  out  without  permission  of  the  City  Council 362 

Wires  to  be  raised  or  removed  upon  notice 363 

Penalty  for  violation 363 

Western  Union  Telegraph  Company 567 

Postal  Telegraph  Cable  Company. 569 

Theatres:  — 

Power  to  license  and  license  of 20-132 

Theatres  and  Public  Halls:  — 


65-131 


672 


Index 


Tires  of  Wagons  and  Other  Vehicles:  — 

Ordinance  relating  to 369 

Width  of  tires 369 

Wagon  to  be  weighed  by  public  weigher 369 

Owners  shall  drive  to  scales  when  directed 370 

Weigher  shall  weigh  free  of  charge 370 

Penalty  for  violation 370 

Driving  wagons  tandem,  penalty 371 

Tools  and  Implements:  — 

City  officers  to  make  and  report  list  of  and  loss  of 162 

To  be  branded  or  marked  and  safely  kept . . . . .162 

To  be  purchased  only  on  order  of  mayor .* 162 

Town : — 

In  city,  powers  of  both  to  be  exercised  by  City  Council 264 

T reasurer:  — 

Election  of 10-30 

Moneys  for  fines  and  licenses  to  be  paid  to 28 

Oath  and  bond  of . 31 

Duties  df,  keep  separate  accounts,  give  receipts 42 

Monthly  statements,  warrants,  vouchers,  register 42 

Deposit  of  funds  separate  from  his  own 43 

Treasurer’s  annual  report,  payment  on  warrants 43 

Special  assessment  funds  to  be  kept  separate 44 

T rees:  — 

Trimming 253 

City  may  plant 16 

Injury  to 248-272 

Location  of  on  streets 335 


Tri-City  Railway  Company:  — 

539 

Tuberculosis  Sanitarium:  — 

74 

Unlawful  Gatherings:  — 

Prohibited. 242-244 

Unwholesome:  — 

Substances,  prohibited  on  streets,  grounds  or  lots 207 

Meats,  food  or  drink, -penalty  for  keeping  or  selling 150-274 

Vacancy: — 

In  City  office,  how  filled 3 

By  removal 3 

Vacation : — 

Of  streets  and  alleys,  power  of  council 16 

Of  streets  and  alleys,  three-fourths  vote  required 72 

Damages,  rights  of  adjoining  owners 72 


Index 


673 


Vaccination : — 

Commissioner  of  health  to  vaccinate  without  charge 201 

To  give  certificates  of  vaccination  and  require  certificates  from 

physicians) 201 

Required  for  admission  to  schools 212 

Vagabond: — 

Power  to  restrain  and  punish 23 

Defined,  how  punished 368 

Vaults:  — 

Power  to  regulate  the  use  and  construction  of 21 

Under  sidewalks,  not  to  be  used  without  permit 338 

Vehicles:  — 

Name  and  number  to  be  affixed  to  licensed 168-3  93-278 

Getting  on  or  holding  to  forbidden. 240 

Veto:  — 

Of  ordinances  by  mayor,  passing  over  veto 10 

Viaduct:- 

Deed  to  United  States,  ordinance  for 581 

Bond  indemnyfying  Weyerhaeuser  and  Cable,  ordinance  for. . . .583 

Vote:  — 

Of  council,  not  to  be  rescinded  at  special  meeting,  unless,  etc. . 9 

Two-thirds  vote  required  to  sell  city  or  school  property 9 

On  ordinance  vote  to  be  reconsidered 10 

Who  entitled  to  vote 11 

Tie  vote  for.  city  office,  how  determined 14 

Wagons:  — 

See  tires  of,  etc. .369 

Walls:  — 

Power  to  regulate  party  walls 22 

Ordinance  regulating  186 

Wards:  — 

Power  to  divide  city  into,  how  formed 11 

City  divided  into 371 

Warrants:  — 

Treasurer  to  return  paid  warrants  to  council 42 

On  treasurer,  to  be  signed  by  mayor  and  clerk 44 

For  violation  of  ordinance 28 

Arrest  without,  in  certain  cases 306 

Watchmen : — 

Power  to  prescribe  duties  of .’ 23 

Water  Works:  — 

Power  to  provide  supply  of  water,  borrow  money  therefor 78 

To  prevent  waste  or  pollution  of  water  and  injury  to  water  works  79 


674 


Index 


Water  Works — Continued. 

Acquiring  property  for  water  works,  jurisdiction  over 79 

Regulations,  rates,  taxation,  lien  for,  etc 79 

Other  state  laws  relating  to 80-81 

Ordinance  relating  to 373 

Public  hydrants,  meddling  with,  penalty 373 

Breaking  of  hydrants,  wasting  or  pollution  of  water,  penalty. .373 

Wrongful  use  of  hydrants,  obstructing  stop-cocks,  penalty 373 

Rules  and  regulations  of  water  supply  374 

Penalty  for  violation  of  water  regulations 377 

Water  rates  to  be  paid  semi-annually  in  advance 377 

Water  rates  established 378 

Superintendent  to  have  full  control  over  all  employes,  etc 382 

Printed  copy  of  water  works  ordinances  to  be  furnished  to  water 

takers ^ 382 

Turning  water  on  before  final  test 383 

Leaving  water  turned  on ^83 

Further  regulations .380 

Water  works  filter,  ordinance  relating  to .585 

Superintendent  to  be  appointed  by  council. 263 

Salary  of  superintendent  and  employes..: 317 

Weapons:  — 

Carrying  concealed,  forbidden,  penalty 246 

Weeds:  — 

253 

Weighers  and  Measurers:  — 

Power  to  regulate 21 

Ordinance  relating  to 384 

No  person  to  act  as  such  for  hire  except  appointed  or  licensed.  .384 

City  weigher  and  measurer  t9  be  appointed 384 

Other  weighers  and  measurers  to  be  licensed 385 

Weighers  to  attend  at  reasonable  times,  certificates  of  weight.  .385 
Stamped  certificates  of  weight  to  be  furnished  licensed  weigh- 
ers  385 

Articles  to  be  weighed  and  certificate  furnished 385 

Weighers  to  be  also  measurers  and  give  certificates 386 

Wood,  etc.,  must  be  measured  and  certificates  furnished,  ex- 
ception . . . ., 386 

Fees  of  weigher  and  measurer 386 

City  weigher  and  measurer  to  report 387 

City  weigher,  compensation 386 

Licensed  weighers,  etc.,  to  collect  and  retain  fees 387 

Certificate  of  accuracy 387 

Authorizing  officials  to  weigh 387 

Weigh  scales  386 

Penalty  for  violation 388 


Index 


675 


Wheel  Tax:  — 

20 


Windows:  — 

Iron  shutters  to  be  furnished  in  certain  cases 189 

Not  to  be  built  over  sidewalks 340 

Wharves:  — 

Wharfage,  wharf  boats,  powers  over 16-19 

Wood:  — 

Power  to  regulate  measuring  of 21 

To  be  measured  and  certificate  given 386 

Wooden  Buildings:  — 

See  fire  limits 185 

Year:  — 

Fiscal,  defined 4-388 

Municipal,  defined 81-388 


INDEX  TO  SPECIAL  ORDINANCES. 


Annexation  of  territory  398 

Bond  to  Weyerhaeuser  & Cable 583 

Coal  Valley  Mining  Co 461 

Electric  rates  590 

Gas  and  Gas  Pipes  398 

Hennepin  Canal  402 

Lewis  Roofing  Co 495 

Lights:  — 

R.  I.  Electric  Light  Co 402 

Merchants’  Electric  Light  Co 403 

Peoples  Power  Co 404,  406,  407,  408 

Mack,  H.  D.,  switch  496 

Map  of  Outlots  . . . .* 410 

Moline  Stone  Co 587,  589 

Race  across  R.  I.  avenue 588 


Railroads:  — 


C.  & R.  1 411,  413 

C.,  R.  I.  & P 414,  416,  417 

R.  I.  & P 418,  422,  425,  426,  427,  429,  431,  432,  433,  434,  437,  441, 

448,  449,  452,  453. 

C.  B.  & Q 466,  468,  469,  470,  472,  473,  475,  476,  477,  478,  479 

Davenport  & R.  I.  Bridge  & Terminal  Co 480 

R.  I.  & E 484,  487,  490 


D.,  R.  I.  & N.  W 491,  502 

St.  L.,  R.  I.  & C 462 


Rockford,  R.  I.  & St.  L. 


455,  458,  459,  464,  468 


676 


Index 


Railroads — Continued. 

Rock  Island  Buggy  Co 

Rock  Island  Plow  Co 

Rock  Island  Sash  and  Door  Works 
Rock  Island  Sand  and  Gravel  Co. . 

Roundhouses  

Sewers  

Steamboat  Warehouse  

Street  Railroads 

Sprinkler  Co 

Telegraph : — 

Western  Union  

Postal  Telegraph  

Telephone:  — 

111.  Independent  

Union  Electric  

Central  Union  

Vacation  of  streets  

Viaduct  

Water  Works  filter 

Weigh  Scales  


498 

430,  493,  497,  600 

499,  501,  503 

593 

429 

..504  to  538,  589 

559 

. .539  to  588,  601 

558 

567 

569 

.561 

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576 

591 

581 

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